Apr 15, 2018
We believe that poetry and certain novels are best read aloud,
that some words are better heard than read.
Every year, we perform a staged reading of part of James Joyce’s novel
Ulysses.
Occasionally, we do other readings too.
Ulysses takes place on June 16th, 1904, the date now known as
Bloomsday.
The book 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.
Bloomsday: Lestrygonians and Scylla & Charybdis Reading: June 16th, 2018
For our twentieth anniversary,
we will present a
staged reading
of the second half of Chapter 8, “Lestrygonians”
and all of Chapter 9, “Scylla and Charybdis”
at the Seattle Central Library,
More about our Lestrygonians/Scylla & Charybdis Reading
| Press Release.
The Players
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle have been staging readings of Irish literature,
by writers such as James Joyce and
W.B. Yeats,
in Seattle since 1998.
We are a diverse group of people
with an interest in Irish literature,
and most of us are either Irish-born or have Irish connections.
More generally, the Wild Geese refers to the
Irish diaspora,
after the original
Wild Geese,
exiled Irish soldiers and their descendants who served in European armies in
the 16th—18th centuries.
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Apr 15, 2018
Our annual Bloomsday readings started in 1998.
After concluding Ulysses in 2013, we started afresh four years ago.
This year, we’re reading the second half of Chapter 8, “Lestrygonians”,
and all of Chapter 9, “Scylla and Charybdis”.
Chapter 8.ii: Lestrygonians
We pick up where we left off last year in the middle of Chapter 8,
as Leopold Bloom is searching for lunch.
He enters Davy Byrne’s peaceful pub, gaining respite from the hubbub of Dublin.
Joyce, as ever, is preoccupied with “the significance of trivial things”,
through which we learn more about Bloom’s past and how others see him.
Chapter 9: Scylla and Charybdis
In Chapter 9, Stephen Dedalus is holding forth in the National Library of Ireland,
giving the performance of his life to an audience of
Irish writers and scholars who were part of the
Irish Literary Revival
of the early 20th century.
Stephen is an outsider, desperately trying to assert himself
in front of these gatekeepers of Irish culture.
He shares his elaborate theories on the life of Shakespeare,
why the bard left his second-best bed to his widow, Anne Hathaway,
and the fatherlessness of Hamlet.
Reading at the Seattle Central Library, June 16th, 2018
2:30pm on Saturday, June 16th, 2018,
The Seattle Central Library,
Level 4, Room 2 — Howard S. Wright Family & Janet W. Ketcham Meeting Room,
1000 Fourth Ave,
Seattle, WA 98104
Map.
Donations towards costs of posters and props are welcome.
Please arrive before 2:30pm to find a seat.
The reading will take about two hours.
Please RSVP to the Facebook event.
Poster
We encourage you to download Leon Mattigosh’s
Lestrygonians/Scylla & Charybdis poster
(PDF, 1MB) and post it around town.
Press Release
This is our twenty-first year of Bloomsday readings.
(Press Release).
Commentary
Lestrygonians (Chapter 8)
Scylla and Charybdis (Chapter 9)
Miscellaneous
Other Wild Geese Events
See our archives for details of our previous readings.
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Apr 15, 2018
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 Ulysses,
the second half of Chapter 8, “Lestrygonians”,
and Chapter 9, “Scylla and Charybdis”,
at Seattle Central Library.
This is our twenty-first year of Bloomsday readings.
Previous Years: 1998–2017
Visit our archives.
Future Events
No other events are currently planned.
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to be notified of our next reading.
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- 1998: Chapter 1
- 1999: Chapter 2?
- 2000: Chapter 3?
- 2001: Chapter 6?
- 2002: Chapter 7?
- 2003: Chapters 8 and 9
- March 2004: Irish Festival: Short Readings
- 2004: Chapter 10
- 2005: Chapter 11
- 2006: Chapter 12
- 2007: Chapter 13
- 2008: Chapter 14
- 2009: Chapter 15, Part I
- 2010: Chapter 15, Part II
- 2011: Chapter 16
- 2012: Chapter 17
- 2013: Chapter 18
- 2014: Chapters 1 and 4
- 2015: Chapters 2 and 5
- 2015: 150th Anniversary of Yeats’ Birth
- 2016: Chapters 3 and 6
- 2017: Chapters 7 and 8.i
- 2018: Chapters 8.ii and 9
1998: Chapter 1
Nothing here yet.
1999: Chapter 2?
Nothing here yet.
2000: Chapter 3?
Nothing here yet.
2001: Chapter 6?
Nothing here yet.
2002: Chapter 7?
Nothing here yet.
2003: Chapters 8 and 9
Coming soon.
March 2004: Irish Festival: Short Readings
Nothing here yet.
June 2004: Chapter 10
Nothing here yet for Chapter 10, Wandering Rocks.
November 2004: Poetry and Music of Revolution and Evolution
Nothing here yet for Poetry and Music of Revolution and
Evolution.
June 2005: Chapter 11
Nothing here yet for Chapter 11, Sirens.
June 2006: Chapter 12
Nothing here yet for Chapter 12, Cyclops.
2007: Chapter 13
Nothing here yet for Chapter 13, Nausicaa.
2008: Chapter 14
Nothing here yet for Chapter 14, Oxen of the Sun.
2009: Chapter 15, Part I
Nothing here yet for Chapter 15, Circe, Part I.
2010: Chapter 15, Part II
Nothing here yet for Chapter 15, Circe, Part II.
2011: Chapter 16
Nothing here yet for Chapter 16, Eumaeus.
2012: Chapter 17
Nothing here yet for Chapter 17, Ithaca.
2013: Chapter 18
Nothing here yet for Chapter 18, Penelope.
2014: Chapters 1 and 4
Nothing here yet for Chapters 1 and 4, Telemachus and Calypso.
2015: Chapters 2 and 5
Nothing here yet for Chapters 2 and 5, Nestor and the Lotus Eaters.
2015: 150th Anniversary of Yeats’ Birth
Nothing here yet for 150th anniversary of Yeats’ birth.
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