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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
‘Arcadia’ brings everything to the stage, from mystery, passion, time travel to science
The NATRAT: How do you discuss every idea in the universe within three hours? The late playwright Tom Stoppard tried to answer this in his play, “Arcadia,” which was performed by the School of Drama from Feb. 26 to March 16 and directed by Kyle Haden, the senior associate head for the School of Drama.
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greenbowbear
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I saw CMU School of Drama’s Arcadia on the last night and absolutely loved it! The set was, of course, gorgeous. Just like the author of this article writes, it is “dreamy” and “light” and “intricate.” I thought the line “Burback [the set designer] spent months deliberating on the color of the wallpaper, deciding on a light pomona green” was a bit funny. It definitely resonates– the choices we make in theatre are often deliberated over for a while. But it also seems like the author is using it as an example of Burback’s hard work. I feel like it could have been represented better with examples of the other choices Burback made. There is so much research that goes into the design of every theatrical set, and I think its so interesting to delve into that. I loved how technical Arcadia was, and I wish the author got into that a bit more! Something i ABSOLUTELY LOVED was the posters set up by the dramaturg on the show around the lobby. They gave links to information on each of the topics– physics, maths, the enlightenment period, etc. I wish the author credited the dramaturg who did this, because it was one of the most interesting parts about the show for me.
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I saw CMU School of Drama’s Arcadia on the last night and absolutely loved it! The set was, of course, gorgeous. Just like the author of this article writes, it is “dreamy” and “light” and “intricate.” I thought the line “Burback [the set designer] spent months deliberating on the color of the wallpaper, deciding on a light pomona green” was a bit funny. It definitely resonates– the choices we make in theatre are often deliberated over for a while. But it also seems like the author is using it as an example of Burback’s hard work. I feel like it could have been represented better with examples of the other choices Burback made. There is so much research that goes into the design of every theatrical set, and I think its so interesting to delve into that.
I loved how technical Arcadia was, and I wish the author got into that a bit more! Something i ABSOLUTELY LOVED was the posters set up by the dramaturg on the show around the lobby. They gave links to information on each of the topics– physics, maths, the enlightenment period, etc. I wish the author credited the dramaturg who did this, because it was one of the most interesting parts about the show for me.
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