Review by Marilyn Jozwik of Wisconsin Theater Spotlight “The unlikely friendship of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass spanned some 45 years during some of the most tumultuous times in American history. Those two extraordinary figures and times are the substance of “The Agitators,” by Mat Smart, currently at Acacia Theatre Company, who brought this […]
June 26, 2024
Review by Anne Siegel of TotalTheater.com “Two important figures from America’s past form an unlikely but enduring friendship in The Agitators, the current production by Acacia Theatre Company. In The Agitators, playwright Mat Smart focuses on the unlikely friendship between suffragist Susan B. Anthony and one of her most famous contemporaries, Frederick Douglass. They first meet in […]
Acacia Theatre Company is an independent, non-profit, interdenominational Christian theatre company. It was founded in 1980 by several theatre artists who shared the common desire to integrate art and faith by presenting theatre that would express the experiences and positive values important to members of the Christian faith.
Through uplifting, quality entertainment, Acacia provides occasion for thanksgiving, growth and enjoyment, and the opportunity for Christians and non- Christians to consider their lives in relation to God.
We endeavor to stand with the oppressed. We often fall short, but our faith compels us to continually strive to act more justly and love more fully. In that love, and in particular for our siblings of color, we stand. Black lives matter to God! Yes, Black lives matter.
“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
-Micah 6:8
"When the poor and needy seek water and there is none, I the LORD will hear them; I will open rivers in high places; I will plant in the wilderness...the Acacia...that they may see and know, and consider and understand that the hand of the LORD has done this."
Isaiah 41:17-20