Brimming with modern urgency and relevance, The Agitators examines the friendship and occasional rivalry between two American icons—Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. It’s 1849 and two young activists, full of optimism and ideals, steel themselves for the battles to come. Over the next 45 years, they journey from allies to adversaries and back. Theirs is a story of defiance, of rebellion, of revolution. They agitated the nation. They agitated each other. They changed the course of history. Wilson’s sound design bridging the world of classic violin (since Frederick Douglas was a classically trained violinist) with current day “musical agitators” such as Kendrick Lamar, Common, and Nas to demonstrate the relevance of the story.