The Other Bloomsday - Seattle 2007
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.
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle will present a staged reading of chapter 13, “Nausikaa”, adapted from the 1922 edition of Ulysses. The reading will take place at the Elliott Bay Bookstore, 101 S. Main St, on Sat 16th June 2007 at 4:30pm, and at the Pike Brewery and Pub, 1415 First Ave, on Sun 17th June at 6pm.
Listen to us reading excerpts from the chapter on Sunday’s Hornpipe on KBCS 91.3, on Sunday, June 10th, between 3-6pm.
Leopold Bloom, newly escaped from Barney Kiernan’s pub, reposes on Sandymount Beach, exchanging meaningful glances with Gerty MacDowell.
2005 Rehearsal
Back: Joe Martin, Bill Barnes, Joseph Ryan, Ciaran O’Mahony.
Front: Niall McDonnell, Jim McDermott, Scott McKinstry.
Entrance is free, but donations are appreciated.
Further background information on the Nausikaa chapter can be found at the Kennesaw guide to Ulysses and the Joyce portal. Or read the text of the chapter here.
Other Events
See our archives for details of our previous readings.