FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 20, 2007 |
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Elizabeth Pittman 404.364.8868
epittman@oglethorpe.edu |
Swedish Play and Festival at Oglethorpe
ATLANTA – Oglethorpe University’s department of theatre and the Scandinavian Festival presents The Stronger by August Strindberg on Saturday, October 13 in Lupton Auditorium at 3:00 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. The same day, Scandinavian Festival Atlanta 2007 will also celebrate the cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on the Oglethorpe campus from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Don’t miss this rare chance to enjoy an amusing and thoughtful chamber play by the great Swedish dramatist August Strindberg as a part of the all-day Scandinavian Festival. The Stronger is a dramatic conversation between two women competing for the same man. One woman remains entirely silent, but who is the stronger?
The play is directed by Aaron Bean ’04 with Stephanie Laubscher ’09 and Cathryn McCrimmon ’09. Tickets are free with $5 admission to the Scandinavian Festival. For additional information call 404.504.3409.
The festival will include live entertainment; Viking encampment; delicious Scandinavian food; IKEA Swedish meatball and products; vendors' market; children's activities; raffle; soccer games; first Atlanta appearance of the world's most famous Finn, Santa Claus; and much more. Admission is $5 for adults; 11 and under are free. Call 678.315.4997 or visit www.scandga.org/ScandinavianFestival for more information.
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