Venue Martinson Hall
Runtime 2 hours and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission
Created by Elevator Repair Service
Text: Ulysses by James Joyce
Co-Direction and Dramaturgy by Scott Shepherd
Directed by John Collins
Following last fall’s sold-out encore of Gatz—“The most remarkable achievement in theater of the decade” (New York Times)—Elevator Repair Service (ERS) takes on the Mount Everest of twentieth-century literature. James Joyce’s ULYSSES has fascinated, perplexed, scandalized, and/or defeated readers for over a century. In this New York City premiere, seven performers sit down for a sober reading but soon find themselves guzzling pints, getting in brawls, and committing debaucheries as they careen on a fast-forward tour through Joyce’s funhouse of styles. With humor, pathos, and a richly layered design, ERS stitches together verbatim passages from Joyce’s epic masterpiece into a two-and-a-half hour tour de force.
Presented in partnership with Under the Radar Festival®Mark Russell, Founding DirectorMeropi Peponides & Kaneza Schaal, Co-DirectorsArKtype, Festival ProducerMore information at utrfest.org
If you would like a detailed synopsis of Ulysses, please read through A Selective Rundown of the Day's Events.
Major Production Support from The Lehoczky Escobar Family and The Brandt Jackson Foundation.