By Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Translated by Maurice Valency
Directed by Sunghyun Lim
The Visit opens on a small, dismal town as they prepare for the arrival of a mysterious millionairess – a former inhabitant whom they hope to win over as a benefactor. When she arrives, cloaked in grandeur, and offers to share her millions, 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 weaves a macabre, grandiose and at times hilarious tale investigating the power of greed and desperation and the lengths one will go to seek justice.
PERFORMANCES
October 29 at 7:30 p.m. (PREVIEW)
October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
November 1, 8 at 2:00 p.m.
November 4, 6-7 at 7:30 p.m.
There will be a student matinee performance for K-12 students on November 6, 2026. If you are an educator interested in purchasing group tickets to our student matinee, email TADticketing@austin.utexas.edu
About the Director
Sunghyun Lim is a theatre director and playwright based in Seoul, South Korea. He is a current M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in Directing at The University of Texas at Austin. He creates work that tears apart myths and fantasies, confronts nasty realities, and curses the distorted world we live in. He doesn't believe theatre can change the world, but at least it changed him anyway, so he tells himself that's reason enough to keep living as a poor theatre maker.
“The Visit” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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