Ulysses
Closing: March 01, 2026Ulysses - 2026 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Joseph Papp Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003
Elevator Repair Service 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.
Ulysses - 2026 - Off-Broadway Cast
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'Ulysses' Off-Broadway review — a breakneck run through a James Joyce masterwork
7 / 10
ERS’s is not the first theatrical adaptation of Ulysses, though many others have focused only on certain episodes or characters. Tackling the whole book is a signature ERS move; the company has cast many of its usual suspects in Ulysses, and none disappoint. Weeks goes from waifish to dominatrix as Martha; Shepherd’s bouncing take on Blazes Boylan becomes a choreographic leitmotif; Kate Benson goes from doctor to sex worker to enraged drunkard in the blink of an eye; and Stevenson’s feline gaze and vocalizations are so perfect that I indeed hoped the cat would come back.
Review: ‘Ulysses’ compresses one day into a dense, demanding adaptation
6 / 10
Ulysses—on the page or stage—isn’t for the intellectually fatigued or those not well-caffeinated. Compacted into a brisk two hours and forty minutes, co-directors John Collins and Scott Shepherd and their creative team employ a bevy of props, projections, and screeching sound cues (courtesy of Ben Williams) to indicate the passage of time. Recurring themes ranging from anti-Semitism and nationalism to repressed sexuality appear throughout Joyce’s text. The seven-person ensemble undertakes dozens of roles, and while plenty of captivating moments surface, the whole fails to be greater than the sum of the parts.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 26, 2026
The Public Theater is presenting Elevator Repair Service’s Ulysses, presented in partnership with Under the Radar festival. See what the critics are saying about the production in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2026
You can now get a first look at the Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service’s Ulysses, presented in partnership with Under the Radar festival. Check out photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2026
The Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service will begin previews for the New York City premiere of Ulysses directed by John Collins, with co-direction and dramaturgy by Scott Shepherd. The production has been extended Off-Broadway.
by A.A. Cristi - December 29, 2025
A new rehearsal video offers a behind-the-scenes look at ULYSSES, the upcoming production by Elevator Repair Service, currently in preparation at The Public Theater.
by A.A. Cristi - December 22, 2025
Check out rehearsal photos for The Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service’s ULYSSES, presented in partnership with Under the Radar festival. ULYSSES stiches verbatim passages from Joyce’s epic masterpiece into a two-and-a-half hour tour de force.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 19, 2025
The Public Theater has revealed the full cast for the upcoming New York City premiere of Ulysses, created by Elevator Repair Service. The production will be presented as part of Under the Radar this January.
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