About The Show
Scholars decode the past. Simultaneously the past decodes life. But desire gets in the way ... of everyone.
Considered his best play, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia moves back and forth between 1809 and the present. Set in the same room in both timelines, the 1809 scenes reveal a household in transition. The Arcadian landscape at the Coverly estate is being reconstructed as a picturesque Gothic garden, complete with "natural" waterfalls, "wild" groves, and a hermitless hermitage.
Parallel to this transformation, thirteen year-old Lady Thomasina ponders a mathematical formula for everything under the guidance of her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Septimus is simultaneously maneuvering a household rocked by numerous infidelities, some involving himself and some his friend Lord Byron. Present day scenes depict several scholars pursuing fame by researching and publishing about these past events. The play moves smoothly between the centuries and explores the nature of truth and time, the difference between Enlightenment and Romantic temperaments, and the disruptive influence of sexual attraction on all of our lives.
Meet The Cast
Roxy Arecco as Hannah Jarvis
Jahir Borgo-Christian as Bernard Nightingale
Alexander Finch as Septimus Hodge
Evangeline Heflin as Thomasina Coverly
Elizabeth Chappel as Lady Croom
Eden Gabay as Valentine Coverly
Mark Allen Berube as Jellaby
Brody Rogers as Ezra Chater
Sahar Babi as Augustus/Gus Coverly
Matt Matros as Richard Noakes
David Mackler as Captain Brice
Danielle Connor as Chloe Coverly
Hannah Simpson as Hannah Jarvis u/s
Samuel James Rider as Septimus Hodge u/s
Chloe Chappa as Thomasina Coverly u/s
Connor Martin as Valentine Coverly u/s
Creative Team
Noel MacDuffie (Director)
Andrea Bernardo (Stage Manager)
Ryan Raphael (Assistant Stage Manager)
Lauren O’Hear (Set Design)
Saryn Taylor (Costume Assistant)
Lola Basiliere (Sound Design)
Delaney Accomando (Props)
Cameron Park-Miller (Props Assistant)
Noel MacDuffie (Lighting Designer)
Gary VanderPutten (Technical Director)
Chrissy Brinkman (Accent Coach)
Alessia Secli (Choreography)
Rosie Corr (Intimacy Director)
Monica Ramirez (Intimacy Assistant)
Tianxin Xu (Light Technician)
Josh Karen (Fight Choreography/Sound Tech)
Amanda Enriquez (Graphic Designer)
Pam Wagner (Promotional Photos)
Steven Pisano (Production Photos
Promo Photos
Jeremy Beck created a timelapse of the striking of our show Blithe Spirit going into the build of Arcadia.
Promo Videos by Sam Brownell
Promo Photos by Pam Wagner