04/23/2021
It is with the heaviest of hearts, that I can confirm Agatha's will not be reopening. I have spoken with Ricky the owner and although he tried desperately to accumulate funding to ensure Agatha's could survive, in the end, it wasnt enough.
Personally, I want to thank Ricky and Cat, for my almost 20 years at Agatha's. I couldn't have imagined working somewhere that let me live my dream. Making people laugh is the only thing that has ever truly brought me joy, and you trusted me enough to lead you, something i can never fully articulate how much I appreciate.
To every single actor and writer I worked with, I can honestly say audiences never really understood the powerhouse of talent they were seeing when they walked in. I have never been prouder of anything, than what we accomplished. What we did was hard. So very hard. But because we worked together, supported each other, and made every script our own, the audiences never knew it. You've made every show better, made me laugh so hard, and I want to thank you again for every late night, every early morning, every late script change, every line tweak. You stepped up, like I knew you would, and you are all the best in the business.
To Agatha's audiences, it meant the world to me to hear your kind words, see your laughter, and watch you react to the tremendous amount of work it took to put on our shows. I wouldnt have missed it for the world, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I've always known that I wanted to make people laugh, its in me for some reason, to be able to do that. You all gave me that outlet, and gave me self worth, confidence, and a happiness that I dont know that I will ever be able to recreate again in my life.
Without Agatha's I know I wouldnt be where I am today. So thank you. I am so very sorry future audiences wont be able to experience the pleasure it was to be there.
Sincerely,
Ryan Girard