The Other Bloomsday - Seattle 2006

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 12, “Cyclops”, adapted from the 1922 edition of Ulysses. The reading will take place at F.X. McRory’s on Fri 16th June 2006 at 8pm. Map

2005 Rehearsal

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

We hope that Congressman Jim McDermott will once again read the part of Leopold Bloom.

Entrance is free, but donations are appreciated.

Further background information on the Cyclops 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.

2006 Bloomsday Press Release

The Other Bloomsday 2006 - 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 ninth year that they are presenting staged readings of James Joyce’s Ulysses. In this year we find the story at Chapter 12, The Sirens. It is 5 pm on a mid-June afternoon and the Dublin characters gather at Barney Kiernan’s pub. Leopold Bloom joins the Citizen and a crowd of others, as they discuss the state of the world.

FRIDAY JUNE 16TH, 8PM
F.X. McRORY’S,
OCCIDENTAL & KING, PIONEER SQUARE,
DONATIONS AT THE DOOR

Further Information:

www.wildgeeseseattle.org