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Swedish playwright August Strindberg.
In his drama Miss Julie, August Strindberg departed from traditional theatrical conventions by eliminating the standard divisions into acts, scenes, and intermissions. Instead, the play utilizes interludesāsuch as a peasant dance and a pantomimeāto bridge the action, maintaining a continuous flow that serves the work's naturalistic style.1