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The Wild Geese Players of Seattle are an amateur group who present readings of Irish literature, by writers such as James Joyce and W. B. Yeats.
We are a diverse group of about twenty people, united by a common interest in Irish literature.
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James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place on June 16th, 1904. It follows the wanderings of Leopold Bloom, a Jewish everyman, and Stephen Dedalus, a young writer and Joyce's alter ego, as they wander the streets of Dublin. The centenary of Bloomsday, June 16th, 2004, was celebrated worldwide.
Last year, Elliott Bay Book Company hosted a very successful Nausicaa. This year, it's Oxen of the Sun. In this chapter, the wandering Leopold Bloom visits a maternity hospital, where poor Mina Purefoy is entering her 3rd day of labor. Bloom encounters a group of drunken medical students, who carry on wildly while discussing poor Mrs. Purefoy's fate.
Joyce's incomparable narrative celebrates the history of the English language through elaborate parodies and structures. At the same time, he reveals much about contemporary attitudes surrounding pregnancy and birth.
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle present a staged reading of Oxen of the Sun at the Elliott Bay Bookstore, 101 S. Main St, on Sat 14th June 2008 at 4:00pm.