August Strindberg’s Miss Julie was the inspiration but playwright and director Yael Farber’s observations of life in South Africa provides the drama in Baxter Theatre Centre’s production of Mies Julie at The Cultch (1895 Venables.) Set in the sweltering heat of a Cape Karoo kitchen, it pulsates with menace, passion, power and the forces of memory. The South African cast is joined onstage by musician and singer Thandiwe Norfirst Lungisa. March 25 to April 19, with tickets starting at $31. Post-show Q & A on Mar. 26, Apr. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16.