MISS JULIA

A bilingual adaptation by J.Ed Araiza, based on the original play Miss Julie by August Strindberg with additions from the cast.

Produced by                          Vueltas Bravas Producciones

Directed by                             Lorenzo Montanini
Adaptation                             J.Ed Araiza

Cast
Juan                                       Jhon Alex Toro
Miss Julia                               Tina Mitchell
Kristina                                   Gina Jaimes Abril

Original music by                   Helen Yee
Percussionists                       Juan Manuel Vergara, Diana Sanmiguel, Daiana Mutis, Martin Vejarano.

Costume Design                    Adán Martínez
Production image                  Jessica Browne-White
Video and Photography         Andrew Thurman, Julio Legris, Natalia Mora.
Produced with help from       Daiana Mutis, Virginia Logan, Mitch Melder,  Al Foote III, SITI Company

First Produced at                   Casa Ensamble, Bogotá Colombia

SYNOPSIS
Set in Colombia on Midsummer Eve, Miss Julia and her servant Juan have an encounter that will change their lives forever. As Juan tries to rise from the depths of his servile life, Miss Julia wants to escape the bonds that tie her to a meaningless upper-class existence. The result is a power play of love, lust and a battle of the classes which becomes violent and seemingly out of control.
This bi-lingual production, performed in English and Spanish, is a clash of cultures, a dance of death combining heightened physicality and rich naturalistic text. This unique take on Strindberg’s text makes Miss Julia as profound today as it was 100 years ago.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Miss Julia has had seasons in Colombia at Casa Ensamble, Bogotá, for the XIV Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá, the XXXVI Festival Internacional de Teatro Manizales, the Décima Fiesta de las Artes Escénicas Medellin and Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santodomingo.

Internationally Miss Julia was produced for the 2015 Napoli Teatro Festival, the XXIX Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Cádiz, Spain and by La Mama Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in 2017.

In the United States Miss Julia was first produced by La Mama ETC in New York. Subsequent tours include the 1st Chicago Latin American Theatre Festival (at Steppenwolf Theatre) and El Encuentro de Las Americas at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.