25th 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 25th annual reading, we’ll present Episode 13, Nausicaa,
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.
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 13, “Nausicaa”, it is 8pm on Sandymount Beach,
and Leopold Bloom is exchanging meaningful glances with Gerty MacDowell.
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.
On 2 February 1882, in the Dublin suburb of Rathgar,
a son was given unto John and May Joyce.
James Joyce celebrated his 40th birthday in Paris on 2 February 1922
by receiving the first printed copy of his novel Ulysses.
There are many events, books, and articles marking the centenary of the publication of Ulysses.
Shakespeare and Company are creating an ensemble celebrity reading
that will be released as a podcast from 2 February to 16 June.
Cambridge University Press have created the U22 podcast.
No Man: George Reilly Leopold Bloom: Leon Mattigosh Citizen: Mark Gunning Garryowen: Wendy Joseph Joe Hynes: Joseph Ryan Terry O’Ryan: Roger Berger Alf Bergan: Maura Donegan Bob Doran: Bill Barnes Lt. Col. Tomlinson: Lynne Compton Mr Conacre: Claudia Finn Mr Allfours: Aly Gardner-Shelby Mr O’Reilly: Iain Edgewater Speaker: Roger Berger Mr Staylewit: Irene Calvo J.J. O’Molloy: Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh Ned Lambert: Lynne Compton John Wyse Nolan: Irene Calvo Lenehan: Wendy Joseph Martin Cunningham: Claudia Finn Crofton: Iain Edgewater Mr Power: Aly Gardner-Shelby Ragamuffin: Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh
Narrators: Lynne Compton, Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh, Maura Donegan,
Irene Calvo, Claudia Finn, Roger Berger, Aly Gardner-Shelby,
Iain Edgewater, Wendy Joseph, Bill Barnes, Leon Mattigosh,
Joseph Ryan, George Reilly.
Director: George Reilly Script: George Reilly Poster: Leon Mattigosh Video Editing: Helen Brew Introduction: Roger Berger Publicity: Claudia Finn, George Reilly Website: George Reilly
The Wild Geese Players of Seattle will present a staged reading of
Chapter 12, “Cyclops”,
adapted from the 1922 edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Our annual reading will be presented online
and available for all to stream on Bloomsday, June 16, 2021
here at WildGeeseSeattle.org.
Update: Here is a four-minute preview of
the video for our Bloomsday 2021 reading of the
Cyclops chapter of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
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 online for Chapter 12, Cyclops, where it is 5pm
and a variety of Dublin characters take up space in Barney Kiernan’s pub
on Little Britain Street.
Join Leopold Bloom (an outsider),
the Citizen (a xenophobe),
Garryowen (a cur),
the Narrator (a curmudgeon),
Joe Hynes (a ne’er-do-well),
Alf Bergan (a drinker),
Bob Doran (a drunk),
Terry (a barman),
and others
at the bar
for conversation and flights of fantasy.
