posted
May 25, 2023
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle will present a staged reading of
Episode 14, “Oxen of the Sun”,
adapted from the 1922 edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Last year marked the centenary of the publication of Ulysses in 1922.
For our 26th annual reading,
we’ll present Episode 14, “Oxen of the Sun”,
at 2:00pm on June 17, 2023 at the
Greenwood Branch
of the Seattle Public Library,
8016 Greenwood Ave N,
Seattle, WA 98103.
Bloomsday (Bloom’s day, named for Ulysses’ main character, Leopold Bloom)
refers to the 24-hour period on June 16, 1904
in which Ulysses is set.
Joyce’s ground-breaking novel follows the wanderings of Bloom, a Jewish everyman,
and Stephen Dedalus, a young writer and Joyce’s alter ego,
as they wander the streets of Dublin.
In Episode 14 it is 10pm,
and 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.
In this episode, 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.
Script
Read along with the script.
Adapted by George Reilly from the
Project Gutenberg text.
Press Release
This is our twenty-sixth year of Bloomsday readings.
(Press Release).
Commentary on Oxen of the Sun
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posted
May 25, 2023
26th Annual Staged Reading of James Joyce’s Ulysses
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle
join Bloomsday celebrations across the globe
honoring Ulysses’ author James Joyce.
This year marks the centenary of the publication of Ulysses in 1922.
For our 26th annual reading, we’ll present Episode 14, “Oxen of the Sun”,
at 2:00pm on June 17, 2023
at the Greenwood Branch of the Seattle Public Library,
8016 Greenwood Ave N,
Seattle, WA 98103.
Bloomsday (Bloom’s day, named for Ulysses’ main character, Leopold Bloom)
refers to the 24-hour period on June 16, 1904 in which Ulysses is set.
Ulysses follows the wanderings of Bloom, a Jewish everyman,
and Stephen Dedalus, a young writer and Joyce’s alter ego,
as they wander the streets of Dublin.
In Episode 14 it is 10pm,
and 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.
In this episode, 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.
Since 1998, The Wild Geese Players of Seattle
have presented staged readings of Irish literature,
by writers such as James Joyce and W.B. Yeats.
The Geese are a diverse group of people
who share an interest in matters Irish.
Some of us were born in Ireland, some have family connections,
but we all enjoy Irish literature.
We believe that poetry and certain novels are best read aloud,
that some works are better heard than read.
For more information,
visit the Wild Geese Players’ website
www.WildGeeseSeattle.org,
like our Facebook group,
or follow @WildGeeseSea on Twitter.
Contacts:
Director: George Reilly WildGeeseSeattle@gmail.com
Publicity: Claudia Finn cfinnseattle@gmail.com
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posted
Mar 06, 2023
As part of Seattle’s Irish Week,
the Wild Geese Players will be reading an hour-long selection of Irish literature.
In honor of the centenary of William Butler Yeats
winning the Nobel Prize in Literature,
we are celebrating Ireland’s Nobel laureates for literature:
W.B. Yeats (1923),
George Bernard Shaw (1925),
Samuel Beckett (1969),
and Seamus Heaney (1995).
Our reading is part of the weekend-long
Irish Festival at the Seattle Center Armory.
Join us in the Upper Level from 2–3pm on Saturday, March 11th, 2023.
RSVP at the Facebook event.
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posted
Jun 02, 2022
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle will present a staged reading of
Episode 13, “Nausicaa”,
adapted from the 1922 edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
This year marks the centenary of the publication of Ulysses in 1922.
Our 25th annual reading will take place
at 2:30 pm on June 16, 2022 at the
Ballard Branch
of the Seattle Public Library,
5614 22nd Ave NW,
Seattle, WA 98107.
Bloomsday (Bloom’s day, named for Ulysses’ main character, Leopold Bloom)
refers to the 24-hour period on June 16, 1904
in which Ulysses is set.
Joyce’s ground-breaking novel follows the wanderings of Bloom, a Jewish everyman,
and Stephen Dedalus, a young writer and Joyce’s alter ego,
as they wander the streets of Dublin.
Join us for Episode 13, “Nausicaa”, where it is 8pm on Sandymount Beach,
and Leopold Bloom is exchanging meaningful glances with Gerty MacDowell.
Script
Read along with the script.
Adapted by George Reilly and Helen Bloom from the
Project Gutenberg text.
Press Release
This is our twenty-fifth year of Bloomsday readings.
(Press Release).
Commentary on Nausicaa
Other Wild Geese Events
See our archives for details of our previous readings.
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