Compact discs. A full cast production. Distribution is restricted to RFB&D members who have a documented print disability such as a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability. Kate Burton, Gregory Itzin, Mark Capri, Jennifer Dundas, David Manis, Christopher Neame, Peter Paige, Darren Richardson, Kate Steele, Serena Scott Thomas, Douglas Weston.
Summary:
Arcadia is a brilliantly inventive play that moves back and forth between centuries, populated by a varied and vastly entertaining cast of characters who discuss such topics as the nature of truth and time, the difference between the classical and the romantic temperament, and the disruptive influence of sex on our orbits in life--according to the author, "the attraction which Newton left out. Arcadia is considered by many critics to be Stoppard's masterpiece, a work that weds his early career love for words and ideas with his later career emphasis on storytelling and emotional engagement. With its engaging alteration between past and present Arcadia offers a comedic and entertaining exploration of chaos theory, entropy, the Second Law of thermodynamics, iterated algorithms, fractals, and other concepts culled the realms of math and science. Features an interview with Ira Nadel, Professor of English at the University of British Columbia, and the author of "Double Act: A Life of Tom Stoppard."
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