The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Date and time
Location
Aboard the Alma
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park 499 Jefferson Street San Francisco, CA 94109Refund Policy
Description
WE PLAYERS
presents
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
in partnership with San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Original Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Directed by Ava Roy
Fridays 3:30-6:30pm; Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm
October 31 – November 16, 2014
Join We Players at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park for an intimate sailing performance and inspired conversation on Alma, one of the National Historic Landmark ships at Hyde Street Pier.
We Players takes this famous poem to sea aboard the scow schooner Alma, breathing life into the lines while sailing the bay. Through music, movement and the living word, audiences will enter the poem while engaging the San Francisco bay with all of their senses – the smell of salt tinges the air and westerly breezes guide us through cold Pacific waters.
The poem explores a violation of nature and the resulting psychological effects on the mariner and on all those who hear his tale. The mariner must grapple with the crushing weight of loneliness and guilt and ultimately, seek a path of redemption. Through the poem, we are confronted with man’s fragile relationship with nature, and the humbling effects of the supreme elemental forces of the sea. There are myriad stories related to this same theme, embedded in the history at San Francisco Maritime. In addition to experiencing a site-integrated performance with We Players, audiences will also receive specially-developed site interpretation and be invited to participate in group dialogue.
BE ADVISED: THE PERFORMANCE INCLUDES BRIEF TOTAL NUDITY.
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Rime on Alma
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday October 31, 3:30-6:30pm
Saturday November 1, 1-4pm
Sunday November 2, 1-4pm
Friday November 7, 3:30-6:30pm
Saturday November 8, 1-4pm
Sunday November 9, 1-4pm
Friday November 14, 3:30-6:30pm (SOLD OUT!)
Saturday November 15, 1-4pm
Sunday November 16, 1-4pm
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NO REFUNDS. NO EXCHANGES.
Please choose your performance dates carefully.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park includes a fleet of National Historic Landmark vessels, Small Boat Shop, Maritime Museum, Visitor Center, and a maritime research center. The park offers regular programs, sailing tours aboard the 1891 scow schooner Alma, and hosts a Sea Music Festival aboard the historic ships at Hyde Street Pier. For more information, call 415-447-5000, or visit the park online at nps.gov/safr or at facebook.com/SanFranciscoMaritimeNHP.