NOV. 22 - DEC. 15, 2024

Be transported to an era exploring the special, 45-year bond between two political revolutionary powerhouses who changed the world!

Synopsis

December 1865: Slavery is abolished.
August 1920: Women gain the right to vote.
November 2024: "What now?"

Let's revisit the past. And learn from it.

The Agitators chronicles the enduring but tempestuous friendship of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Great allies? Yes. And at times, great adversaries. Young abolitionists when they met in Rochester in the 1840s, they were full of hopes, dreams, and a common purpose. As they grew to become the cultural icons we know today, their movements collided and their friendship was severely tested.

This is the story of that forty-five year friendship: from its beginning in Rochester, through a civil war, and to the highest halls of government.

They agitated the nation. They agitated each other. They helped shape the Constitution and the course of American history. This is their story. More timely than ever.

Cast

Adam C. Torrian…...…..Frederick Douglass
Krista Joy Serpa.......….Susan B. Anthony

Production Team

Director: Kerry Gudjohnsen
Stage & Production Manager: Kelly Weber Barraza
Sound and Projection Design: Sinjin Jones
Costume Design: Trish Files
Lighting Assistant: Daniel Cai
With Original Songs By: Jelani Brown
Wig Design: Gwyneth Price Panos
Set Design: Louis Stone-Collonge

Runtime

Approx. 2 hours with a 10 minute intermission.

Reviews & Press

“… keeps the audience fascinatingly absorbed in this marvelous story.” - Greg Autry, Splash Magazines. Read the full review>>

“There is no doubt no one won’t be moved from this play.” - Brandon Roth, Los Altos Town Crier. Read the full review>>

“The Pear stages play that aims to balance the ‘historical’ with the ‘human’” - Mountain View Voice

‘The Agitators’ Traces Paths of Two Early Social Justice Warriors - Metro Silicon Valley

Immersive Options

• The Great Temperance Beverage
  Now without cocaine!
  “Cure” for morphine addiction, indigestion, nerve disorders, headaches, and impotence (Coca Cola or Diet Coke).

• Dr. Welch’s Unfermented Wine
  The pure, unfermented, undiluted juice of the choicest Concord Grape.

• Pear Cardamom Soda
  Sparkling soda with lemon, pear, and cardamom. Topped with a frozen edible flower ice cube!

• The Agitator Champagne Cocktail
  Known as “chorus girl’s milk” in the 1850's entertainment industry for being so wonderfully easy to drink! But this cocktail has a special Pear Theatre twist... Agitate your own drink by dropping in some of the ingredients yourself: Prosecco, aromatic bitters, sugar, edible glitter! Served in a wine glass - yours to keep!

• Timeless Holiday Fizz
  Prosecco with cranberry juice, rosemary, and garnished with frozen cranberries and a dried orange slice. Served in a wine glass - yours to keep!