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Considered too scandalous in 1888, August Strindberg's "Miss Julie" resonates with each of us today, regardless of our social standing.<div> "Miss Julie" is a chamber drama, a "naturalistic tragedy" by August Strindberg that follows the lives of three characters on a night of revelry that turns into a nightmare. But the nightmare doesn't originate from outside; it is the characters themselves who carry it within them. For in "Miss Julie," the characters are the play.</div><div><br></div><div> Mademoiselle Julie, the Count's daughter and a young aristocrat, dreams of a simpler life free from social conventions. Meanwhile, Jean, the Count's valet, desperately seeks to rise to the highest ranks. As for Kristin, the Count's cook, she accepts her station but tenderly desires Jean, one of the few dreams that remains within these four walls and those of her church.</div><div> Unlike the usual protagonists of tragedies, these characters are not simply good or bad; here we discover their contradictions and their complexity. A humanity redeemed by its downfall.</div><div><br></div><div> In this adaptation by Compagnie Dernière Fois, we will examine our current society. Isn't this humanity's fundamental error: creating social strata in which no one wishes to remain indefinitely? Is the suffering of people in a past century so different from that of people today?</div>