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about august strindberg................................. 4 strindberg’s list of works. ............................. 5 how strindbergfest works............................... 5 strindberg unbound lecture series....................... 6 strindbergfest festival planner.................... 16

Performances After Miss Julie............................................... 8 A version of Miss Julie by Patrick Marber

Manitoba Theatre Centre

August Strindberg’s Flying Circus................... 9 Naughty Sailboat

The Big Gravel Sifter.......................................10 adapted by Jason Hooper

One Trunk collective

The Burned House Opus Two of The Chamber Plays....... 11 Translated by Seabury Quinn, Jr.

Shoestring Players

Creditors a tragicomedy...................................... 12 At Home Theatre Company

Dionysus is Getting Impatient. ........................ 13 Theatre Incarnate

A Dream Play...................................................14 Adapted by Caryl Churchill

Black Hole Theatre Company

The Father....................................................... 15 re-imagined by julie tepperman

WJT (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre)

the Ghost Sonata. ...........................................18 University of Winnipeg Department of Theatre and Film

Harriet Bosse.................................................. 19 by talia pura

Theatre on TAP

Miss Julie.......................................................20 Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre a reading of

Miss Julie at the Gates.................................... 21 a play by ross mcmillan

Manitoba Association of Playwrights

Pariah............................................................22 Fancy Bred Theatre a reading of

The Pelican. ................................................... 24 The Actors’ Fund of Canada

Playing with Fire. .......................................... 26 Westwood Collegiate

Play Strindberg ............................................28 by Friedrich Durrenmatt

The Adriana Theatre Collective

Strindberg’s Shorts. ..................................... 29 101.5 UMFM

The Stronger/Debit and Credit.......................30 Tara Players

Each Production has unique box office policies. Details are listed on each company page. For More Information, Please call the manitoba theatre centre box office at 942-6537, toll-free at 1-877-446-4500 or visit us online at www.masterplaywrightfest.com .

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Special Thanks | Rod Beilfuss, John Bluethner, Doowah Design, Sylvia Fisher, Chris Johnson, Cherry Karpyshin, Margaret Groome, Jay Khanuja (King’s Head Pub and Eatery), Manitoba Theatre Centre, Hope McIntyre, Brenda McLean, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Benjamin Wiebe

about

august strindberg If experimenting were a life’s occupation, August Strindberg would have been the ultimate professional. Born in Sweden in 1849, Strindberg wrote more than 60 plays, as well as works of fiction and non-fiction. He dabbled in alchemy, thought of becoming a doctor, was intrigued by photography, continually fell in love and was always striving to learn something new. Strindberg’s childhood was not an easy one. He was raised poor and his mother died when he was 13. Strindberg’s father married the governess less than a year after his mother’s death. As soon as young August graduated from school, he enrolled at Uppsala University and moved away from home.

In 1875, Strindberg met Siri von Essen, an aspiring actress married to Baron Wrangel. When Strindberg set his mind to something, he became extremely determined, and he set his mind on Siri. Siri was acting at the New Theatre in Stockholm at the time. Eventually, she left her husband and married Strindberg in 1877. However, times were not easy for the couple. In the early part of 1879, Strindberg declared bankruptcy. His

The playwright’s first major play, Master Olof, was soundly rejected by the Royal Theatre in Stockholm, but in 1881, when Strindberg was 32, it premiered at the New Theatre in Stockholm. The staging at the New Theatre was a taste of vindication for the playwright, as the New Theatre, too, had previously rejected the play, inspiring Strindberg to set his mind to rewrites. Once Strindberg started writing, he did not stop. He wrote for newspapers and penned historical dramas, one of which was staged at the Royal Theatre and starred his wife. He also published works of fiction, such as The Red Room and Getting Married. Published in 1884, Getting Married stirred up the masses. Strindberg’s publisher was taken to court over the blasphemous nature of the work – the collection of short stories presented women as equals. The playwright took his publisher’s place in the courtroom and was acquitted, but the case had caught the attention of the youth of Sweden, making Strindberg quite popular amongst the younger crowd. Eventually, Siri and Strindberg would part ways, and the playwright would go on to marry twice more – to Frida Uhl and Harriet Bosse, 23 and 29 years his junior, respectively. In 1912, The Father was the first of Strindberg’s plays to be staged in the United States. Shortly after, on May 14, 1912, Strindberg died at the age of 63. He had suffered from pneumonia and a stomach disease. Strindberg was always trying something new, whether it was highlighting the hypocrisy of gender roles in his society or using colloquial speech in historical dramas. He challenged the conventions of his day, and left his mark on modern theatre.

Above: photographic self-portrait by August Strindberg, c. 1892/93. Centre: Illustration by Carl Larsson, 1899.

As a student, Strindberg began to experiment. He worked in a chemist’s shop, which inspired him to try medical school. He worked as a substitute teacher and as an extra in the theatre. After failing his medical school entrance exam in 1869, he left school altogether. However, the desire to learn could not keep him away, and he re-enrolled in 1870 to study aesthetics and modern languages. It was around this time that he seriously began to write. His play The Outlaw opened at the Royal Theatre in October 1871. The reviews left something to be desired, but King Charles XV liked what he saw in the young playwright and gave Strindberg 200 riksdaler to help pay for his studies. However, in 1872, Strindberg left university for good, without graduating.

novel, The Red Room, a satirical look at his society, was published in November of the same year, and it brought him success at last. Siri and Strindberg welcomed their first child, Karin, in 1880, and their second, Greta, was born in 1881. It seemed things were finally looking up for the Strindbergs.

How

strindbergfest works

The 11th annual Master Playwright Festival showcases the work of legendary Swedish playwright August Strindberg through live theatrical performances and readings. From January 20 to February 6, the action is non-stop with a steady offering of productions presented by the Manitoba Theatre Centre and 17 partner companies, in addition to the free Strindberg Unbound lecture series.

Individual tickets Individual tickets range in price and are available by contacting the box office for each production. See the company write-ups in this program for more details.

StrindbergPass The festival pass allows you to get your fill of Strindberg for only $75. A pass allows one admission to each StrindbergFest production, at a savings of more than $140. If you’re looking for the complete festival experience, we suggest you buy a StrindbergPass. Hurry, though – the number of passes are limited! StrindbergPasses are on sale at the Manitoba Theatre Centre Box Office. Call 942-6537, or toll-free 1-877-446-4500 Please note: Admission to all events is subject to availability. All sales final. No exchanges or refunds.

list of Strindberg’s

dramatic works (not comprehensive)

A Namesday Gift (1869) The Free Thinker (1869) In Rome (1870) Hermione (1871) The Outlaw (1871) Master Olof (1872) The Secret of the Guild (1880) In the Year 1848 (1881) Lucky Peter’s Travels (1882) Sir Bengt’s Wife (1882) Marauders (1886) The Father (1887)* Hemsöborna (1887) Comrades (1888) Miss Julie (1888)* Creditors (1889)* The Stronger (1889)* Pariah (1889)* Samum (1890) Motherly Love (1892) The Bond and the Link (1893) The First Warning (1893) To Damascus, I (1898) To Damascus, II (1898) Advent (1898) At a Higher Court (1899) Gustav Vasa (1899) Erik XIV (1899) Midsummer (1901) The Dance of Death (1901) The Bridal Crown (1901) A Dream Play (1901)* Carl XII (1901) The World History Plays (1903) To Damascus, III (1904) The Chamber Plays (1907)* The Last of the Knights (1908) Earl Birger of Bjalbo (1909) The Regents (1909) The Great Highway (1909) The Black Glove (1909) * works featured at strindbergfest Source: Wikipedia

StrindbergUnbound Lecture Series

All events are free and open to the general publ

Madman, Misogynist or genius? Introducing August Strindberg

King’s Head Pub and Eatery

wed jan 19 7:00pm

120 King Street Strindberg was an intense, brilliant, but flawed artist. He wrote short stories, novels, poetry and, of course, many plays. He had tempestuous relationships with friends and enemies alike, not to mention his three wives. He alienated the Swedish establishment with his attacks on the rigid conservatism of the day, yet ended up a hero and an icon of Swedish literature. He brought a psychological depth and an emotional intensity to his plays that foreshadowed our modern cinema and theatre. Strindberg’s work is intensely personal and draws on his own passions, obsessions and disappointments. Over the course of 59 plays, he wrote in a variety of styles from historical drama to expressionist dream plays. John Bluethner will examine his life and work with reference to various plays in the festival to help you appreciate Strindberg’s importance as a theatre artist. John Bluethner is playing Gustav in At Home Theatre Company’s production of Creditors. He is an actor, director, translator and professor of English. He has appeared at MTC, Theatre Calgary, Stage West, the Stratford Festival and the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. He has also acted and directed in five Master Playwright Festivals. He is a full-time professor at the École technique et professionnelle at Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface.

searching for strindberg Directors’ panel

Tom Hendry Theatre at the MTC Warehouse

sun jan 30 12:00pm

140 Rupert Avenue at Lily Street August Strindberg worked in a variety of styles: naturalism, expressionism, and later, symbolism. Several StrindbergFest directors gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by this master playwright’s eclectic body of work. Panelists | Rod Beilfuss, Fancy Bred Theatre | Pariah

Chris Johnson, U of M Black Hole Theatre | A Dream Play Hope McIntyre, U of W | the ghost Sonata Brenda McLean, Theatre Incarnate | Dionysus is Getting Impatient Benjamin Wiebe, Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre | Miss Julie 6

“What's the point of

talking,

when neither of us

can fool the other?” – from The Ghost Sonata

after miss julie a version of miss julie by patrick marber manitoba theatre centre Tom Hendry Theatre at the MTC Warehouse

John:

You play with

fire,

140 Rupert Avenue at Lily Street www.mtc.mb.ca

Miss Julie.

Patrick Marber (MTC Warehouse’s Closer) transplants August Strindberg’s once-scandalous play to the English countryside on the night of the Labour Party’s landslide victory in 1945. As revellers celebrate, Miss Julie engages in a forbidden flirtation with her father’s chauffeur, John. Seduced by her manipulations and driven by his own ambition, John lays bare long-held feelings for the reckless temptress. Their affair escalates into a volatile power struggle that leaves destruction in its wake. Director | John Bourgeois Cast | Sarah Constible, Bethany Jillard, Peter Mooney

Miss Julie:

Lucky I’m

insured. performances

January 20 to february 5

monday, thursday, friday

8:00pm

tuesday, wednesday

7:30pm

thursday feb 3 matinee

2:00pm

saturday matinee

3:30pm

saturday evening

8:30pm

wheelchair accessible

CAPACITY 286

approx. 90 mins (No intermission)

warning sexuality, mature themes, language

box office information tickets

$15.00 – $40.00 student & senior discounts available

payment method cash, interac, visa, mastercard, american express. Strindbergpass for best available ‘b’ seating. at the door box office opens 1 hour before showtime. in advance reserve or purchase by phone at 942-6537 or online at www.mtc.mb.ca.

august strindbergâ€™s flying circus Naughty Sailboat The Park Theatre 698 Osborne Street www.naughtysailboat.com

And now for something completely different. Naughty Sailboat Evil Media Corporation invites you on a multimedia voyage through the mustachioed madness that is the mind of August Strindberg. Our evening promises a cavalcade of Strindbergian shorts spanning genres and art forms as we delve into the oeuvre of this yearâ€™s Master Playwright.

Image design by James Van Niekerk

From the company that birthed into existence Kafka in Love at the 2010 Winnipeg Fringe, comes a whole new theatrical adventure. Warning: Show may contain puppets, dance, video, original music and other sources of mirth and wonder. And if this sounds at all perplexing, gentle reader, worry not. This will all make sense in the end.

performances

wed feb 2 8:30pm

thu feb 3 5:00pm

thu feb 3 8:30pm

fri feb 4 5:00pm

fri feb 4 8:30pm

wheelchair accessible

CAPACITY 225

approx. 60 mins

box office information tickets $12.00 Students/seniors $10.00

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 1 hour before showtime. in advance to reserve tickets, e-mail info@naughtysailboat.com. for more info, visit www.naughtysailboat.com. 9

The Big Gravel Sifter Adapted by Jason Hooper One Trunk collective Exchange Community Church 75 Albert Street www.onetrunk.blogspot.com

Originally a short story by Strindberg, The Big Gravel Sifter is the tale of a family’s piano abandoned to the sea. Its recovery is determined to be too expensive and not worth the investment. The creatures of the sea who discover the piano give it new life as they try to determine what it could be and, in the process, discover music in “the key of X.” For those who live above, the mystery of this strange ocean music speaks the love that unites them, excites the possibility of their imagination and rebels against forces that cannot see beauty beyond utility and profit. Director | Chris Sigurdson composer | Original score composed and performed by Garth Hardy on prepared piano.

“When they trailed their spikes over the strings,

choreographer | Alexandra Elliott Cast | CindyMarie Small, Andraea Sartison, Coral Maloney

the strings sounded

again;

a new way,

but they played in

for now they were tuned to

another pitch.”

performances

wed feb 2 8:00pm

thu feb 3 8:00pm

sun feb 6 1:00pm

sun feb 6 8:00pm

no wheelchair access

fri feb 4 8:00pm

sat feb 5 8:00pm

CAPACITY 100

box office information tickets $10.00 10

matinee $8.00

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

40 mins

the burned house

opus two of the chamber plays translated by seabury quinn, jr. shoestring players Forrest Nickerson Theatre (Manitoba Deaf Centre) 285 Pembina Highway

Painting: Dead City (aka City on the Dead River) by Egon Schiele

What secrets come to light when the dyer’s house is a smoking pile of rubble? Who’s guilty, and of what? Welcome to the Swamp. It’s not exactly a love-in in Strindberg’s strangely comedic The Burned House, especially after a mysterious visitor drops in. With crafted irony, Strindberg reveals the disparity between appearance and reality, and the patterns of deceit that shape our lives. He writes, “We live in a world of illusion and folly from which we must struggle to free ourselves.” It is Strindberg’s search for truth and accountability that madly propels The Burned House. Director | Katherine McLennan Assistant Director | Nancy Ursuliak Cast | Pete Hudson, Bernard Boland, Lyle Smordin, Carol Stephens, Mike Seccombe, Bruce Dyck, Andrea Marantz, Jean-Marc Blanc, Karl Eckstrand, Jennifer Gottwald, Paul Warkentin, Angela Rajfur, Ian Scott, Jessie Nobess, Linda Meckling; Townspeople – The Company

performances

sun jan 30 2:30pm

mon jan 31 7:30pm

fri feb 4 7:30pm

sat feb 5 2:30pm

wheelchair accessible

tue feb 1 7:30pm

thu feb 3 7:30pm

sat feb 5 7:30pm

sun feb 6 2:30pm

CAPACITY 182

110 mins

box office information tickets $15.00 Students/seniors $12.00

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 45 minutes before showtime. in advance for show info or to reserve tickets, call 475-4425. 11

creditors A tragicomedy at home theatre company Actors Training Centre of Manitoba 502-62 Albert Street http://athometheatre.shawwebspace.ca/

A charismatic stranger, a jealous, insecure husband and a confident, flirtatious wife form a toxic triangle of love, revenge and despair. At a seaside resort, a painter, Adolph, has reached a crisis in his art and in his marriage. The suave Gustav offers to help him regain the upper hand in both. Adolph’s wife, Tekla, learns, to her dismay, that there are emotional debts to be paid as the three strip each other bare.

Creditors is a tightly written chess game with elegant, witty dialogue that makes the play a gem of sophisticated black comedy. A contemporary adaptation illuminates Strindberg’s thoroughly modern take on the battle of the sexes. Director | Nancy Drake Cast | Susanna Portnoy, John Bluethner, Andrew Cecon

“There are discords in this life which can

never

be transformed into harmony.

”

performances

sat jan 22 8:00pm

sun jan 23 4:00pm

sun jan 23 8:00pm

tue jan 25 8:00pm

thu jan 27 8:00pm

fri jan 28 8:00pm

sat jan 29 8:00pm

sun jan 30 4:00pm

sun jan 30 8:00pm

tue feb 1 8:00pm

thu feb 3 8:00pm

fri feb 4 8:00pm

sat feb 5 8:00pm

sun feb 6 4:00pm

wheelchair accessible

CAPACITY 60

box office information tickets $15.00 students/seniors $12.00 equity/actra/map members $12.00 12

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 30 minutes before showtime. in advance for show info and to reserve tickets, call 783-7122.

90 mins

dionysus is getting impatient theatre incarnate STUDIO 320 3rd Floor, 70 Albert Street www.theatreincarnate.ca

“Women, being small and foolish and therefore evil, should be suppressed like barbarians and thieves. She is useful only as an ovary and womb, best of all as a c**t.” – August Strindberg Three mistresses on the chopping block intertwine, separate and merge to reveal a freeing of oneself through madness, ecstasy and death. “We are beautiful, joyous, drunk and free!” An adaptive creation fuelled by Strindberg’s influence on modern drama. Director | Brenda McLean Cast | Kendra Jones, Brenda McLean, Claire Therese

“I cannot write a line without that

madman

standing and staring down at me with those

mad eyes.”

– Henrik Ibsen on the portrait of Strindberg above his desk

performances

sun jan 23 3:00pm

mon jan 24 8:00pm

tue jan 25 8:00pm

fri jan 28 8:00pm

sat jan 29 8:00pm

sun jan 30 3:00pm

mon jan 31 8:00pm

tue feb 1 8:00pm

fri feb 4 8:00pm

sat feb 5 8:00pm

no wheelchair access

CAPACITY 50

65 mins

warning language, sexual content

box office information tickets $10.00

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 1 hour before showtime. in advance for reservations or info, please call 952-1533. 13

a dream play Adapted by Caryl Churchill black hole theatre company Gas Station Arts Centre 445 River Avenue, corner of River Avenue & Osborne Street www.bhtc.ca

A Dream Play is Strindberg’s expressionist masterpiece, one of his most important and imaginative works, and his own favourite. The gods send their daughter Agnes to earth to seek the reasons for mankind’s sorrow, and she encounters a procession of hopeless romantics, thwarted saints and twisted grotesques. Like Strindberg, we want to re-create the experience of vivid dreaming and nightmare, and we do so with puppets, mutant hybrids (half human, half puppet), imagistic magic, dance, an original electronic musical score and for a script, the evocative adaptation Caryl Churchill wrote for the National Theatre of Great Britain in 2005. Thus, we offer a play by this year’s Master Playwright re-envisioned by last year’s Master Playwright.

“The world, life and human

beings are only an

illusion,

Directors | Chris Johnson, Tim Bandfield

a phantom, a dream image.”

performances

fri jan 21 7:00pm

sat jan 22 2:00pm

sat jan 22 7:00pm

mon jan 24 7:00pm

tue jan 25 7:00pm

wed jan 26 7:00pm

thu jan 27 7:00pm

fri jan 28 7:00pm

sat jan 29 2:00pm

sat jan 29 7:00pm

wheelchair accessible

sun jan 30 2:00pm

CAPACITY 230

90 mins (No intermission)

warning fog

box office information

tickets $15.00 students/seniors $12.00

at the door cash/strindbergpass (no debit cards). box office opens 45 minutes before showtime. in advance for show info and to reserve tickets, call the 24-hour box office line at 474-6880. e-mail reservations can be sent to tickets@bhtc.ca.

The Father Re-Imagined by Julie Tepperman WJT (winnipeg jewish theatre) Berney Theatre 123 Doncaster Street

The Father is considered one of Strindberg’s greatest plays. As re-imagined by Julie Tepperman, WJT’s production is a modern-day look at a family torn apart by tragedy. A compelling piece of theatre, The Father is not to be missed.

Winnipeg Jewish Theatre presents:

www.wjt.ca

Director | Mariam Bernstein Cast | Graham Ashmore, Jennifer Lyon, Arne MacPherson, Miriam Smith

“Love

between a man and a woman is

By August Strindberg, re-imagined by Julie Tepperman

war.” DIRECTED BY: Mariam Bernstein

PART OF MTC'S MASTER PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL: STRINDBERG FEST

SET & COSTUME DESIGN BY: Grant Guy LIGHTING DESIGN BY: Dean Cowieson STAGE MANAGER: Ivory Seol

FEATURING: Graham Ashmore, Jennifer Lyon Arne MacPherson, Miriam Smith

JANUARY 27-FEBRUARY 6 THE BERNEY THEATRE, 123 DONCASTER STREET

TICKETS 477-7478

SEASON SPONSORS:

The Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc.

performances

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF OUR SPONSORS:

thu jan 27 8:00pm

fri jan 28 8:00pm* sat jan 29 8:00pm

sun jan 30 2:00pm

tue feb 1 8:00pm

wed feb 2 8:00pm

thu feb 3 8:00pm

fri feb 4 8:00pm*

sat feb 5 8:00pm

sun feb 6 2:00pm

* tickets only available in advance

wheelchair accessible

CAPACITY 203

90 mins

box office information

at the door cash/interac/visa/mastercard/ american express/strindbergpass. seniors (65+) $25.00 box office opens 1 hour before showtime. young adults/students (12-30) $12.00 in advance to purchase tickets, call 477-7478 equity/map members $12.00 (visa/mastercard/american express). adults (31-64) $28.00

wednesday JANUARY 19 7:00pm Madman, Misogynist or Genius? Introducing

sunday

monday 23

1:30pm Pariah 2:30pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit 2:35pm Miss Julie 3:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 4:00pm Creditors 8:00pm Creditors

12:00pm Searching for Strindberg directors’ panel 2:00pm A Dream Play 2:00pm The Father 2:00pm Play Strindberg 2:30pm The Burned House 2:30pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit 3:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 4:00pm Creditors 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 8:00pm Creditors

7:00pm A Dream Play 7:00pm Pariah 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient

7:00pm A Dream Play 7:30pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 8:00pm Miss Julie at the Gates reading

26 7:00pm A Dream Play 7:30pm After Miss Julie 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 7:30pm Playing with Fire

31 FEBRUARY 1 7:30pm The Burned House 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient

6 1:00pm The Big Gravel Sifter 1:30pm Pariah 2:00pm The Father 2:30pm The Burned House 4:00pm Creditors 7:00pm The Pelican reading 8:00pm The Big Gravel Sifter

tuesday

August Strindberg

Free Event Premiere

7:00pm Play Strindberg 7:30pm After Miss Julie 7:30pm The Burned House 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 8:00pm The Father 8:00pm The Ghost Sonata

2 7:00pm Play Strindberg 7:30pm After Miss Julie 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 8:00pm The Big Gravel Sifter 8:00pm The Father 8:00pm The Ghost Sonata 8:00pm Strindberg’s Shorts radio broadcast 8:30pm August Strindberg’s Flying Circus

Thursday

friday 20

7:00pm Pariah 7:35pm Miss Julie 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit

7:00pm A Dream Play 7:00pm Play Strindberg 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 7:30pm Playing with Fire 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm The Father 8:00pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit

22 2:00pm A Dream Play 2:35pm Miss Julie 3:30pm After Miss Julie 7:00pm A Dream Play 7:00pm Pariah 7:35pm Miss Julie 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit 8:30pm After Miss Julie

7:00pm A Dream Play 7:00pm Pariah 7:35pm Miss Julie 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit

27 7:00pm A Dream Play 7:00pm Pariah 7:00pm Play Strindberg 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 7:30pm Playing with Fire 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 8:00pm The Father 8:00pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit

3 2:00pm After Miss Julie 5:00pm August Strindberg’s Flying Circus 7:00pm Play Strindberg 7:30pm The Burned House 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm The Big Gravel Sifter 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm The Father 8:00pm The Ghost Sonata 8:30pm August Strindberg’s Flying Circus

saturday

29 2:00pm A Dream Play 2:00pm Play Strindberg 3:30pm After Miss Julie 5:30pm Play Strindberg 7:00pm A Dream Play 7:00pm Pariah 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 8:00pm The Father 8:00pm The Stronger/Debit and Credit 8:30pm After Miss Julie

4 5:00pm August Strindberg’s Flying Circus 7:00pm Pariah 7:00pm Play Strindberg 7:30pm The Burned House 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 8:00pm After Miss Julie 8:00pm The Big Gravel Sifter 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 8:00pm The Father 8:00pm The Ghost Sonata 8:30pm August Strindberg’s Flying Circus

After Miss Julie....................................................8 August Strindberg’s Flying Circus........................9 The Big Gravel Sifter........................................... 10 The Burned House Opus Two of The Chamber Plays............11 Creditors a tragicomedy.......................................... 12 Dionysus is Getting Impatient. .............................13 A Dream Play....................................................... 14 The Father........................................................... 15 the Ghost Sonata. ............................................... 18 Harriet Bosse...................................................... 19

2:00pm The Ghost Sonata 2:30pm The Burned House 3:30pm After Miss Julie 4:00pm The Pelican reading 7:00pm The Ghost Sonata 7:00pm Pariah 7:30pm The Burned House 7:30pm Harriet Bosse 8:00pm The Big Gravel Sifter 8:00pm Creditors 8:00pm Dionysus is Getting Impatient 8:00pm The Father 8:30pm After Miss Julie

Madman, Misogynist or genius? lecture...................6 Miss Julie........................................................... 20 Miss Julie at the Gates reading.............................. 21 Pariah................................................................ 22 The Pelican reading............................................... 24 Playing with Fire. .............................................. 26 Play Strindberg ................................................ 28 Searching for Strindberg directors’ panel.................6 Strindberg’s Shorts radio broadcast...................... 29 The Stronger/Debit and Credit........................... 30 17

The Ghost Sonata University of Winnipeg Department of Theatre and Film Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film, Theatre 1T15 400 Colony Street, enter off Balmoral Street http://theatre.uwinnipeg.ca

The

GHOST

SONATA “I prefer

silence performances

tue feb 1 8:00pm

wed feb 2 8:00pm

sat feb 5 2:00pm

sat feb 5 7:00pm

wheelchair accessible

The Ghost Sonata, written by August Strindberg in 1907, is a chamber play exploring early forms of expressionism and surrealism. The play examines topics that society usually wants to avoid, including the reality of death in life, psychological suicide and the misery caused by human relationships. It is a bleak yet absurdly humorous look at society. Strindberg creates a world in which ghosts walk in broad daylight, a beautiful woman is transformed into a mummy and lives in the closet, and the household cook sucks all the nourishment out of the food like a vampire. Director | Hope McIntyre Cast | University of Winnipeg Performance Students and guest artist Kevin Anderson

– then one can hear thoughts and see the past.

Silence cannot hide anything – but words can.” thu feb 3 8:00pm

fri feb 4 8:00pm

CAPACITY 120

90 mins

box office information

tickets $10.00 students/seniors/matinee $6.00

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 1 hour before showtime. in advance to reserve tickets, call 786-9152 (24-hour voice mail) or visit http://theatre.uwinnipeg.ca. Pickup and payment at the door.

for additional info or group reservations, please call 786-9955 weekdays between 1:00 and 4:00pm. 18

harriet bosse by talia pura Theatre on TAP Ellice Theatre 587 Ellice Avenue www.taliapura.com

Strindberg met actress Harriet Bosse when she was 22 and he 52. She became his muse and third wife, but they parted within a year. Her life had barely begun, but he wished to rule it from the vantage point of 30 years of bitter experience. Yet something drew her back, first in body, then only in spirit. She understood their love could only flourish from a safe distance. Nevertheless, he wrote roles for Harriet that allowed her to blossom on stage: Indraâ€™s daughter in The Dream Play, Judith in The Dance of Death and Eleonora in Easter. In this solo drama, Harriet paints a vivid portrait of their lives together and relives the roles he created for her.

Photo by William Pura

Written, directed and performed by Talia Pura

performances

wed jan 26 7:30pm

thu jan 27 7:30pm

fri jan 28 7:30pm

sat jan 29 7:30pm

sun jan 30 7:30pm

wed feb 2 7:30pm

thu feb 3 7:30pm

fri feb 4 7:30pm

sat feb 5 7:30pm

wheelchair accessible

CAPACITY 230

60 mins

box office information

tickets $10.00

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 1 hour before showtime. in advance to reserve tickets, call 467-2324 or e-mail talia.pura@qkstream.com. 19

Miss Julie winnipeg mennonite theatre Park Theatre 698 Osborne Street It’s Midsummer Eve in the kitchen of a nobleman’s house and his beautiful but self-destructive daughter Julie flirts with Jean, her father’s valet. But it’s a dangerous game and the balance of power shifts more than once in this long night of the soul. Director | Ben Wiebe Cast | Ali Tataryn as Julie, Adam Hurtig as Jean, Michelle Carman as Kristin

“When people drink,

they talk, and talk is

dangerous!” performances

thu jan 20 7:35pm

fri jan 21 7:35pm

sat jan 22 2:35pm

sat jan 22 7:35pm

sun jan 23 2:35pm

wheelchair accessible

CAPACITY 150

box office information tickets $15.00

at the door cash/cheque/strindbergpass. box office opens 1 hour before showtime. in advance for info or to reserve tickets, call 786-7806.

90 mins

a reading of

Miss Julie at the Gates a play by ross mcmillan Manitoba association of playwrights Aqua Books 274 Garry Street www.mbplays.ca

Miss Julie at the Gates shows us what might have happened had Strindberg come to Winnipeg to present Miss Julie with his company of actors, nursemaids, etc. in tow. Invited by a newly rich Winnipeg couple, who had seen a performance of Miss Julie while doing the grand European tour, Strindberg and company find themselves in what could be called a culture clash. Winnipeg playwright Ross McMillan examines what the audience expects, and what artists expect in return. Director | Ross McMillan

â€œNo matter how far we travel, the

memories

will follow in the

baggage car.â€?

performance

tue jan 25 8:00pm

no wheelchair access

CAPACITY 93

90 mins

warning language

box office information tickets pay what you can

at the door strindbergpass

fundraising performance 21

Pariah Fancy Bred Theatre Ragpickers Theatre 2nd Floor, 216 McDermot Avenue www.fancybredtheatre.blogspot.com

Two un-saintly moralists go head-to-head in this psychological game of chess. Mr. Y and Mr. X are stuck in an isolated mission in early 20th century Africa. One is a seemingly innocent traveller, the other a self-righteous anthropologist. Each is guarding a secret and sordid past. Both are guilty, yet both claim the moral higher ground in an intellectual wrestling match of the finest Scandinavian kind. And it’s funny. Seriously. Directors | Rod Beilfuss, Suzie Martin Cast | Chris Sabel, Glen Thompson

“How did you get such a

uct? towards people’s cond Aren't you a

Christian?” performances

thu jan 20 7:00pm

fri jan 21 7:00pm

sat jan 22 7:00pm

sun jan 23 1:30pm

mon jan 24 7:00pm

fri jan 28 7:00pm

sat jan 29 7:00pm

fri feb 4 7:00pm

sat feb 5 7:00pm

sun feb 6 1:30pm

no wheelchair access

CAPACITY 80

40 mins

warning herbal cigarettes, dry swedish humour

box office information tickets $12.00 students/seniors $10.00 22

at the door cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 1 hour before showtime. in advance for info and to reserve tickets, call 477-6407 (9am-5pm).

Image design by Liz Holl

liberal attitude

presents Frank Wedekind’s often-banned play…

Spring Awakening May 18, 19, 2011 Ellice Theatre Tickets $10, available at the Academy Parental discretion is advised NEXT 8-MONTH ACTING for FILM, TELEVISION, and THEATRE DIPLOMA PROGRAM STARTS THIS APRIL

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play title The Pelican a reading of company

Location

the actors’ fund of canada

Address

Colin Jackson Studio Theatre www.website.com

3rd Floor, Portage Place, 393 Portage Avenue

Tom Hendry Theatre at the MTC Warehouse 140 Rupert Avenue at Lily Street The Pelican is another of Strindberg’s domestic tragedies. A pelican is reputed to give its own blood to nourish its young. At the heart of Strindberg’s play is a vampire-mother who sustains herself at the expense of her children’s well-being. Among her many despicable acts, she manipulates her lover into marrying her daughter by promising him a bogus inheritance. We then see how her son and daughter exact their revenge, with the son eventually setting fire to the family home. While the mother leaps from a balcony to escape, her children choose to die in the apocalyptic blaze rather than continue with their hellish existence. When given a reading in Toronto in 2006, the play was found “compelling … revealing darkly fascinating human motivations.” Director | Margaret Groome

performances

colin jackson studio theatre sat feb 5

4:00pm

CAPACITY 110

tom hendry theatre sun feb 6

7:00pm

CAPACITY 286

wheelchair accessible (both venues)

60 mins (no intermission)

box office information suggested donation $7.00

at the door only cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 30 minutes before showtime. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE ACTORS’ FUND OF CANADA.

Turning Turning moments moments into into memories. memories.

222Lombard LombardPlace, Place,Winnipeg Winnipeg For Forreservations reservationscall call957-1350. 957-1350.Visit Visitwww.fairmont.com www.fairmont.com Lombard Place, Winnipeg For reservations call 957-1350. Visit www.fairmont.com

playing with fire Westwood Collegiate Park Theatre 698 Osborne Street Playing with Fire, premiered in 1893, was based on an unfortunate visit Strindberg made to an old friend the previous summer. This semibiographical play is considered to be his spiteful account of a perceived betrayal. The play focuses on a well-to-do family and their adulterous relationships with one another. Each character tries to fulfill their personal desire, leading to more than just a love triangle. The action of the play is set in the late 1920s, on the veranda of Knut and Kerstin’s seemingly quiet house. This production will feature a cast of six, allowing for an intimate and unique experience. Directors | Christopher Kshyk, Erin Laforet

“Now I know the full power of

evil.

Cast | Zak Mondor as The Son (Knut), Nicoletta Appleton as The Daughter (Kerstin), Michael Barkman as The Friend (Axel), Jackie Braconnier as The Cousin (Adele), Tedi Gilmartin as The Mother, Riley Norrie as The Father

It makes ugliness seem

beautiful and goodness seem

ugly and weak.” performances

wed jan 26 7:30pm

thu jan 27 7:30pm

wheelchair accessible

fri jan 28 7:30pm

CAPACITY 225

approx. 60 mins

warning mature subject matter

box office information tickets $10.00 26

students/seniors $8.00

at the door only cash/strindbergpass. box office opens 1 hour before showtime.

Jean escaped the gunman, but can he survive the guilt?

The December Man (L’homme de décembre)

Colleen Murphy January 26 - February 13, 2011