Scandinavian American Theater Company Presents MISS JULIE 6/17-19

Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC), the first of its kind in New York, is dedicated to bringing American audiences the most exciting contemporary Scandinavian theater and cutting-edge productions of the classics.

In the weeks leading up to summer solstice 2010, SATC brings to the stage its first full production, Craig Lucas' unique adaptation of August Strindberg's fiery drama MISS JULIE, which unfolds during a balmy Scandinavian Midsummer's Eve: a night characterized by celebration, superstition, passion and decadence.

SATC PRESENTS:

August Strindberg's MISS JULIE

ADAPTED BY Craig Lucas

(Based on a literal translation by Anders Cato)

JUNE 10-12 and 17- 19,

all performances start at 7:30PM

at Victor Borge HALL, SCANDINAVIA HOUSE

58 Park Avenue, New York, NY

(between East 37th and 38th Street)

Midsummer, the longest day of the year. A duo in a dance of power, sex, dreams and violence swirling out of control: Miss Julie (Lisa Bearpark) and Jean (Albert Bendix), her father's valet, dreaming of a different life, bring their conflict of class, wealth and gender into the cook Kristine's (Anette Norgaard) arena of the kitchen. With digital soundscapes, video and dynamic physical staging, Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC) brings Craig Lucas' unique adaptation of August Strindberg's timeless classic to life in Victor Borge Hall at Scandinavia House.

CAST:

LISA Bearpark, ALBERT BENDIX & ANETTE NORGAARD
DIRECTED BY

Henning Hegland CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT BY VÍGDIS HENTZE OLSEN LIGHTING DESIGN BY Joe Novak SOUND DESIGN BY Amy Altadonna COSTUME DESIGN BY JULIA PRZEDMOJSKA SET DESIGN BY Henning Hegland & JULIA PRZEDMOJSKA ALSO FOR SATC: SEBASTIAN NYMAN AGDUR & ELÍN EGGERTSDÓTTIR PRODUCED BY SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY
PRESS DATES: June, 10, 11, 12

TICKETS: $18-25

FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: (212) 847-9740 OR VISIT

www.satcnyc.org
ABOUT SATC:

Scandinavian American Theater Company

(SATC) is a New York-based Scandinavian Theater company founded to further Scandinavian performing arts in New York by presenting readings and productions of contemporary and classic plays from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands in English.
The idea for SATC was born in 2009 out of a wish to share the best of contemporary and classical Scandinavian theater with an American audience. On May 3rd, 2010, after a year of ‘establishment,' the company launched with a staged reading of Swedish Sofia Fredén's "Hand in Hand," directed by Anders Cato. Reading the leading role in the play was special guest Danish Academy Award Nominee and SATC Ambassador Charlotte Munck.

As the first-ever Scandinavian-American theater company in New York, the company aims to present contemporary Scandinavian perspectives through the new generation of Scandinavian playwrights, and through the cultural awareness the Company Brings to the Scandinavian classics.

Following "Miss Julie," SATC will present a production of "Home Sweet Home," in the fall of 2010: A poignant, contemporary drama about a Danish soldier returning from service in Iraq, written by one of Denmark's most exciting new playwrights, Andreas Garfield and directed by the renowned Danish director Christopher Berdal. The company will also present a production of SATC Artistic Board member Anette Norgaard's one-woman show "Dramatically Different" as well as resume the SATC Contemporary Scandinavian Reading Series with two more staged readings.

The SATC Artistic Board comprises seven members, all theater professionals living in New York, representing the fields of acting, directing, choreography, film and theater management: Albert Bendix (Denmark), Anette Norgaard (Denmark), Henning Hegland (Norway), Elin Eggertsdottír (Iceland), Sebastian Nyman Agdur (Sweden), Vígdis Hentze Olsen (Faroe Islands) and Lisa Bearpark (Sweden, USA).