Bringing the literary work of James Joyce to the stage for both academic and general audiences
Artwork for Waywords & Meansigns by Heather Ryan Kelley
Finnegans Wake ...in on-line audio!
The Here Comes Everybody Players are delighted to be included in the "Open-door edition" of Waywords and Meansigns, an on-line recording of Finnegans Wake set to music, "in its Whole Wholume". HCE Players music and spoken word contribution encompasses the first eight pages of the book, including the first "Thunderword" and the Willingdone Museyroom. The edition was launched on line on May 4, 2017 (the anniversary of the publication of Finnegans Wake in 1939). To listen go to: www.waywordsandmeansigns.com/listen/opendoor-edition/ HCE Players' piece is first track.
“A way a lone a last a loved a long the,” read the first words, here lilted by a female representative of the Here Come Everybody Players midst Celtic instrumentation before her compatriots follow along: “riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.” The troupe, professional Joyce interpreters, veer from spectral tones befitting Lord Of The Rings narration past rough-and-tumble sea shanties to a place far weirder and darker than any audio book dare dream.
Jay Horton, Music review, Paste Magazine, May 12, 2017
Don't dip your toes into the fast-flowing waters of the Wake. Plunge in. The HCE Players's powerful dramatization gives you the full immersive experience. It's not just reading, it's not merely hearing, -- the HCE Players bring you as near as you'll get to actually experiencing the exhilarating energy of Joyce's colliderscape.
Joseph Nugent, Assistant Professor, Irish Studies Program and English Department, Boston College
The Here Comes Everybody Players are delighted to be included in the "Open-door edition" of Waywords and Meansigns, an on-line recording of Finnegans Wake set to music, "in its Whole Wholume". HCE Players music and spoken word contribution encompasses the first eight pages of the book, including the first "Thunderword" and the Willingdone Museyroom. The edition was launched on line on May 4, 2017 (the anniversary of the publication of Finnegans Wake in 1939). To listen go to: www.waywordsandmeansigns.com/listen/opendoor-edition/ HCE Players' piece is first track.
“A way a lone a last a loved a long the,” read the first words, here lilted by a female representative of the Here Come Everybody Players midst Celtic instrumentation before her compatriots follow along: “riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.” The troupe, professional Joyce interpreters, veer from spectral tones befitting Lord Of The Rings narration past rough-and-tumble sea shanties to a place far weirder and darker than any audio book dare dream.
Jay Horton, Music review, Paste Magazine, May 12, 2017
Don't dip your toes into the fast-flowing waters of the Wake. Plunge in. The HCE Players's powerful dramatization gives you the full immersive experience. It's not just reading, it's not merely hearing, -- the HCE Players bring you as near as you'll get to actually experiencing the exhilarating energy of Joyce's colliderscape.
Joseph Nugent, Assistant Professor, Irish Studies Program and English Department, Boston College
Recent Performances
The Waywards and Meansigns improv ensemble performing at So Prettly Prattly Pollylogue, Antwerp, June 2018. HCE Players' Cahal Stephens is second from left. Instant painting by Patrick Pleutin
The Art of James Joyce - 26th Annual James Joyce Symposium
The Here Comes Everybody Players was represented at the 26th International James Joyce Symposium, The Art of James Joyce this year in Antwerp, Belgium When: June 11 - 16, 2018 Where: University of Antwerp Link: uahost.uantwerpen.be/joyce2018/ We were represented in Antwerp by Cahal Stephens who performed a solo piece, Parodies and lists in Cyclops and elsewhere in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. He also performed in the concluding "Happening" of the Symposium, So Prettly Prattly Pollylogue, as part of the 8-person Waywords and Meansigns ensemble, performing an improv multi-media piece based on Finnegans Wake The Here Comes Everybody Players participation in this conference was supported by the Toronto 2017 Diasporic Joyce Travel Grant to Artists. Joyce and Journalism Conference The Here Comes Everybody Players performed a piece called Murder, Marriage and Mammamuscles Most Mouseterious, featuring vignettes from Ulysses, Finnegans Wake and Joyce's writing in Il Piccollo della Sera. the HCE Players appearance was part of a full-day academic conference at Boston College entitled James Joyce and Journalism. When: Saturday, April 21, 2018; 9 AM - 4 PM Where: Connolly House, 300 Hammond St. (Boston College), Chestnut Hill, MA Link: http://events.bc.edu/event/joyce_and_journalism_conference#.WtJ6tq3Mwcg St. Parick's Day Weekend 2018 The Here Comes Everybody Players appeared at the Aeronaut Brewing Company's St. Patrick's Day weekend celebrations in a lighthearted interpretation of selections from James Joyce's work, complete with music by the Here Comes Everybody Trio and audience participation. When: Sunday, March 18, 2018; 4 - 5 PM Where: The Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler Street, Somerville MA 02143 Link https://www.aeronautbrewing.com/events/ Of Thyme and Rosemary - a conversation between James Joyce and Marcel Proust Written and directed by Debra Weiss, the one-act play was presented as a staged reading at two venues in March with Donal O'Sullivan as James Joyce and Cahal Stephens as Marcel Proust. A discussion with the author and the actors followed each performance. When: Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018; at The Boston Atheneum, 10 1/2 Beacon St Boston and Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018; at The Boston Playwrights Theatre, 949 Comm. Ave., Boston music by The Here Comes Everybody Trio (Lidia Chang, Tony Keegan and Sean Connor)
 Lit Crawl Boston 2017; Donal O'Sullivan as Fr. Arnall from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (photo Karen Moore)
The Complete Works of James Joyce in under 60 minutes - with music
In association with The Thirsty Scholars* (a Finnegans Wake Reading Group) celebrating the completion of the group's eight-year long reading of the book. Featuring excerpts from all of Joyce's books including Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man, Ulysses, Exiles and especially Finnegans Wake. When: Wednesday, February 21, 2018; Where: Shahe Hall, Holy Trinity Armenian Church Campus, 145 Brattle Street, Cambridge MA, 02138 Excerpts from each of Joyce's books, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, Finnegans Wake and Exiles included audience participation and music. A light hearted but deep dive into Joyce's extraordinary and varied literary works including music and audience participation. *Meeting every Tuesday, the Thirsty Scholars have finished reading every page of Finnegans Wake twice over 22 years. Now while celebrating the completion of the second reading, they welcome new members as they prepare to begin a third round of reading this unique book. HCE Players performers included: Bill Conley; Sean Connor; Tony Keegan; Kevin Kordis; Emma Jayne McKenzie; Donal O'Sullivan and Cahal Stephens. Lit Crawl Boston, October 2017 The Complete Works of James Joyce in 44 minutes – with Music! For the 2017 Lit Crawl, The Here Comes Everybody Players performed excerpts from Dubliners, Finnegans Wake, A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man, Exiles and Finnegans Wake Lit Crawl Boston 2017 - the second annual night of irreverent literary programming in Boston’s Back Bay. From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., intrepid readers could choose from a variety of unique literary events including games, performances, provocations and other oddities, all in surprising venues ranging from cafes and art galleries to barbershops and shoe stores. When: October 26, 2017; 7:30 PM Where: Barbershop Lounge, 245 Newbury St., Boston http://www.litquake.org/events/lit-crawl-boston http://www.bostonbackbay.com/event/lit-crawl-boston/ https://www.facebook.com/LitCrawlBoston/?ref=bookmarks |
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Diasporic Joyce, North American Joyce Conference, Toronto, June 21 - 25, 2017.
The Here Comes Everybody Players were the "resident players" at this conference at Victoria College, University of Toronto. Performances included:
- Of Thyme and Rosemary - a conversation between James Joyce and Marcel Proust, a new play, written and directed by Debra Weiss, a staged reading with Donal O'Sullivan as James Joyce and Cahal Stephens as Marcel Proust.
- An Evening of Words and Songs, with Michelle Widden, Soprano, Sebastian Knowles, pianist and The Here Comes Everybody Players (Donal O'Sullivan; Lucia Smyth and Cahal Stephens)
- Several informal performances and reading of the works of Joyce at various times throughout the conference.
https://diasporicjoyce.wordpress.com
Bloomsday 2017, Dublin For the fifth consecutive year, the Here Comes Everybody Players were represented at Dublin's Bloomsday celebrations under the auspices of the James Joyce Centre (http://jamesjoyce.ie) and the Upper Leeson Street Area Residents Association (ULSARA; www.ulsara.ie).
Performances included:
- Public readings and performances from Ulysses, Meetinghouse Square, Dublin 2, June 16, 2017
- Performances at the James Joyce Centre, Dublin 1, June 16, 2017
- Performance of parodies from the Cyclops episode of Ulysses, Dartmouth Square Tea Party, Dublin 6, June 17, 2017
Waywords and Meansigns recreating Finnegans Wake [in its Whole Wholume] A diverse cast of musicians, readers, and artists are creating what may be the year’s most innovative musical-literary project: James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake set to music. The Here Comes Everybody Players music and spoken word contribution encompasses the first eight pages of the book. See more details at top of this page.
Launched on-line: May 4, 2017
www.waywardsandmeansigns.com
Joycespring - an introduction, through drama, to the works of James Joyce. Sponsored by the Amherst Irish Association as part of the Association's Event Series for 2016 -17.
When: Sunday April 23, 2017, 2 PM
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, Amherst MA
Followed by: "Tea and Tunes", Complementary tea, scones and Irish music by Le Chéile, 3 - 4 PM
www.amhertirish.org
St. Patrick's Day Music and Poetry from Ireland, including poetry by classic and modern Irish poets. Presented as part of the Democracy Centre's Aperitif Series of short monthly musical events.
When: March 17, 2017; 6 PM - 7 PM
Where: Democracy Center, Mount Auburn St., Cambridge MA 02138
Joycespeed - the Energy of Modernity the HCE Players performed a stage adaptation of Ithaca, the penultimate chapter of Ulysses, as part of this conference sponsored by the Irish Studies Program at Boston
College.
When: Saturday, November 12, 2016
Where: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
http://www.bc.edu/centers/irish/studies/calendar.html
The Here Comes Everybody Players were the "resident players" at this conference at Victoria College, University of Toronto. Performances included:
- Of Thyme and Rosemary - a conversation between James Joyce and Marcel Proust, a new play, written and directed by Debra Weiss, a staged reading with Donal O'Sullivan as James Joyce and Cahal Stephens as Marcel Proust.
- An Evening of Words and Songs, with Michelle Widden, Soprano, Sebastian Knowles, pianist and The Here Comes Everybody Players (Donal O'Sullivan; Lucia Smyth and Cahal Stephens)
- Several informal performances and reading of the works of Joyce at various times throughout the conference.
https://diasporicjoyce.wordpress.com
Bloomsday 2017, Dublin For the fifth consecutive year, the Here Comes Everybody Players were represented at Dublin's Bloomsday celebrations under the auspices of the James Joyce Centre (http://jamesjoyce.ie) and the Upper Leeson Street Area Residents Association (ULSARA; www.ulsara.ie).
Performances included:
- Public readings and performances from Ulysses, Meetinghouse Square, Dublin 2, June 16, 2017
- Performances at the James Joyce Centre, Dublin 1, June 16, 2017
- Performance of parodies from the Cyclops episode of Ulysses, Dartmouth Square Tea Party, Dublin 6, June 17, 2017
Waywords and Meansigns recreating Finnegans Wake [in its Whole Wholume] A diverse cast of musicians, readers, and artists are creating what may be the year’s most innovative musical-literary project: James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake set to music. The Here Comes Everybody Players music and spoken word contribution encompasses the first eight pages of the book. See more details at top of this page.
Launched on-line: May 4, 2017
www.waywardsandmeansigns.com
Joycespring - an introduction, through drama, to the works of James Joyce. Sponsored by the Amherst Irish Association as part of the Association's Event Series for 2016 -17.
When: Sunday April 23, 2017, 2 PM
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, Amherst MA
Followed by: "Tea and Tunes", Complementary tea, scones and Irish music by Le Chéile, 3 - 4 PM
www.amhertirish.org
St. Patrick's Day Music and Poetry from Ireland, including poetry by classic and modern Irish poets. Presented as part of the Democracy Centre's Aperitif Series of short monthly musical events.
When: March 17, 2017; 6 PM - 7 PM
Where: Democracy Center, Mount Auburn St., Cambridge MA 02138
Joycespeed - the Energy of Modernity the HCE Players performed a stage adaptation of Ithaca, the penultimate chapter of Ulysses, as part of this conference sponsored by the Irish Studies Program at Boston
College.
When: Saturday, November 12, 2016
Where: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
http://www.bc.edu/centers/irish/studies/calendar.html
Photo: June Cloutier
Emma MacKenzie as Bertha and Bill Conley as Richard in the final scene of Exiles, Cambridge MA, February, 2018 |
Photo: Debra Weiss
Donal O'Sullivan as Fr. Arnall from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Cambridge MA, 2018
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Photo: Christine Banna
Stephen Reinstein as The Sergeant and Josh Way as A Ragged Man in The Rising of the Moon by Augusta Lady Gregory in Out of Bounds - an Evening of Irish Music & Theatre, IIIC, Boston, December, 2014
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