Focal Point Theatre Company Presents AFTER MISS JULIE, 5/19-6/10

Focal Point Theatre Company (FPTC) continues its first season with its first full length production: the Chicago premiere of After Miss Julie, by playwright Patrick Marber (Closer, Dealer's Choice, Notes on a Scandal).

This re-telling of Strindberg's classic naturalist tragedy moves the action to Post-WWII London on the eve of election night, when the promising and idealistic Labour Party defeated the conservative incumbents on a platform of "Hope and Change". Miss Julie is a wealthy politician's daughter who finds herself entangled in a perilous web of class conflict, seduction and betrayal when she spends the evening celebrating with her father's ambitious valet, John and loyal cook, Christine.

Performances will be at The Piccolo Theatre (600 Main Street, Evanston, IL 60202) May 19 – June 10. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM. Preview performances are May 17 & 18. Ticket prices are $20. This engaging and timely study on sexual politics, social change, and the insurmountable class divide features Mary-Kate Arnold as Julie, Robert Tobin as John and company member Morgan Manasa as Christine. The show will be directed by Artistic Director Melissa Albertario. New York Magazine called After Miss Julie "the rare reimagining of a classic play that may actually improve upon the original." and the U.K. Guardian said, "Marber's version… refreshes an old play and reminds us that it is as much about psychological disintegration as the never-ending sex and class wars."

This production is the play's Chicago-area premiere, so tickets are bound to sell fast. Focal Point Theatre Company urges the public to make their reservations now at www.focalpointtheatre.com.