Strindberg's Assistant is based on a short story idea from our Executive Producer, Colin Cameron. Although it now resembles very little from that original scheme, if it wasn't for Colin's initial insights, this tale would never have come about.
The concept of a Swedish housemaid sailing to America to work for a wealthy homeowner comes directly from our lead actress, Joyce Aasen. Joyce's grandmother really did come from Sweden to America to became a housemaid (for the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin). And she worked in the actual 1854 house--now the Livingston Inn--in which Joyce returned to with us to shoot several of her scenes! There are many layers of reality hidden within our short fictional tale.
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