Contexts have changed drastically in the decade since Joyce constructed Ulysses, yet the attempt to grasp the complexity and multiplicity of modern existence appears of unchanged relevance. Ulysses (2026) therefore sets out not simply to adapt Ulysses. Instead, it attempts to capture its essence: a textual and formal anthology of the modern human condition, exploring memory, identity, chaos, routine, beauty, and contradiction, brought on stage in one monumental performance. Each part, each individual hour, stands alone in style, yet connects through recurring themes, characters, and questions, an utterly ambitious mosaic of what it means to be alive today, between the everyday mundane and the intellectually divine. Just like the original, this production follows the Odyssey of everyday experience, tracking three characters over the course of a single day, put on stage in real time across 13 continuous hours. Each hour developed in dialogue with one or two sections of Ulysses. James Joyce set out not only to capture the totality of human experience, but also the totality of form. With each chapter, he radically reinvented language, structure, and style, pushing expressive experimentation to its limits. We are bringing this idea to the stage: Each hour is being created by a different writer, director, and cast. We are forming a vast creative collective united by a shared mission and constant communication, but with the opportunity to express distinct voices and singular formal experimentation. ​​