posted
Jul 30, 2005
In support of the International Joyce exhibition, Suzzallo Library Room
102, August 8-September 30, 2005.
You are welcome to attend a very special film screening and panel
discussion:
Tuesday, August 16, 2005,
Allen Auditorium, 7-8:45pm.
Reception to follow in Suzzallo 102,
8:45-10pm. Admission is free.
Joyce to the World (60 min.)
Director: Fritzi Hortsman; Writer: Diane J. Wyman. Panel Discussion led
by Kieran Darragh O’Malley.
Sponsored by: The University of Washington Libraries,
the Wild Geese Players of Seattle,
and the Irish Heritage Club, Seattle.
Exhibition Acknowledgements:
Cultural Division of Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland,
Seattle’s Irish Heritage Club, and the
Seattle Galway Sister City Association.
For Further Information Contact:
Kieran O’Malley,
425 778-3403, Wild Geese Players of Seattle;
or Special Collections, 206-543-1929, UW Libraries.
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posted
Apr 15, 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):
- Thursday, June 16th, 2005, at 8pm
- 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.
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posted
Apr 15, 2005
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
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posted
Oct 20, 2004
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle will present an evening of
“Poetry and Music of Revolution and Evolution” on Saturday, November 6th, 2004 at 8pm,
at the Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, University of Washington.
Donations at the door.
The evening will incorporate poetry, prose, and music from 1776 to 1916 and beyond,
including excerpts from works by
W. B. Yeats, Pádraic Pearse, Seán O’Casey,
Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Stephen Crane, Bob Dylan, and other writers,
both Irish and American.
The thrust of the evening is inspired by these lines from an address by
President John F. Kennedy, given at Amherst College Convocation on
October 26th, 1963, one month before he died:
“When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his
limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry
reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence”
These are times that will be remembered for many years to come, and we
all have an opportunity to acknowledge their importance and reflect on
their legacy for America and for the world.
Kieran Darragh O’Malley
Artistic Director
For further information, contact:
Mary Kelly, Publicity (206) 528-1988,
mpkelly@seattleu.edu.
Feel free to download and post our flyer.
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