Image used with permission via Peter Merts

This weekend kicks-off San Francisco's version of Shakespeare in the Park, but made creepier and criminal by the We Players production of Hamlet on Alcatraz. Starting this Friday, October 8th and running each weekend through November 21st, Hamlet, directed by Michael Bay Ava Roy promises to fully inhabit “The Rock.”

I haven't been this siked about Alcatraz since Nicolas Cage saved San Francisco from VX gas warheads back in 1996. The site-specific performance takes 4 hours to run around 1.5 miles of the island watching Hamlet be a big pussy struggle with killing Claudius in order to revenge his father's death. Yes, the performance actually takes place in multiple locations on the island while the audience follows the cast from scene to scene. Some of the locations visited in the performance are not accessible to regular island visitors, so make sure you take this rare opportunity and go see this performance by November 21st. 

If FUNds are an issue for you, Hamlet on Alcatraz is offered free of charge, as they do not turn anyone away for lack of cash. However, since extreme amounts of materials and resources have been used to produce Hamlet, We Players is suggesting a donation of $60-$80 per ticket to help cover expenses. The student/senior/limited funds suggested donation is $40 per ticket.

Can't wait to see Ophelia jump off the Island and into the Bay! Err, unless she has a Sassy Gay Friend to stop her…