Finnish Playwright Juha Jokela To Appear At Literary Lane Event

Finnish Playwright Juha Jokela is set to appear at a Literary Lane Event on August 11th at 5pm at FRINGE CENTRAL

45 Bleeker Street
(btw. Lafayette and Bowery)

WINNER OF THE NORDIC DRAMA AWARD 2008 For THE FUNDAMENTALIST

About Juha Jokela

Juha Jokela (playwright)(b. 1970) studied directing at the Theatre Academy of Finland and began writing for television early on. Pulkkinen, a 35-episode TV series, aired 1999 - 2001 and won the Experts' Choice Award, Venla Award for best comedy series and the Viewers' Choice Award.
In 2003 came the shows; Remontti (The Renovation) and Firma (Philosophy for Sale),also winners of many awards.

Jokela made his theater debut in 2003 with Mobile Horror, which garnered unprecedented critical acclaim and became one of the most successful plays in recent Finnish theater history. The play, set in a mobile phone company, was soon produced by theaters both in Finland and abroad. The Fundamentalist is Jokela's second play. It premiered at Theatre Jurkka in 2006, under Jokela's own direction, receiving critical and popular praise, and has since been produced several times in Finland and abroad. In 2008, it was awarded the prestigious Nordic Drama Award.

More about SATC's Production of The Fundamentalist by Juha Jokela

Directed by Sebastian Nyman Agdur
Featuring Adam Smith Jr. & Anette Norgaard

FRINGE VENUE #10:
IATI THEATER, 64 East 4th St
New York NY 10003

What is fundamentalism? Reformed minister Markus is approached by Heidi, his former student turned religious extremist, who wants to save him.
"THE FUNDAMENTALIST" forces us to question our values, worldview, faith and human responsibility.

Translation by Eva Buchwald

Set Design: Starlet Jacobs
Sound Design: Stefan Bensaid
Stage Manager: Lina Renzina
Production Manager: Lisa Bearpark
Design: Kwasi Osei
Producers:
Albert Bendix, Henning Hegland,
Vigdis Hentze Olsen

For tickets to the show visit: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&pl=fringenyc&eventId=3811495