UM Department of Theatre: James Joyce’s "The Dead" October 16, 2009

book by Richard Nelson
music by Shaun Davey, lyrics by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey
directed by Scot Reese

James Joyce’s short story, adapted for the stage as a musical, follows Irishman Gabriel Conroy as he takes his wife to a lively holiday party hosted by his two aunts. As Conroy observes his surroundings and hears others’ tales of love, loss, change and longing, he meditates on what it means to be an Irishman and a human. At the play’s center is an internal journey that drama critic Christopher Isherwood described as the “rich evocation of a single consciousness.”

This performance is part of the James Joyce's The Dead Engagement Project.

Official Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2009/c/performances/performance?rowid=9173