Dream: Agnes of God
Dream: Agnes of God
Joe Dee
Chorus Member Joined: 5/25/12
#1Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/23/17 at 10:47pm
I'd love to see an Agnes of God revival (coming on the heels of seeing how A Handmaid's Tale is showing Trump America).
Dream casting?
Laura Linney (Mother Miriam)
Carrie Coon (Doctor Martha Livingstone)
Annaleigh Ashford (Agnes)
Any thoughts?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/23/17 at 11:11pm
Annaleigh Ashford? I love her but she is entirely wrong for this, for starters, she's far too old. Agnes should be 18 at the oldest.
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JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#3Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/24/17 at 1:33pm
Linney is 20 years too young, Ashford is 20 years too old. Coon wouldn't sell a single ticket.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#4Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/24/17 at 1:36pm
Ashford is 20 years too old.
Annaleigh Ashford is 32. Are you saying the ideal age for Agnes is 12?
#5Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/24/17 at 1:51pm
The show is probably not revivable. It's brand of mystery surrounding Catholic guilt isn't much relevant anymore but here is my cast:
Martha Livingstone: Cate Blanchett
Mother Miriam: Cherry Jones
Agnes: Anya Taylor-Joy
“I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.”
Joe Dee
Chorus Member Joined: 5/25/12
#6Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/24/17 at 7:09pm
JSquared2 said: "Linney is 20 years too young, Ashford is 20 years too old. Coon wouldn't sell a single ticket.
Laura Linney is 53 -- only 1 year younger than Anne Bancroft and 4 years younger than Geraldine Page when they both played the role.
Agnes wouldn't be 12.
After "The Leftovers" and "Fargo", Coon could for sure tell tickets. Not saying she's Bette or Ben but I don't think she'd do too bad for herself -- also, I'm not proposing a Carrie Coon one woman show so your whole comment is a little too catty to be taken seriously.
Joe Dee
Chorus Member Joined: 5/25/12
#7Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/24/17 at 7:10pm
QueenAlice said: "The show is probably not revivable. It's brand of mystery surrounding Catholic guilt isn't much relevant anymore but here is my cast:
Martha Livingstone: Cate Blanchett
Mother Miriam: Cherry Jones
Agnes: Anya Taylor-Joy
Jones is one of the greats but I wonder if she'd ever strap on the habit again.
"
tomwsjr
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#8Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/24/17 at 7:58pm
I loved Agnes of God when I originally saw it back in 1982. I've been waiting for a top notch revival ever since. My choice would be: Dr. Livingston - Cynthia Nixon, Mother Superior - Tyne Daly, Agnes - TBD
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#9Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/25/17 at 2:29pm
Martha: Audra McDonald
Miriam: Estelle Parsons
Agnes: Rebecca Benson
#10Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/25/17 at 2:47pm
Martha: Joan Allen
Miriam: Kathy Bates
Agnes: Emily Skeggs
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#11Dream: Agnes of God
Posted: 7/25/17 at 2:57pm
Emily Skeggs......interesting.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
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