AGNES visual story

AGNES

By Catya McMullen

Relaxed Performance At 59E59 Theater Saturday, April 28 at 3pm

This visual story is designed for visitors to the Relaxed Performance of ​AGNES.

Relaxed performances are for people who benefit from a more relaxed performance environment including individuals with an Autism Spectrum, sensory or communication disorder.

This document contains information about the play and images to help prepare you for your visit. This visual story has information to help you to find your way to 59E59 Theaters where the play is being performed.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT 59E59 THEATERS

Where is the play on?

The play is being performed at 59E59 Theaters.

This building is on 59​th​ street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue in Manhattan.

Here is a picture of the front entrance.

When you enter the foyer, there is a desk where there will be a member of staff who can help you and answer any questions you might have.

You will wait in line to pick up or purchase your ticket at the Box Office.

Once you have collected your ticket, you can go up to Theater C,

which is where ​AGNES​ will be performed.

To get to Theater C from the Box Office, you can either take the elevator (located to the left of the Box Office) or the stairs (located directly across the Box Office).

If taking the stairs, you will walk passed the E:Bar located one floor up from the Box Office.

To get to Theater C, continue upstairs for one more floor, and you will see signs for Theaters B & C.

If you are taking the elevator, press 2.

When you are exiting the elevator make a left.

You will see an usher wearing a blue shirt who will guide you to Theater C, which is located at the end of the hallway.

This is what the entrance of Theater C looks like.

This is what the inside of Theater C looks like. These are the seats in the auditorium where the audience sit during the play.

Your ticket will have information printed on it which will tell you which seat is yours in the theater. An usher in the theater will show you where your seat is located.

This is what the stage looks like from the seats. Seating lines the stage on two sides.

AGNES Visual/Narrative Guide

Thank you for coming to see AGNES! We’re very excited to share our show with you! AGNES is about a group of friends who stay overnight in an apartment while a hurricane named AGNES goes through their city. They connect with each other as they talk about and work through their relationships, feelings towards each other, and ways they treated each other in the past. There are five main characters.

Characters

Charlie​ is a man who lives with his sister, ​June​, in the apartment where the play takes place. He has Asperger’s. He is a sweet, thoughtful person who values his privacy. When the play starts, he has gotten back from a secret trip across the country. He is played by Jonathan Edgar Barker.

June ​is Charlie’s sister, and also lives in the apartment. She is strong, confident, and likeable. She has taken care of ​Charlie​ for a long time. Her girlfriend is ​Elle. ​She is played by Laura Ramadei.

Elle ​is ​June​’s girlfriend. She is studying to go to medical school. She’s likeable, funny, and a little feisty.

She wants to move to Philadelphia with ​June​ and has been talking about it with her since before the story begins. She is played by Mykal Monroe.

Ronan​ is a friend of ​June, Elle and Charlie. ​He is excitable, lovable, and kind. He’s a bit of a “bro.” He is staying the apartment with everyone during the hurricane. He has recently broken up with his girlfriend, and he invited ​Anna​ to stay in the apartment with everyone. He is played by Hiram Delgado.

Anna​ is an ex-girlfriend of ​June​. She is fun, charming, and can sometimes be guarded. She is invited to stay in the apartment by ​Ronan​, even though she hasn’t seen the people in the apartment in a very long time. She still has feelings for ​June​. She is played by Claire Siebers.

Four of these characters also play “Subjects,” who are people that ​Charlie ​has interviewed in the past for a project. There are four times where the actors playing ​June, Elle, Ronan ​and ​Anna ​will say a short piece from the perspective of these Subjects. ​Charlie​ will introduce each of these Subjects by saying “Subject” followed by a number. The other characters in the play do not hear the Subjects, except for the final time. They are used to further explore the ideas and themes of the rest of the play.

The Scenes in the Play

1. Charlie​ introduces the first Subject, who tells a story about a woman who slept with a married man. She gets caught by his wife. The Subject is worried about how the wife will react, but the wife surprisingly brings her a blanket and is kind instead.

2. In the apartment, ​Charlie​ has just arrived home after being away on his secret trip. ​June ​is happy to see him and tries to figure out where he has been, but he will not tell her. ​June​ is preparing supplies for while the coming hurricane will keep them staying indoors for the night.

June’s ​girlfriend ​Elle ​comes in and tells J​ une​ that she is spending too much time getting the apartment ready, while also talking about how tough it is for ​Elle​ to study for medical school.

Then, ​Ronan ​comes in. He is excited for everyone to stay together during the storm. However, he surprises everyone by saying that he invited their old friend ​Anna​ to stay in the apartment with them during the hurricane. ​Anna ​arrives and greets everyone. Everyone catches up with Anna​. They decide to play a game and have drinks.

3. Everyone is playing a game while drinking. The game is that one person asks another person a question, and if the second person takes a long time to answer, they must have a drink. They go around and ask each other various questions. ​Anna ​starts to ask inappropriate questions, and Elle ​and ​June ​get mad at her. As a result the game ends, and ​June, Anna ​and ​Elle ​leave the room. ​Charlie ​and ​Ronan ​are left alone, and decide to play wrestling instead.

4.

J​ une ​and ​Elle ​are in their bedroom. ​Elle i​ s mad about the inappropriate things that ​Anna​ said during the game, but ​June​ calms ​Elle ​down.

5. Charlie ​and ​Ronan ​are play-wrestling in their living room. ​Charlie​ asks about dating and women.

Ronan ​gives him advice, until ​Charlie​ asks about if he could date ​Anna​. ​Ronan​ tries to avoid this topic as he thinks ​Charlie​ and ​Anna ​being together might cause some conflict with the others.

6. June​ and ​Charlie ​are in his bedroom. ​June​ wants to know where ​Charlie​ has been on his trip, but he doesn’t want to say anything about it.

7. Charlie​ introduces a new Subject. The subject talks about a man she had an affair with, and how he taught her about kindness in unexpected places.

8. Charlie ​talks with ​Anna​ while she makes frosting for a cake. They talk about empathy and human connection. ​June​ comes in, and ​Charlie ​leaves after ​June ​asks him to. ​June​ and ​Anna​ talk about the world and their troubles, and then talk about each other and their history together.

As they get closer, ​Elle ​comes in after overhearing them yelling. ​Elle a​ nd ​June​ exit into their bedroom.

9. Elle​ gets angry at ​June​ for the things she talked about with ​Anna​. They have a fight, but it ends with ​June​ becoming dominant towards ​Elle​. The scene ends as they begin to have sex.

10. Ronan​ leaves a voicemail for his ex-girlfriend. After being embarrassed and not sure what to say to her, he hangs up.

11. Charlie​ and ​Anna​ talk more about human connection. ​Charlie​ then asks ​Anna ​ to have sex with him, to show him what it’s like. She at first says no, but is then convinced. As the scene ends they begin to have sex.

12. The next morning, ​Elle ​and ​June ​and ​Ronan ​and chatting in the living room. ​Charlie​ and ​Anna come out of his bedroom, and everyone is surprised. ​June​ confronts ​Charlie​, asking about the night he had with ​Anna.

13. June​ and ​Anna​ go into her room. ​June i​ s furious that ​Anna​ had sex with ​Charlie​, and demands that she leave the apartment as soon as it is safe outside. ​Anna​ leaves and goes to ​Charlie’s room.

14. Ronan ​and ​Elle ​ play monopoly and talk about their relationships.

15. Charlie ​introduces a Subject. The Subject talks about a child who had a bad first experience with water, and how that could have affected him as he grew up.

16. Anna​ and ​Charlie talk. ​He talks about how he believes they are going to date now, which makes Anna uncomfortable.

17. Ronan​ talks to ​June ​about how he thinks she needs to talk with ​Elle​ about their relationship.

18. Two scenes happen back and forth at the same time. In one, ​Anna​ says she can’t date C ​ harlie and tries to leave, which ​Charlie​ gets mad at. They fight. In the other, ​June ​and E​ lle ​argue about their future together. Finally, ​Anna​ leaves, and ​Charlie ​has a breakdown. ​June​ tries to calm him down, telling him she loves him more than anything else. ​Elle ​hears this and runs out of the room, sad and angry.

19. June​ follows ​Elle ​into their bedroom. ​Elle​ demands that ​June ​move out of the apartment with her, which ​June​ says she can’t do. ​June​ leaves the room and ​Elle.

20. Ronan​ tries to calm ​June, ​and then ​Elle, ​down. He exits with ​Elle. June ​sits down with ​Charlie.

21. Charlie​ introduces a Subject. The Subject talks about when his child was born, and trying to connect with it after his wife died.

22. Charlie​ tells ​June​ about his trip--he went around the country, asking people about their greatest moment of human connection. She offers to tell him her own moment. They connect, and the play ends.

We hope you enjoy the show!!