Pernell Furguson as Fredrick Douglas
Photo by G. Thomas Furgerson
What is an agitator? The New Oxford American Dictionary describes an agitator as a person who urges others to protest or rebel. In today s heated political climate, we see agitators on both sides of the aisle, some agitating for good and others not. Iowa Stage s production of The Agitators by Mat Smart takes a look at two agitators from our history and the struggles they both ensued. While this production was only available for a limited time, it left its audiences with a powerful and thought-provoking play. It left them thinking not only about the differences of the times these two agitators lived in but the similarities to the world we live in now.