Arcadia, Stoppard’s 1993 play set in a country estate in England in 1809 and in the present, reflects on science and philosophy, mathematics and physics, and life’s important questions, as the past looks to the future and the present considers the past.
Among the characters in the 1809 story are Thomasina Coverly, a smart teenager interested in math and physics, and more, who studies with tutor Septimus Hodge. In the present, writer Hannah Jarvis and literature professor Bernard Nightingale are at the estate, studying what may have occurred in the past.
The UT production is directed by Qarie Marshall, a professional actor whose many credits include appearances in TV and films, and on stages in the United States and in the United Kingdom. He also has narrated more than 30 series for the Discovery, Learning, and Travel channels, and for PBS and BBC. He is the local radio host at WGTE FM91 for NPR's Morning Edition, and has been an adjunct instructor of theater and film at the University of Toledo since 2010.
“One clever thing about Stoppard — some people would arguably call him a genius — is that he’s able to make these very complex theories of mathematical equations and quantum theory accessible for the audience,” Marshall said.
You don't have to be a math ace to enjoy the show.
“It gives you the sense of what life is about, determinism and fate, and how we are all sort of connected, from the past to the present and to the future.” The play is touched with comedy, but also has passionate overtones about love and loss.
The cast features Grace Mulinix as Thomasina Coverly, Justin Petty as Septimus Hodge, Zane Traxler as Jellaby, Bryan Harkins as Ezra Chater, Keeyong Hong as Richard Noakes, Faith Murphyas Lady Croom, Rachel Hybarger as Captain Brice, RN, Kenzie Phillips as Hannah, Becca Lustic as Chloe Coverly, Brad Smith as Bernard Nightingale, Austin Rambo as Valentine Covery, and Jude Lingan as Augustus/Gus Coverly.
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