Undiscovered CountryAva RoyWe PlayersHunter Scott MacNair, Ava Roy & Chris SteeleIt’s the ol’ West when armed, masked bandits regularly rob frightened passengers riding bumpy stagecoaches, only to turn around the next day to hold up a bank, tying up teeth-chattering customers while taking their jewelry, watches, guns, and money. Only in this version of the Ol’ West, … [Read more...] about “Undiscovered Country”
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“Caesar Maximus”
Caesar MaximusWilliam ShakespeareWe PlayersThe Cast of Circus MaximusFor anyone wondering how an electorate can switch in such a short time from electing an Obama to choosing a Trump, a re-visit of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar may send chills up the spine, especially as now being brilliantly directed by Ava Roy in a We Players adaptation entitled Caesar Maximus. In … [Read more...] about “Caesar Maximus”
“BEOWULF”
BEOWULFWe Players, Rova Saxophone Quartet & InkBoatNathaniel Justiniano, Ava Roy & Dana Ioga-Koga“Smell ... Listen ... Breathe.”And a hundred-plus “mourners” all clad in black (i.e., the audience) leave the San Francisco Maritime Museum, heading toward the sounds of sad, wailing saxophones, tucked in the green hills and hidden among the giant trees with branches … [Read more...] about “BEOWULF”
“HEROMONSTER”
HEROMONSTERNathaniel Justiniano & Ava Roy; Music by Charlie GurkeWePlayersNathaniel Justiniano and Ava RoyHEROMONSTER, created and performed by Nathaniel Justiniano and Ava Roy of We Players, is less a play with a story line and more poetry in motion with loose, vague references to the original Beowulf. The result is always intriguing, often mesmerizing, and at times … [Read more...] about “HEROMONSTER”
