Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre and Dot Dot Productions, in association with The American Irish Historical Society, will present the return of The Dead, 1904, an immersive adaptation of James Joyce’s The Dead from Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon and novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz.

Directed by Irish Rep Co-founder Ciarán O’Reilly, previews will begin November 20 at The American Irish Historical Society with an opening night set for November 26 for a limited engagement through January 5, 2025.

The play follows a holiday gathering on January 6, 1904, the Feast of the Epiphany, in the Dublin home of two elderly sisters, Kate and Julia Morkan, and their niece, Mary Jane. At the party are students, friends, a celebrated tenor, a lost alcoholic, and the couple, Gabriel and Gretta Conroy. Over the course of an evening, there are conversations, music, dancing, dining, speeches, and disagreements.

The Dead, 1904—previously presented during the holiday seasons in 2016-2018—will be performed to an audience of 48 people a night at The American Irish Historical Society, traveling over three floors of the building, which has been restored to period decoration. A holiday meal, created by Great Performances, will also be served.

This production will star Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil as Kate and Julia. The full cast and creative team for The Dead, 1904 will be announced at a later date.

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