Lakewood Playhouse to Present ARCADIA

The Lakewood Playhouse is proud to present the THIRD SHOW of our 77th SEASON: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard (From the Author of ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE)! This production will also mark the continuation of our year-long celebration of the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the very building we do all of our Productions in - THE LAKEWOOD PLAYHOUSE THEATRE! From TAMING of the SHREW in its first year to AVENUE Q at the end of this season, we will have presented over 300 Productions at this venue that was first built for us in 1965 by the Lakewood Arts Foundation.

The Play will be performed on Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Performances will be January 8th through January 31st with Special Showings at 8:00pm on Thursday, January 14th (Pay What You Can Night) and 8:00pm on Thursday, January 21st ("Pay What You Can" Actor's Benefit). Our Ticket Prices are $25.00 (General Admission), $22.00 (Military), $21.00 (Seniors) and $19.00 (Students/Educators).

This production is presented in the Lakewood Playhouse's "Thrust" configuration with seating on three sides of the stage. With this unique viewing opportunity "ARCADIA" will drop you right into the middle of this story of romance, time travel, fractals and...well...everything.

ARCADIA will be directed by STEVE TARRY. He returns to the Lakewood Playhouse for the first time since directing our hit production of THE ODD COUPLE in 2014!

The Production Features a large cast filled with a number of returning actors from previous shows and some brand new performers to our stage! Featuring: Kait Mahoney (Thomasina Coverly), , Mason Quinn (Septimus Hodge), , Martin Goldsmith (Richard Noakes), Jenifer Rifenbery (Lady Croom), Deya Ozburn (Hannah Jarvis), Jed Slaughter (Bernard Nightingale), Ben Stahl (Ezra Chater), Jacob Tice (Valentine Coverly),
Charlie Stevens (Gus & Augustus Coverly) and introducing, Bradley Buckles (Jellaby), Michael Christopher (Captain Brice) and Tracy Torwick (Chloe Coverly).

ABOUT THE SHOW: ? "The Past is Presence" Arcadia moves back and forth between 1809 and the present at the elegant estate owned by the Coverly family. The 1809 scenes reveal a household in transition. As the Arcadian landscape is being transformed into picturesque Gothic gardens, complete with a hermitage, thirteen year-old Lady Thomasina and her tutor delve into intellectual and romantic issues. Present day scenes depict the Coverly descendants and two competing scholars who are researching a possible scandal at the estate in 1809 involving Lord Byron. This brilliant play moves smoothly between the centuries and explores the nature of truth and time, the difference between classical and romantic temperaments, and the disruptive influence of sex on our life orbits the attraction Newton left out. Winner! 1995 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play Winner! 1994 Olivier Award for Best Play! A Lakewood Playhouse Premier!