THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE presents MISS dUliE by August Strindberg translated by Evert Sprinchorn

Directed by Terence Knapp

Setting and lights by Rex Reynolds* Costumes by Sandra Finney Technical Direction by Rex Reynolds* Music Advising by Sr. Grace Jose, OFM Assistant to the Director, John Lohr

The Characters of the Play:

Christine, a cook ...... Teresa Johnston Jean, a valet ...... Hal Brown Miss julie, daughter of the Count ...... Margaret Shade Midsummer's Eve Revellers ...... William A. Baker Phil Couch Leslie Freundschuh Sherrie Kido Robin Merriam Carla Von Weigandt Rick Williams Fiddler ...... Celia Chun

The action of the play takes place in the kitchen of the Count's manor house in Sweden on a Midsummer's Eve in the 1880's.

The action of the play is continuous and there will be no intermission.

Latecomers are particularly requested not to disturb the performance and to remain at the back of the auditorium. Please move to seats only at a convenient break in the stage action.

* In partial fulfi llment of requirements for an MFA degree. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

August Johan Strindberg was born in Stockholm on January 22, 1849. The third of twelve children born to an overbearing and bankrupt aristocrat and his former barmaid wife, Strindberg grew up in an environment of religious fanaticism, poverty, and neglect. Bitterly resentful of his unhappy start in life, he put his hand to a variety of jobs as tutor, painter, editor, journalist, telegrapher, librarian- losing each in turn. For a while he was a lay preacher and also studied, for intermittent periods, at Uppsala University but left without his degree. Finally, he began to write. His first work, written in 1872, was a scenario on the Swedish Reformation entitled MASTER OLAF, and showed much influence by both Shakespeare and Ibsen. He produced a sensational novel in 1879 called THE RED ROOM based on his observations of Stockholm society which brought him a certain notoriety. Two years earlier he married an actress of repute, Siri von Essen, but flawed with deep despair and persistent malaise of mind he travelled alone abroad restlessly for six years and dabbled in social and political movements. The marriage ended in divorce by 1891. Two years after that he married again only to be divorced in 1896. He tried marriage for a third time in 1901 to the Norwegian actress Harriet Basse - only to escape from it within three years. Always verging on insanity, Strindberg over the years abandoned his search for an ideal socialism to embrace an anarchic, Nietzschean individualism. After a religious conversion between the years 1894 and 1896, however, he was drawn to a Sweden­ borgian mysticism. He poured his own tormented and persecuted experience of life, of spirituality, of relationships and fantasy into his writings, gradually expanding his genius through symbolic and expressionistic modes which blossomed in such works as THE DREAM PLAY (1902), THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS (three parts, 1898-1904), THE DANCE OF DEATH (1900) , THE GHOST SONATA (1907) , and a last autobiographical play, THE GREAT HIGHWAY (1909) . He died of agonizing cancer in May, 1912. MISS JULIE (1888), together with THE FATHER (1887) and THE CREDITORS (1888), was much influenced by Strindberg's unhappiness and growing persecution mania (expressed through a collection of short stories called MARRIED (1884)). It is doubtful, though, that Strindberg was the blatant misogynist he is always made out to be. Certainly time has proved Strindberg to be one of Scandanavia's greatest and most prolific artists, and it is generally acknowledged that he is the begetter of European and American playwrights such as O'Casey, O'Neill, Pirandello, lonesco, and Pinter, especially in his ruthless probing of human relationships and psychological behavior. As John Gassner puts it, Strindberg is like a sick oyster producing the beautiful pearl. He transmutes his personal experience and crystallizes autobiography into something infinitely finer.

Terence Knapp PRODUCTION STAFF

Stage Manager: Patrick M. Kelly. Light Crew: Vic Holliday, Chris Markiewicz. Sound: jim Cusack, Kathy Dwyer. Set Construction: Iris Asato, Thomas Boyajian, leonora Dean, Jeri Goo, Nancy Harter, Patrick Kelly, Kelvin Ma, Ralph Matsuda, Tracy Oshiro, Alison Uyeda. Properties: Mayfield Drorbaugh; Assisted by Tim Hayes and Cindy Wilburn. Costume Construction: Virginia West, Crew Head; Adelaide Beste, Ellen Boggs, Gayla Gould, Shirley In, Katherina largosa, Nina Lencioni, Frances Migueo, Kathleen Miles, Margie O ' Neil, jayme Peterson, luatasi Taii, Eden Tomboulian, Pam Young. Costume Running Crew: Francesca Dodge, Gayla Gould, Virginia West. Hairdresser: Henry B. Kukona Ill. Make-up: Barry Knapp. Photography: Diane Chong. Poster Design: Suzanne Bowen (Graphic Media Design). Program : Eric Pourchot, Billie Ikeda (University Relations Office). Publicity: Eric Pourchot, lynne Nakamura. House Managers: Dale Grocholski, Pam Robinson. Box Office: David Furumoto, Catherine Fancher, Norman Gibson, Adele Nakata. Ushers: Roosevelt High School (NHS), Waipahu High School (NHS), Rad ford High School (NHS) , lolani Drama Class,.Mililani High.School (NHS), Kalani High School (NHS ), Mililani High School Drama Club, leilehua High School (NHS).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Celia Chun is a student of St. Francis High School.

FACULTY : Edward Langhans, Chairman; Glenn Cannon, Director of the Theatre; Carl Wolz, Director of Dance; Mark Boyd (on leave), james Brandon, Dennis Carroll, Bernard Dukore (on leave), Sandra Finney, Tamara Hunt, Terence Knapp, Richard Mason, Kathleen McClintock, Yasuki Sasa.

LECTURERS : Emily Adams, Patricia Harter, James Hutchison, Jacqueline Kellett, Earll Kingston, Karen Masaki, Donna Pelle, Elizabeth W ichmann.

STAFF : Arthur Caldeira, Sandie lzawa, Takeo Miji, Nancy Takei.

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS: Bill Baker, Penny Bergman, Robert Bethune, james Cusack, Daniel Ettinger, Victor Holliday, Cinda Jay, Eric Pourchot, Rex Reynolds, Douglas Rosentrater, Virginia West, Peggy Wettig.

Evert Sprinchorn's translation of MISS JULIE is performed by special arrangement with Thomas Y. Crowell Publishers.

Notice: Smoking is not allowed in the auditorium nor may photographs or recordings be made during the performance. THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE in cooperation with THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC presents THf FORTY-SfUfN SAMURAI (CHUSHINGURA) by lzumo Takeda, Shoraku Miyoshi, and Senryu Namiki Script adapted by Matagoro Nakamura and James R. Brandon Translation by James R. Brandon, Junko Berberich, and Michael Feldman Kiyomoto lyrics translated by James T. Araki

Directed by Matagoro Nakamura Assisted by Matazo Nakamura and Matashiro Nakamura Musical Direction by Ricardo D. Trimillos and Chie Yamada Assisted by Ayataiyu Takemoto and Sataro Tanaka Scene Design by Richard G. Mason Costuming by Sandra Finney Lighting and Technical Direction by Mark Boyd Production Consultant, Hitoshi Hamatani

CAST (in order of appearance):

T ADA YOSHI, younger brother of the Shogun ...... Catherine N. Lee KO NO MORONO, chief councilor of the Shogun and governor of Kamakura ...... Norris Shimabukut Dale Ream* MOMONOI WAKASANOSUKE, a young samurai ...... Roseann Concannont David Reinke* ENYA HANGAN, a young provincial lord ...... Douglas Dayt Tony Soper* KAOYO, wife of Enya Hangan ...... Junko Berbericht Susan Stuart* KAKOGAWA HONZO, chief retainer of Wakasanosuke ...... Harold Brown SAGISAKA BANNAI, retainer of Morono ...... Carol Hondat Kati Kuroda* OKARU, in love with Kampei, and later his wife ...... Elizabeth Wichmann KAMPE! , retainer of Enya Hangan . , ...... Kathryn Yashiki ISHIDO, the Shogun's representative at Hangan's death ...... Michael Feldman YAKUSHIJI, envoy from the Shogun ...... Yvonne Chang GOEMON, elderly retainer of Enya Hangan ...... Tony Sopert Douglas Day* RIKIY A, son of Yuranosuke ...... Penny Bergman OBOSHI YURANOSUKE, chief retainer of Enya Hangan ...... David Furumotot Don Kozono* KUDAYU, former retainer of Enya Hangan, now Morono's spy ...... Howard Noh HEIMON, older brother of Okaru ...... Russell Omori MAIDS ...... Leigh Bergh, Laurie Leyshon PROVINCIAL LORDS, HELMET BEARERS, RETAINERS, MAIDS, ATTENDANTS, SAMURAI, SOUND EFFECTS ...... The Company

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