Play #1 (July 12/13): The Visit
Our first play, scheduled for Sunday, July 12 (6:30-7:45, or 8:00-9:15) or Monday, July 13 (1:30-2:45) [all times EDT] will be Friedrich Durrenmatt's 1956 tragi-comedy The Visit.
Where to find the script:
- On Scribd, the play is in Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Selected Writings, Volume I, Plays
- At Amazon, it is a stand-alone script called The Visit (although the Scribd volume is also available).
- Here is a link to a free pdf version.
While Durrenmatt may or may not be a playwright you've heard of before, if you have seen Sean Penn's 2001 film The Pledge starring Jack Nicholson you've experienced his work.
Supplementary Reading
- Isn't reading a play enough? Sure it is. But sometimes another work of art can create an interesting dialogue with another. I find the connection to novelist Ursala Le Guin's powerful 12-page short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: A Story intriguing. (I have linked to the Scribd version, but there is another free version here.)
- Kenneth J. Northcott provides an excellent introduction to Durrenmatt, including a discussion of The Visit (spoilers, though, so read it afterwards).
- London's National Theatre did a production last year, and their webpage for it includes interviews with the director, several actors, and lots of pretty pictures including the one above.
- Bonus Post-reading film inspired by The Visit, Dogville (2003) by Danish director Lars von Trier (thanks, Lise Kloeppel)
ZOOM Links
Sunday, July 12 starting at 6:30pm (EDT)
Join Zoom Meeting https://unca-edu.zoom.us/j/2174103826?pwd=VnRuT0REV1lLM2VuVnQ2bk5tZXVhUT09
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Password: 540226
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,2174103826# US (Chicago)
+14702509358,,2174103826# US (Atlanta)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 470 250 9358 US (Atlanta)
+1 720 928 9299 US (Denver)
+1 971 247 1195 US (Portland)
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Find your local number: https://unca-edu.zoom.us/u/abOVSAk76
Join by SIP 2174103826@zoomcrc.com
Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East)
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826 Password: 540226
Sunday, July 12 starting at 8:00pm EDT
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Password: 540226
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,2174103826# US (Chicago)
+14702509358,,2174103826# US (Atlanta)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 470 250 9358 US (Atlanta)
+1 720 928 9299 US (Denver)
+1 971 247 1195 US (Portland)
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Find your local number: https://unca-edu.zoom.us/u/abOVSAk76
Join by SIP 2174103826@zoomcrc.com
Join by H.323
162.255.37.11 (US West)
162.255.36.11 (US East)
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Password: 540226
Monday, July 13 at 1:30pm EDT
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Password: 540226
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,2174103826# US (Chicago)
+14702509358,,2174103826# US (Atlanta)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 470 250 9358 US (Atlanta)
+1 720 928 9299 US (Denver)
+1 971 247 1195 US (Portland)
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Find your local number: https://unca-edu.zoom.us/u/abOVSAk76
Join by SIP 2174103826@zoomcrc.com
Join by H.323
162.255.37.11 (US West)
162.255.36.11 (US East)
Meeting ID: 217 410 3826
Password: 540226
Comments
Post a Comment