Stoppard’s “Arcadia” offers more than theater performance | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Stoppard’s “Arcadia” offers more than theater performance Stoppard’s “Arcadia” offers more than theater performance Published: April 06, 2005 Author: Erik Runyon Arcadia,Tom Stoppards farcical play that explores major questions of science, art and history – and how they intersect and impact human relationships – will be performed at the University of Notre DamesMarieP.DeBartoloCenterfor the Performing Arts from April 12 (Tuesday) to April 23 (Saturday). The performance schedule and ticket information are available on the Web at http://performingarts.nd.edu/fttp.shtml . Directed by award-winning Chicago-based director Jay Paul Skelton,Arcadiamerges seemingly unrelated themes – such as love and the second law of thermodynamics, the notion of entropy and the force of sexual desire, and iterated algorithms and literary scandal surrounding Lord Byron – to demonstrate the unpredictability and chaotic nature of the human condition. Scenes inArcadiaalternate between the 19 th and 20 th centuries, converging at the end of the play when characters from the present day come to understand clues left from the past. The production of Arcadia was supported by the Arts and Letters and Science Honors Program, the Boehnen Fund for Excellence in the Arts, the Department of Physics, First Year of Studies, School of Architecture, and an anonymous benefactor. Because of the varied interdisciplinary themes presented inArcadia,the play serves as a vehicle for exploring issues relevant to undergraduate study.These topics, ranging from romantic poetry and 18 th century architecture to chaos theory and fractals, have been incorporated into the syllabi of several classes to provide a shared point of reference for students across disciplines. The academic integration ofArcadiaspans several liberal arts departments as well as those of math and science. The themes ofArcadiaalso will be the focus of an academic conference to be held April 22 and 23 in McKenna Hall. TitledArcadia at Notre Dame: Nature, Science and Art,the conference is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters, College of Science, Graduate School, and the Arts and Lettersand Science Honors Program.A complete conference schedule can be found at http://www.nd.edu/%7Earcadia/events.html . In addition, the Universitys Snite Museum of Art is offering a special exhibition onArcadia,further linking an arts performance with teaching opportunities. TopicID: 10522 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn