EXPERIENCE THE HERO'S JOURNEY

In a historic multi-year partnership with the California State Parks, We Players will bring our unique site-specific, interactive performance work to the largest island in the bay. Angel Island has rich and complex history: her hills were once roamed and harvested by Miwok Indians; the protected “Ayala Cove” offered safe haven for Spanish explorers; the island has the longest continuous military presence of any Bay Area site; and the immigration station on the leeward side is know as the “Ellis Island of the West.” The island is a spectacular natural and historic treasure, protected as a state park for all to enjoy.

We Players will facilitate an intimate experience of Angel Island and its diverse histories through our island-wide, interactive performance adventure of The Odyssey on weekends, May 12 – July 1, 2012. Carefully crafted staging, interactive installations, and diverse pathways through the space will make this performance a provocative and truly memorable experience. Once on the island, audience members will receive a map and survival ‘kit bag‘ for the five-hour journey.

You will walk for miles, you will encounter monsters, nymphs, gods and even mere mortals. There will be feasts, libations, storms, and five star views across the bay. You will journey to the Kingdom of the Dead, you will climb Mount Olympus, and – if you are brave, resilient and determined, you will reach your native land at last. May the power of Zeus be with you and may Athena guide you!

We will continue to update our website with more information throughout the rehearsal process. All mailing list members will receive advance notice when reservations open. 

Additional education, outreach and visual arts programming will contribute to the conversation around central themes of journeying, fate, choice and consequences, and homecoming throughout 2012.

More details forthcoming!