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Geva Theatre Center the Agitators Supplemental Content October, 2017 Time and Location the Agitators Is Set in 10 Different Geva Theatre Center The Agitators Supplemental Content October, 2017 Time and Location The Agitators is set in 10 different locations across the United States, from Rochester to Washington D.C., and takes place over the span of 46 years. Consider how this impacts the design elements of the production. How would you accommodate the passage of location and time if you were designing this play? Are you familiar with, or have you been to, any of these locations? Act 1, Scene 1: The Anthony family farm (Gates, NY; Autumn, 1849) Susan is 29, Frederick is 31 Act 1, Scene 2: Association Hall (Albany, NY; February 5, 1861) Susan is 40, Frederick is 42 Act 1, Scene 3: The Douglass House on South Avenue (Rochester, NY; April 28, 1861) Susan is 40, Frederick is 42 Act 1, Scene 4: Railroad Station, Haymarket Square (Boston, MA; December 10, 1867) Susan is 47, Frederick is 49 Act 1, Scene 5: A Boarding House (New York, NY; May 12, 1869) Susan is 49, Frederick is 51 Act 2, Scene 1: The Commons Ball Field, City School #14 (Rochester, NY; August 22, 1870) Susan is 50, Frederick is 52 Act 2, Scene 2: The Douglass House on South Avenue (Rochester, NY; June 5, 1872) Susan is 52, Frederick is 54 Act 2, Scene 3: The Douglass House on Cedar Hill (Washington D.C.; January 21, 1883) Susan is 62, Frederick is 64 Act 2, Scene 4: The White House (Washington D.C.; March 30, 1888) Susan is 68, Frederick is 70 Act 2, Scene 5: The Anthony House at 17 Madison Street (Rochester, NY; December 23, 1894) Susan is 74, Frederick is 76 Act 2, Scene 6: Mt. Hope Cemetery (Rochester, NY; April 11, 1895) Susan is 75 Geva Theatre Center The Agitators Supplemental Content October, 2017 The Agitators Timeline The Agitators Timeline 1818 Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot County, MD 1820 February 20 Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, MA 1827 Frederick Douglass was taught to read 1835 Frederick Douglass organized a sunday school to teach other slaves to read 1838 September 3 Frederick Douglass borrowed papers from a free black sailor and escapes to New York September 15 Frederick Douglass married Anna Murray 1845 November 18 Susan B. Anthony moved to Rochester, NY Frederick Douglass met Susan B. Anthony on tour Frederick Douglass' freedom is paid to Hugh Auld for $711.66 1846 Susan B. Anthony began teaching at Canajoharie Academy for $110/year 1847 Frederick Douglass moved to Rochester, purchased a printing press, and began writing The North Star anti-slavery newspaper 1848 Frederick Douglass participated at the Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, NY Act 1, Scene 1: The Anthony family farm - Gates, NY (Autum 1849); Susan is 29, and Frederick is 31 1851 April 18 Susan B. Anthony gave first speech as President of The Daughters of Temperance November 27 Susan B. Anthony met Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1852 Susan B. Anthony attended her first Women's Rights Convention 1857 March 6 Dredd Scott case was decided in Supreme Court 1859 October 16-18 John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry Act 1, Scene 2: Association Hall - Albany, NY (February 5, 1861); Susan is 40, and Frederick is 42 1861 April 12 Civil War begins Act 1, Scene 3: The Douglass House on South Avenue - Rochester, NY (April 28, 1861); Susan is 40, and Frederick is 42 1862 April 16 Congress Abolished slavery 1865 April 14 President Lincoln's assassination May 9 Civil War ends December 18 13th Amendment is ratified, outlawing slavery Act 1, Scene 4: Railroad station; Haymarket Square - Boston, MA (December 10, 1967); Susan is 47, and Frederick is 49 1869 January 19 Susan B. Anthony held first Women's Suffrage Convention Act 1, Scene 5: A Boarding House - New York, NY (May 12, 1869); Susan is 49, and Frederick is 51 1869 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) Act 2, Scene 1: The Commons Ball Field, City School #14 - Rochester, NY (August 22, 1870); Susan is 50, and Frederick is 52 Act 2, Scene 2: The Douglass House on South Avenue - Rochester, NY (June 5, 1872); Susan is 52, and Frederick is 54 1872 Frederick Douglass moved to Washington, D.C. November 18 Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting illegally 1882 August 4 Anna Murray Douglass died Act 2, Scene 3: The Douglass House on Cedar Hill - Washington, D.C. (January 21, 1883); Susan is 62, and Frederick is 64 1884 January 24 Frederick Douglass married Helen Pitts Act 2, Scene 4: The White House - Washington, D.C. (March 30, 1888); Susan is 68, and Frederick is 70 Act 2, Scene 5: The Anthony House at 17 Madison Street - Rochester, NY (December 23, 1894); Susan is 74, and Frederick is 76 1895 February 20 Frederick Douglass died from heart failure Act 2, Scene 6: Mt. Hope Cemetery - Rochester, NY (April 11, 1895); Susan is 75 1905 Susan B. Anthony met with President Theodore Roosevelt 1906 March 13 Susan B. Anthony died 1920 August 18 19th Amendment is passed granting women the right to vote Geva Theatre Center The Agitators Supplemental Content October, 2017 Influencing the Story: Other Characters in The Agitators 1. Frederick Douglass a. Anna Douglass: Frederick’s wife b. Anna and Frederick’s children: i. Charles Remond ii. Rosetta iii. Lewis iv. Frederick v. Annie c. Joseph Douglass: Frederick’s grandson (son of Charles); prolific violinist d. Frederick’s sisters and brother e. Frederick’s mother: Walked 12 miles, each way, at night to see him 2. Susan B. Anthony a. Daniel Anthony : Susan’s father; A Quaker who supported Susan in her efforts b. Lucy Anthony: Susan’s mother c. Susan’s 7 siblings: i. Mary Anthony: Younger sister; mentioned by name in The Agitators 3. Aesop: Greek storyteller of Aesop’s Fables 4. Mayor Thacher (George Hornell Thacher): Lead Albany’s humanitarian efforts during the Civil War 5. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: President of National Woman Suffrage Association and Civil Rights activist a. Children: Harriot, Daniel, Henry, Robert, Gerrit, Margaret, Theodore 6. Lucretia Mott: Abolitionist and Quaker preacher who helped write Declaration of Sentiments 7. Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad that freed over 300 slaves (19 trips) 8. Robbie Burns: Scottish poet and lyricist 9. Fanny Fern: American newspaper columnist and children’s author 10. Hot Plank Man: Man who brought Susan hot planks to keep her feet warm at lecture halls; He told her: “Modern woman is beyond any ordinary man’s comprehension” 11. John Brown: Abolitionist who attacked and occupied the arsenal in Harper’s Ferry 12. Abraham Lincoln: 16th President of the US; Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves 13. Charles Dickens: Author of David Copperfield; Frederick Douglass met him in England 14. George Francis Train: He was passionate about other issues that Anthony did not share, but he helped fund the Women’s Suffrage Movement 15. Ulysses Grant: 18th President of the US 16. Lucy Stone: Helped found Women’s National Loyal League; Stone’s support of the 15th amendment led to “betrayal of women’s rights” (opinion of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton) Geva Theatre Center The Agitators Supplemental Content October, 2017 17. Mayor Lutes (John Lutes): Rochester Mayor from 1870-1871 18. Matilda Joslyn Gage: Native American rights activist; After forming a radical group, she was denied recognition for her contributions 19. Martha Coffin Pelham Wright: Civil Rights activist 20. Gerrit Smith – Abolitionist and philanthropist; Saw his wealth as a divine gift to be used for the benefit of others who were oppressed 21. President Grover Cleveland: 22nd & 24th President; Politician and Lawyer a. Mrs. Frances Cleveland: Youngest First Lady of Sitting President 22. Helen Pitt Douglass: Second wife and Secretary of Frederick Douglass; Created the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association 23. Commissioner Storrs (William C. Storrs): Issued warrant for Susan B. Anthony’s arrest 24. Ida B. Wells Barnett: African- American journalist; Vocal on anti-lynching; Leader in the fight for Civil Rights 25. Fannie Barrier Williams: African American educator who fought for social and educational reform; First African American to Graduate from what is now SUNY Brockport 26. Booker T. Washington: Educator and author who, like Douglass, was born a slave; Advisor to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft; Considered most influential black educator because he controlled the flow of funds to black schools and colleges 27. Anna Dorsey: The typist hired by Anthony who refused to type for Ida B. Wells 28. Anna Julia Cooper: 4th African American woman to earn a doctorates degree; Advocate for African American and women’s education rights; Also born a slave 29. Queen Victoria 30. Anna Howard Shaw: Physician and one of first female ordained ministers 31. Rachel Foster Avery: Secretary of National Women’s Suffrage Association 32. Olympia Brown: In the first generation of women who were legally able to vote after the passing of the 19th amendment; Dedicated her life to opening doors for women Geva Theatre Center The Agitators Supplemental Content October, 2017 Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables are a collection of stories written to illustrate a moral. Many of these stories feature characters, such as animals, in order to appeal to children while remaining entertaining for all ages. In The Agitators, Frederick Douglass comments, “I am partial to Aesop and his fables…because Aesop forces us to think about our own, twisting, changing, selfish nature.” Similar to Frederick Douglass, Aesop also was a slave (but in ancient Greece). Aesop’s storytelling has been passed down through oral traditions to modern interpretations, as we now know them.
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