The Dead, 1904

One of New York City’s most sought-after holiday traditions returns. _The Dead, 1904_ is an unforgettable immersive experience combining theatre, music, dining, and festivity, culminating in Joyce’s haunting meditation on love, memory, and mortality as the snow falls “general all over Ireland.” <br> You are cordially invited to step inside a magnificent Gilded Age mansion on Fifth Avenue and into the heart of Edwardian Dublin for the Morkan sisters’ annual holiday gathering. Friends and family come together for an evening of conversation, music, dancing, and abundant hospitality. But as old traditions endure and a new Ireland begins to emerge, an unexpected revelation leads Gabriel Conroy to reconsider his marriage, his identity, and what it truly means to be alive. <br> The production unfolds throughout the historic American Irish Historical Society townhouse. Audiences become guests at the Morkans’ party, moving from room to room alongside the actors before gathering in the dining room for the evening’s feast. <br> A decadent feast and libations are served to the cast and audience alike, created with meticulous attention to historical detail by our partners at Great Performances. <br> Adapted from James Joyce’s immortal story by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon and bestselling novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz, and directed by Ciarán O’Reilly, _The Dead, 1904_ offers the rare opportunity to step inside one of literature’s most enduring stories.