The Other Bloomsday - Seattle 2005

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 staged readings of chapter 11, “Sirens”, adapted from the 1922 edition of Ulysses. The readings will take place at the Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, University of Washington (Map) (Park in N6):

1. Thursday, June 16th, 2005, at 8pm
2. Saturday, June 18th, 2005, at 4pm

2005 Rehearsal

Back: Joe Martin, Bill Barnes, Joseph Ryan, Ciaran O’Mahony.
Front: Niall McDonnell, Jim McDermott, Scott McKinstry.

Congressman Jim McDermott will read the part of Leopold Bloom on Saturday 18th.

Entrance is free, but donations are appreciated.

This is our eighth year of Bloomsday readings. (Press Release).

Further background information on the Sirens chapter can be found at the Kennesaw guide to Ulysses and the Joyce portal. Or read the text of the chapter here.

International Joyce Exhibit: Central Library, Seattle

We will also be reading at the Central Library of the Seattle Public Library, as part of the International Joyce Exhibit, on Saturday, June 4th, at 2pm. 1000 Fourth Avenue.

Other Events

See our archives for details of our previous readings.

2005 Bloomsday Press Release

The Other Bloomsday 2005 - Press Release

Now that the excitement of the Joycean Bloomsday Centenary has passed the Wild Geese Players of Seattle still continue their Joycean journey (as ever kindly supported by the Irish Heritage Club). This is the eighth year that they are presenting staged readings of James Joyce’s Ulysses. In this year we find the story at Chapter 11, The Sirens. It is 4 pm on a mid June afternoon and the Dublin characters gather at the Ormonde Hotel by the banks of the River Liffey. Leopold Bloom joins Father Cowley, Simon Dedalus, Richie Goulding, Lenehan and Ben Dollard among others to enjoy an afternoon of songs and music with the divine Miss Douce and Miss Kennedy setting the scene!

THURSDAY JUNE 16TH, 8PM
SATURDAY JUNE 18TH, 4PM
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC,
BRECHEMIN AUDITORIUM
DONATIONS AT THE DOOR