Events

The Visit opens on a small, dismal town as they prepare for the arrival of a mysterious millionairess, a former inhabitant whom they desperately hope will save their dying community. When she arrives, cloaked in grandeur, and offers to share her wealth, the townspeople are ecstatic. That is, until they learn the condition of her generosity: the town must murder one of their own. Written by celebrated German-language dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt and translated by Maurice Valency, The Visit is a grotesque and twisted tragicomedy investigating the power of greed and desperation. As the town gradually transforms, the play asks: How quickly will people and institutions reshape their morality for their own benefit, and at what cost?

What if you had a chance to re-do one of the most important moments of your life? To be more specific, what if you had 43 chances? In Anton Chekov’s The Seagull, Nina and Treplev never figured out a way to make their relationship work. In The Nina Variations, Steven Dietz gives them the chance to try again. And again. And again. In attempts tender, funny and gut-wrenching, Nina and Treplev spend 43 scenes trying to reach each other through the mess of their past and their hope for the future.

Pulse features original choreography from three distinct voices, woven together and performed by award-winning student dance company Dance Repertory Theatre. Drawing inspiration from modern and contemporary styles, social and communal dance forms and African diasporic dance traditions, these works explore identity, transformation, rhythm and resilience. Pulse will showcase works by guest artists Vershawn Sanders Ward and Marjani Forte-Saunders (Haruka Weiser Memorial Commission), along with faculty member Magdalena Riley.

UTNT (UT New Theatre) presents newly developed plays from graduate playwrights of Texas Theatre and Dance and Michener Center for Writers. Now celebrating its milestone 20th season, this festival exists as an incubator for new work, with many plays continuing on to be professionally produced across the country. UTNT (UT New Theatre) 2027 will feature four new plays by graduate playwrights.

Student choreography takes center stage in Dance Repertory Theatre’s EQUINOX, highlighting the talents, vision and impressive skills of the dancers and choreographers within the Department of Theatre and Dance. Eclectic perspectives, movement traditions and music styles come together to celebrate dance as an expressive and multifaceted art form. EQUINOX will feature choreography by lecturer Quilan “Cue” Arnold alongside works by undergraduate and graduate choreographers who are shaping the landscape for the future of dance performance.