Articles
2024
ADVENTURES WITH ALICE
SF Chronicle Datebook, April 17, 2024: We Players’ ‘Adventures With Alice’ makes wondrous return to Golden Gate Park
2023
ADVENTURES WITH ALICE
No Proscenium, May 2, 2023: Review Rundown: The One With Magic, Mystery, and Some Playful Mayhem
SF Chronicle Datebook, April 28, 2023: ‘Adventures with Alice’ is theater as wonderful as its Golden Gate Park setting
SF Chronicle Datebook, April 4, 2023: In Bay Area theater, spring 2023 is the time to start small
Mercury News, Golden Gate Park becomes a wild Wonderland in immersive ‘Alice’
San Francisco Examiner, April 3, 2023: Seven plays to catch in San Francisco during April
San Francisco Examiner, April 27, 2023: Alice's Wonderland coming to Golden Gate Park
Weekend Sherpa, Spring 2023: Rock and Roll Golden Gate
2022
THE KEEPER
East Bay Times, Catch ‘The Keeper’ starting May 27 on West End
Alameda Post, This One’s a “Keeper” — We Players Coming to Alameda
The Mercury News, Review: Lighthouse keeper confronts loneliness, and more, in Alameda
Theatrius, The Keeper Uses Nursery Rhymes to Strengthen Our Resolve
SF Chronicle Datebook, We Players’ ‘The Keeper’
MOTHER LEAR
American Theatre, August 25, 2022: Why Keep Doing Shakespeare? Maybe That’s the Wrong Question
Broadway World, July 11, 2022: We Players to present Mother Lear at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Broadway World, August 13, 2022: Tickets Available for BBG's NY Premiere of MOTHER LEAR in partnership with We Players
Staten Island Live, August 26, 2022: Brooklyn Botanic Garden to present NY premiere of Mother Lear in partnership with We Players
2021
PSYCHOPOMP
No Proscenium, June 7, 2021: ‘Psychopomp’ is a Walk with Purpose
Theatrius, May 28, 2021: "Psychopomp" - Top Actors Guide Us To Celestial Heights
SF Examiner, May 17, 2021: ‘Psychopomp’ a magical, meditative walk through McLaren Park
SF Chronicle Datebook, May 17, 2021: We Players’ ‘Psychopomp’ in McLaren Park is a wondrous gateway back to in-person theater
San Francisco News, May 12, 2021: PSYCHOPOMP Begins Thursday, May 13
SF Chronicle Datebook, May 15, 2021: We Players’ ‘Psychopomp’
2020
CAESAR MAXIMUS
SF Examiner, August 22, 2020: We Players take ‘Caesar’ from outdoor stage to screen
SF Chronicle Datebook, January 12, 2021: What theater from Shakespeare to Amiri Baraka tells us about the Capitol mob
WONDER STORYTIME WITH ALICE AND FRIENDS
SF Chronicle Datebook, April 27, 2020: We Players’ Wonderland temporarily goes aural and digital
SF Chronicle Datebook, January 29, 2020: 'Beach Blanket' wasn't the only game in town: where to take guests now
2019
MOTHER LEAR
East Bay Times, March 13, 2019: Heartbreaking two-woman ‘Lear’ revived in Berkeley
UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
SF Chronicle Datebook: “Undiscovered Country”
SF Examiner, May 22, 2019: ‘Undiscovered Country’ a Shakespeare-Wild West mashup
Theatre Eddys, May 26, 2019: “Undiscovered Country”
The Mercury News, May 10, 2019: ‘Hamlet’ remixed as cowboy romance in San Francisco
Theater and Such, May 12, 2019: Undiscovered and Unexpected
2018
No Proscenium, July 19, 2018: The Immersive 5 with Ava Roy of We Players
MOTHER LEAR
Theatrius, April 24, 2018: Roy & Walsh Stir Souls with King Lear Mash-Up
CAESAR MAXIMUS
KQED, August 29, 2018: Hail Caesar! Shakespearean Drama Meets Historical San Francisco in 'Caesar Maximus'
Theatrestorm, August 31, 2018: Review: CAESAR MAXIMUS
Theatre Eddys, August 31, 2018: CAESAR MAXIMUS
The Mercury News, September 10, 2018: Review: Audience stays on the move in engaging ‘Caesar’ at SF’s Golden Gate Park
SF Chronicle, August 15, 2018: We Players’ second riff on ‘Julius Caesar’ this season has a female lead
SF/ARTS, August 2018: Summer Arts in the Park
No Proscenium, August 8, 2018: In Praise of ‘Caesar Maximus’
SF Chronicle Datebook - August 8, 2018 - Park fares better than play in CAESAR MAXIMUS
ROMAN WOMEN
SFGate, May 2, 2018: Site-specific We Players goes classical with "Roman [Women]"
SF Examiner, May 8, 2018: We Players’ ‘Roman Women’ enthrall at Palace of Fine Arts
The Mercury News, May 11, 2018: Cherished SF landmark stars in a new play
2017
Sierra: The national magazine of the Sierra Club, November 6 , 2017: The We Players Bring Theater to State and National Parks
MOTHER LEAR
Marin Independent Journal, December 27, 2017: Mother Lear included in Year's Best Marin Theatre
The Mercury News, October 4, 2017: We Players uses ‘Lear’ to talk about aging in the 21st century
Marin Independent Journal, October 4, 2017: Mother-daughter ‘Lear’ captures heartbreak of dementia
MIDSUMMER OF LOVE
SF Examiner, June 6, 2017: We Players get right down to sex in ‘Midsummer of Love’
SF Chronicle, June 6, 2017: We Players forges a new era of art in the parks
Theatrestorm, July 21, 2017: Review: ‘Midsummer of Love’ from We Players
BEOWULF
Theatrius, March 24, 2017: BEOWULF By the Bay Breaks New Ground
SFGate, March 15, 2017: We Players adapts ‘Beowulf’ for the great outdoors
Theatre Eddys, March 19, 2017: BEOWULF
SF Examiner, March 28. 2017: Evocative Scenes, Slight Story in 'Beowulf'
2016
ROMEO & JULIET
SFGate - August 22, 2016: Uneven 'Romeo' woos audiences outdoors
Matthew Ebisuzaki - August 9, 2016 - Interactive Creativity
The Mercury News - September 28, 2016 - Montagues at Montalvo
SanJose.com, October 5, 2016: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with a twist at Montalvo
Los Altos Town Crier, October 12, 2016: We Players, Montalvo join forces for Romeo & Juliet
Regarding Arts, October 10, 2016: Transported by Shakespeare from Villa Montalvo to Verona
Open Access: Inside the Lucas Arts Program, June 21, 2016: We Players presents "Romeo & Juliet at Villa Montalvo"
Sonoma County Tourism: Shakespeare at Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
Marin IJ, August 17, 2016: We Players’ Old West ‘Romeo’ moves the audience, literally
Theatrestorm, August 22, 2016: ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ presented by We Players at Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
Bay Nature, July 21, 2016: Romeo and Juliet Comes Outdoors to the Petaluma Adobe
Broadway World, October 16, 2016: Montalvo Arts Center to Present Interactive ROMEO & JULIET AT VILLA MONTALVO This Fall
California College of the Arts, We Players Takes Textiles Faculty Sasha Duerr and Soil to Studio to the Stage
Sonoma Index-Tribune, July 21, 2016: We Players bring ‘Romeo and Juliet’ out in public
2015
HEROMONSTER
SFBay, October 26, 2015: HEROMONSTER pushes theatre to frightening boundaries
SF Examiner, October 15, 2015: We Players brings heroes, monsters to life
Montalvo Arts Blog, September 28, 2015: We Players Explore the Heroic and the Monstrous
ONDINE AT SUTRO
SF Weekly, April 28, 2015: Ondine at the Beach
SF Weekly, April 29, 2015: The Challenges of Staging Ondine at Sutro Baths
7×7, April 30 2015: Weekend Guide: Free Pancakes, Muscle Cars & Theater at Sutro Baths
The Chronicle, May 5, 2015: Into the setting sun beyond Sutro
KQED Arts, May 6, 2015: We Players Stage a Bittersweet Fairy Tale in a Breathtaking Locale
SF Examiner, May 7 2015: S.F. seascape bolsters exquisite ‘Ondine at Sutro’
SF Weekly, May 5, 2015: Hybrid Place, Hybrid Play: We Players’ Ondine at Sutro Baths
Theatrestorm, May 13, 2015: Review: ‘Ondine’ presented by We Players at Sutro Baths & Environs
VISUAL ARTS
KQED Arts, May 11 2015: Contemporary Takes on Maritime History at Aquatic Park Exhibition
2014
Theaterstorm, September 11, 2014: ‘King Fool’ presented by We Players
For All Events, August 11, 2014: Canciones del Mar aboard the tall ship Balclutha
SF Weekly, June 19, 2014: Macabre Masterpiece: Macbeth at Fort Point is Truly an Epic of Shakespearean Proportions
The Berkeley Times, June 26, 2014: We Players’ Macbeth: the Power of Place
TheatreStorm, June 15, 2014: Review: ‘Macbeth At Fort Point’ by We Players
KQED Arts, May 20, 2014: Hot Days Mean Hot Plays as Theatre Goes Outside
Bold Italic, March 10, 2014: The Next Experimental Performance to Sell Out ASAP
2013
KQED, October 11, 2013: The Government Shuts Down Arts in San Francisco
NPR, October 11, 2013: Trickle-Down Stories: How The Shutdown Feels Across America
SF Chronicle, October 4, 2013: Shutdown may mean Macbeth’s last hour on the stage
American Theatre Magazine, July 2013, In Immersive Theatre, the Audience Members Are the Actors
We Players work with youth at the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center referenced in this article in NCTE’s English Journal – Songs of the Caged Birds: Literacy and Learning with Incarcerated Youth
San Francisco Chronicle, September 9 2013, The effect of Google Glass on romance
Theater Bay Area, September 2013, Laura’s Editor Picks
SF Weekly, Wednesday, September 18, 2013: Double Cast: The Audience Gets Pulled into Shakespeare Whether They Like it or Not with We Players’ Macbeth
SFist.com, Monday September 9, 2013: SFist Reviews: We Players’ ‘Macbeth’
Regarding Arts, Monday September 9, 2013, Audience and Play Triumph on Macbeth at Fort Point
SF Examiner, Monday September 9, 2013, Macbeth at Golden Gate
Stage and Cinema, September 7, 2013, Sound and Fury Indeed
San Jose Mercury News, September 4, 2013 (a photo essay)
Broadway World, May 13, 2013 , We Players to Stage Macbeth Under Golden Gate Bridge
2012
The Examiner, September 21, 2012 & Examiner photo essay
SF Examiner, Thursday September 13, 2012
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Thursday May 17, 2012
SF Weekly, Thursday May 17, 2012
Marin Independent Journal, Thursday May 17, 2012
San Francisco Examiner, Wednesday May 16, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday May 15, 2012
Broadway World, April 25, 2012
The Bay Citizen/NY Times, January 12, 2012
The Nonprofit Quarterly, January 17, 2012
2011
SF Bay Guardian, July 26, 2011
SF Weekly, September 28, 2011
Alcatraz “Foghorn” Newsletter, September, 2011
The Scuttlefish, October 18, 2011
Art Practical, October 16, 2011
2010
New York Times/ Bay Area Citizen, August 12, 2010
7×7, October 7, 2010
Chloe Veltman, Lies Like Truth, October 12, 2010
San Francisco Bay Guardian: The Performant, October 13, 2010
SFAppeal, October 13, 2010
Mission Local, October 14, 2010
NBC San Diego, October 7, 2010
NBC Bay Area, October 14, 2010
SFist, October 18, 2010
The Stanford Daily, October 22, 2010
SFGate, October 28, 2010
The Broadview: Online, October 29, 2010
The Huffington Post, November 3, 2010
Stanford Magazine November/December 2010
Daily Californian, November 9, 2010
SF Weekly, November 10, 2010
Academic Publications
We Players is featured in the following publications:
NCTE English Journal: Songs of Caged Birds: Literacy and Learning with Incarcerated Youth by Peter Williamson, Megan Mercurio, and Constance Walker
Didaskalia, online journal of Ancient Greek and Roman performance: Review of The Odyssey on Angel Island by Al Duncan
REFEREEING THE MUSES: A THEATRE CRITICISM/ARTS JOURNALISM PRIMER by Bob Abelman & Cheryl Kushner (Peter Lang Publishing) college textbook
(Ava Roy featured in chapter on Artistic Directors)
Ecumenica Journal of Theatre and Performance. Feature article: “Hamlet on Alcatraz, A Journey into the Power of Sacred Space” by Rand Harmon.
THE OXFORD GUIDE TO GREEK DRAMA IN THE AMERICAS (forthcoming in 2014 by Oxford University Press). We Players’ Odyssey on Angel Island featured in the chapter “Greek Drama on the U.S. West Coast 1970-2013” by Mary-Kay Gamel