June 16
BLOOMSDAY BOSTON 2023
David Costa, Photographer
When; Friday, June 16, 7:30 PM
Where: Boston Playwrights Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA, 02215
(MBTA Green Line, B, Babcock St Stop)
Parking available at the nearby Agganis Arena Garage
Tickets: Free, suggested donation: $25 per ticket
A celebration of the work of James Joyce including songs and drama from his novel, Ulysses, followed by a reception hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland, Boston
The extraordinary and perennially controversial novel Ulysses, by James Joyce, is a celebration of a single day. Now over 100 years old, Ulysses follows the structure of Homer’s Odyssey in recounting the fictional thoughts, words and actions of many Dubliners as they went about their day on June 16, 1904. Among these Dubliners were the three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom, and her husband, Leopold. The Blooms give their name to the day - Bloomsday. Based on Joyce’s own experience as a young adult in early 20th century Dublin, Ulysses weaves together humor, tragedy, story-telling, the details of daily life, many literary styles, monologue, stream of consciousness. Most of all it demonstrates Joyce’s acute sense of humanity, history and place. After a century, this book is still celebrated worldwide each year on June 16.
Join us for the Boston celebration – Bloomsday Boston 2023 and for the post-show reception hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland, Boston
If you’ve read Ulysses, you’ll enjoy hearing some familiar themes and perhaps some you’ve forgotten!
If you’ve never read it, you’ll enjoy how music and drama can bring it to life!
Featuring Ryan Barker, Katie Beckvold, John Brownlie, Brittany Daley, Steve Dooner, Donal O’Sullivan, Cathal Stephens.
Literary introduction by Joyce scholar, Katherine O’Callaghan
Music by Linda Papatopoli (piano) and Tony Keegan (percussion).
Directed by Steve Dooner and Cathal Stephens
Where: Boston Playwrights Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA, 02215
(MBTA Green Line, B, Babcock St Stop)
Parking available at the nearby Agganis Arena Garage
Tickets: Free, suggested donation: $25 per ticket
A celebration of the work of James Joyce including songs and drama from his novel, Ulysses, followed by a reception hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland, Boston
The extraordinary and perennially controversial novel Ulysses, by James Joyce, is a celebration of a single day. Now over 100 years old, Ulysses follows the structure of Homer’s Odyssey in recounting the fictional thoughts, words and actions of many Dubliners as they went about their day on June 16, 1904. Among these Dubliners were the three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom, and her husband, Leopold. The Blooms give their name to the day - Bloomsday. Based on Joyce’s own experience as a young adult in early 20th century Dublin, Ulysses weaves together humor, tragedy, story-telling, the details of daily life, many literary styles, monologue, stream of consciousness. Most of all it demonstrates Joyce’s acute sense of humanity, history and place. After a century, this book is still celebrated worldwide each year on June 16.
Join us for the Boston celebration – Bloomsday Boston 2023 and for the post-show reception hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland, Boston
If you’ve read Ulysses, you’ll enjoy hearing some familiar themes and perhaps some you’ve forgotten!
If you’ve never read it, you’ll enjoy how music and drama can bring it to life!
Featuring Ryan Barker, Katie Beckvold, John Brownlie, Brittany Daley, Steve Dooner, Donal O’Sullivan, Cathal Stephens.
Literary introduction by Joyce scholar, Katherine O’Callaghan
Music by Linda Papatopoli (piano) and Tony Keegan (percussion).
Directed by Steve Dooner and Cathal Stephens