Dream: Agnes of God

[Joe Dee]

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]

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.

 

[JSquared2]

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]

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?

[QueenAlice]

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

 

 

[Joe Dee]

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.

 

Updated On: 7/24/17 at 07:09 PM

[Joe Dee]

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.

 

 

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[tomwsjr]

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]

Posted: 7/25/17 at 2:29pm

Martha:  Audra McDonald
Miriam:  Estelle Parsons
Agnes:  Rebecca Benson

[madbrian]

Posted: 7/25/17 at 2:47pm

Martha: Joan Allen

Miriam: Kathy Bates

Agnes: Emily Skeggs

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/25/17 at 2:57pm

Emily Skeggs......interesting.