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Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 8:00 PM - Saturday, March 06, 2010 at 10:00 PM (PT)
"It's wanting to know that makes us matter."
As the play moves back and forth in time between 1809 and the present at the elegant estate owned by the Coverly family, the 1809 scenes reveal a household in transition. The Arcadian landscape is being transformed into picturesque Gothic gardens, complete with a hermitage, as thirteen year old Lady Thomasina and her tutor delve into intellectual and romantic issues. Present day finds the Coverly descendants inhabiting the house, and two competing scholars researching a possible scandal at the estate in 1809 involving Lord Byron.
This brilliant play moves smoothly between the centuries as Stoppard explores the nature of truth and history, the conflict between Classical and Romantic thought, mathematics and chaos theory, English landscape architecture, and, ultimately, love both familial and familiar. Winner of the 1994 Olivier Award and the 1995 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.
Arcadia
by Tom Stoppard
directed by John Butterfield
produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Playing February/March 2010
Thursdays preview 2/11, 3/4
Fridays 2/12 (opening), 2/19, 2/26, 3/5
Saturdays 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6 (closing)
Sundays 2/21, 2/28
Thursday through Saturday performances at 8 PM, Sunday performances at 3 PM
Ticket Prices:
$12 for seniors and students
$18 for adults
$10 for TBA and Equity members (use discount code)
general admission, no reserved seating
Tickets are also available at the door.
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 8:00 PM
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Saturday, March 06, 2010 at 10:00 PM (PT)
Add to my calendarThe Mission of Butterfield 8 Theatre Company is to provide audiences a fresh take on classic plays, and foster the creation of new works.
Our Vision is to present audiences with examples of both ends of the theatrical spectrum: new productions of classic works, focusing in particular on text-driven plays (such as the works of Shakespeare), and new works devised by the company or written by local playwrights. Our work often examines perceptions of gender, both within the context of the play and the larger context of society as a whole. We strive to create an immersive environment, believing the audience’s experience starts when they buy the ticket, and shouldn't end when they leave the theatre. We honor that the audience has come for a live theatre experience to engage with a story or an idea; to be taken on a journey. This is our responsibility, and our craft.
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