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Arcadia is first set in April 1809 at an elegant English country estate. Thomasina, a gifted pupil, proposes a startling theory well beyond her comprehension. All around her, the adults, including her tutor Septimus, are preoccupied with secret desires, illicit passions and professional rivalries. Two hundred years later, academic adversaries Hannah and Bernard are piecing together puzzling clues, curiously recalling those events of 1809 in their quest for an increasingly elusive truth.

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Performances ended on Jun. 19, 2011.

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About Arcadia

What Is the Story of Arcadia?
Set in both 1809 and the present day, Arcadia takes place at a lavish English estate where Thomasina, a 19th-century teenager, has discovered a mathematical theory years ahead of her time. Dismissed by her suave tutor Septimus, Thomasina continues to look into her discovery while casually observing the various infidelities of her mother and the other adults residing in her home. During modern times, two academics work alongside the home’s current tenants (Thomasina’s relatives) to research the events that occurred in the house during Thomasina’s time. The academics have varied viewpoints on the activities that took place, but form a bond as they both hunt for answers.
 

Susan Blackwell Invites Arcadia Tony Nominee Billy Crudup into the Kitchen for Some Serious Side by Side Cooking
Original Series
Susan Blackwell Invites Arcadia Tony Nominee Billy Crudup into the Kitchen for Some Serious Side by Side Cooking
Arcadia's Grace Gummer Talks Flirting With Billy Crudup and Sharing the Screen With Tom Hanks
Fresh Face
Arcadia's Grace Gummer Talks Flirting With Billy Crudup and Sharing the Screen With Tom Hanks
Tony Nominee Chat: Arcadia's Billy Crudup Is Ready to Raid One of His 'Five Walk-In Closets' for Tony Attire
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Tony Nominee Chat: Arcadia's Billy Crudup Is Ready to Raid One of His 'Five Walk-In Closets' for Tony Attire
Arcadia Ends
Final Bow
Arcadia Ends
An Elegant Affair for Arcadia as the Starry Company Celebrates Opening Night
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An Elegant Affair for Arcadia as the Starry Company Celebrates Opening Night
Booze! Prada! Uta! Raúl Esparza Feels Marlon Brando's Mojo in His Arcadia Dressing Room
My Space
Booze! Prada! Uta! Raúl Esparza Feels Marlon Brando's Mojo in His Arcadia Dressing Room
Billy Crudup Talks Arcadia's 'Murderous Monkeys and Dance Parties' on Jimmy Fallon
Watch It
Billy Crudup Talks Arcadia's 'Murderous Monkeys and Dance Parties' on Jimmy Fallon
Stoppard Celebration! Billy Crudup, Raúl Esparza and the Cast of Arcadia Let Loose on Opening Night
Photo Op
Stoppard Celebration! Billy Crudup, Raúl Esparza and the Cast of Arcadia Let Loose on Opening Night
Did Tom Stoppard's Math Drama Arcadia Add Up For Our Word of Mouth Reviewers?
Word of Mouth Review
Did Tom Stoppard's Math Drama Arcadia Add Up For Our Word of Mouth Reviewers?
Billy Crudup Heads to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV Appearance
Billy Crudup Heads to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Arcadia's Bel Powley on Coming to Broadway as a Brainy Teen
Fresh Face
Arcadia's Bel Powley on Coming to Broadway as a Brainy Teen
Playwright Tom Stoppard Talks Up Arcadia at  TimesTalks
Hot Shot
Playwright Tom Stoppard Talks Up Arcadia at TimesTalks
First Look: Raul Esparza and More Tackle Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
First Look
First Look: Raul Esparza and More Tackle Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Squigs Goes Time-Traveling at Broadway's Arcadia
Broadway Ink
Squigs Goes Time-Traveling at Broadway's Arcadia
Arcadia's Tom Riley on Making His Broadway Debut as a Flirtatious British Stud
Fresh Face
Arcadia's Tom Riley on Making His Broadway Debut as a Flirtatious British Stud
Show People: Arcadia Star Raúl Esparza Talks Cuba, Turning 40 and His Brilliant Broadway Career
Show People
Show People: Arcadia Star Raúl Esparza Talks Cuba, Turning 40 and His Brilliant Broadway Career
Math and Mystery: Raúl Esparza, Billy Crudup and More Discuss Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
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Math and Mystery: Raúl Esparza, Billy Crudup and More Discuss Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Meow! Arcadia's Billy Crudup Has Cats On His Mind This Valentine's Day
My Broadway Valentine
Meow! Arcadia's Billy Crudup Has Cats On His Mind This Valentine's Day
What Rent Song Makes Arcadia Star Raúl Esparza Swoon?
My Broadway Valentine
What Rent Song Makes Arcadia Star Raúl Esparza Swoon?
Tickets Now On Sale for Arcadia Starring Raul Esparza and Billy Crudup
Now On Sale
Tickets Now On Sale for Arcadia Starring Raul Esparza and Billy Crudup
Arcadia's Billy Crudup on Transitioning from 'Romantic Figure'  to 'Pompous Buffoon'
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Arcadia's Billy Crudup on Transitioning from 'Romantic Figure' to 'Pompous Buffoon'
The Time-Traveling Cast of Arcadia Readies for Broadway
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The Time-Traveling Cast of Arcadia Readies for Broadway
Arcadia Shifts Start of Broadway Previews By One Day
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Arcadia Shifts Start of Broadway Previews By One Day
Arcadia Returns
First Performance
Arcadia Returns
Crudup, Esparza, Williams and More to Star in Stoppard’s Arcadia at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre
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Crudup, Esparza, Williams and More to Star in Stoppard’s Arcadia at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre
Tony Winner Billy Crudup to Revisit Arcadia on Broadway
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Tony Winner Billy Crudup to Revisit Arcadia on Broadway
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