The Agitators by Mat Smart and directed by Bill Taylor

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DateJanuary 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Time07:30 pm - 09:00 pm

Reoccurs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
1/17/19 - 1/26/19

Location 10091 McGregor Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33919 United States

Member's Price $22

Non-Member's Price $26

 

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Event details

Jan 17-19 and 24-26 at 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m.

Inspired by the enduring but tempestuous four-decade-long friendship between Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. As they grew to become the cultural icons we know today, their movements collided and their friendship was severely tested. This series of powerful vignettes tells their story, from their meeting in Rochester, through a Civil War and to the highest halls of government. They agitated the nation, they agitated each other and, in doing so, they helped shape the Constitution and the course of American history.

This production is sponsored in part by Janet and Bruce Bunch.

To widen the post-show conversation and discuss what the art onstage means to us as individuals and as a society, the Alliance will facilitate a community conversation through a talkback on Jan. 27. Talkbacks allow the audience to ask questions and express their thoughts, ideas on issues revealed in the play through the form of meaningful discussion with the cast or panel guests. The opportunity is included with ticket purchase.

Audio Descriptor Performance: Jan. 27. For theatregoers who are blind, or have moderate to severe vision loss, the Alliance will provide a specially trained describer who verbalizes what’s happening on stage during pauses in dialogue. The describer uses a headset microphone, while individuals using the service listen through a receiver with a single earpiece. Reservation of headsets is required prior to the show.