This just blew. me. away. Courtney Bailey takes on Strindberg - a playwright that a younger version of herself naively once claimed wrote her favorite play, "Miss Julie" - and uses a modern adaptation (in a Southern Baptist Seminary) to exorcize the spirit of Strindberg as she sees him today. Unbelievably gutsy, clever, and deep, this is an adaptation that would be a spectacle for audiences (so many oranges!) and will guarantee you'll never blindly accept "Miss Julie" as-is ever again. This is my kind of adaptation. I just love it.
This just blew. me. away. Courtney Bailey takes on Strindberg - a playwright that a younger version of herself naively once claimed wrote her favorite play, "Miss Julie" - and uses a modern adaptation (in a Southern Baptist Seminary) to exorcize the spirit of Strindberg as she sees him today. Unbelievably gutsy, clever, and deep, this is an adaptation that would be a spectacle for audiences (so many oranges!) and will guarantee you'll never blindly accept "Miss Julie" as-is ever again. This is my kind of adaptation. I just love it.