James Joyce's The Dead presented by Quotidian Theatre Company at Writer's Center

James Joyce's The Dead

Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street Bethesda

"James Joyce's The Dead" is a musical adaptation of Joyce's famous 1916 short story set at a Christmas party in 1904 Dublin. Opening at Playwrights Horizons,this work had a triumphant Broadway run and national tour. This understated, intimate work features music and dance which are a perfect fit for Joyce's moving words. Featuring renowned opera and cabaret singer Janice Hall as Gretta Conroy and Steve Beall as Gabriel Conroy.

Presented by Quotidian Theatre Company

Thru - Dec 16, 2012

Price: $30

Show Type: Musical

Box Office: 301-816-1023

Running Time: 2 hrs with no intermission

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DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

Quotidian Theatre Company's powerful and moving production of James Joyce's The Dead is their first musical, or, as Director and company co-founder Jack Sbarbori puts it, a "play with music." He has done a fantastic job of imbuing every scene of this ensemble piece with humor and heart. Part of the thanks goes to Joyce, of course, for his imminently relatable characters and layers of symbolism in the original text, as well as Shaun David for adapting the story so in his book, and Richard Nelson for a beautiful Irish score (comprised of musical hall songs, parlor songs, Joyce's text, lyrics mostly adapted from Irish poetry, and original lyrics) with songs that sound like people have been singing for centuries.

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- Jessica Vaughan

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

The Quotidian Theatre Company’s new production of James Joyce’s The Dead, which opened this past weekend, could be the best holiday theater surprise of the season. Quotidian’s production of this 1999 Broadway “play with music” is a welcome change of pace from the usual—and admittedly enjoyable—annual holiday entertainment clichés that flutter into our lives like a soft, gentle snowfall during the waning days of each year.

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- Terry Ponick

James Joyce's The Dead presented by Quotidian Theatre Company at Writer's Center