Off-Broadway's Public Theater has extended the run of Elevator Repair Service's Ulysses, starting performances in Martinson Hall January 13 ahead of a January 25 opening night. The run will now continue two weeks longer than initially scheduled, through March 1. The production, a New York premiere, is part of the 2026 Under the Radar Festival.
The play, which debuted at Fisher Center at Bard last year, presents Joyce's epic text abridged, with a run time of two hours and 40 minutes. John Collins is directing, with co-direction and dramaturgy by Scott Shepherd. The cast includes Dee Beasnael, Kate Benson, Maggie Hoffman, Vin Knight, Scott Shepherd, Christopher-Rashee Stevenson, and Stephanie Weeks.
The production features scenic design by dots, costume design by Enver Chakartash, lighting design by Marika Kent, sound design by Ben Williams, projection design by Matthew Deinhart, and prop design by Patricia Marjorie. Maurina Lioce is production stage manager, and Kelsey Vivian is stage manager.
“The Public has been ERS’s biggest and most consistent partner over the last 15 years, and we are thrilled to be continuing this collaboration,” said Collins, also ERS' artistic director, in an earlier statement. “Ever since Gatz premiered in New York in 2010, The Public has been a home for us, and we can’t wait to bring Ulysses to the Martinson.”
"Ulysses is a whirlwind tour through the hilarity and heart to be found in this novel notorious for its difficulty," added Shepherd. "Clock hands spin and text flies up the wall as we try to keep up with Joyce’s mad-genius experimentations. The world of Ulysses is so vast and varied every reader finds different points of kinship. What we keyed into most, maybe, is the dedicated irreverence it uses as a delivery vehicle for its profound sincerity. The whole thing, you could say, is an enormous, elaborate joke—meant in all seriousness.”
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Vin Knight and Scott Shepherd
Dee Beasnael, Vin Knight, and Kate Benson
John Collins,Stephanie Weeks, Scott Shepherd, and Dee Beasnael
Christopher-Rashee Stevenson, Vin Knight, and Scott Shepherd
Maggie Hoffman, Christopher-Rashee Stevenson Vin Knight, and Scott Shepherd
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Christopher-Rashee Stevenson
Scott Shepherd and Maggie Hoffman
Christopher-Rashee Stevenson and Stephanie Weeks
Scott Shepherd, Dee Beasnael, and Kate Benson
