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The Plot Thickens: 'Arcadia'

Arcadia THIS WEEK: Does your brain recoil in horror at seeing that the Folger is producing a play written after 1904? Calm down. It's written by Tom Stoppard, which means it's as intellectually demanding as any work penned since Shakespeare kicked the bucket.

"Arcadia" tells the story of two geniuses over two centuries. The first is Thomasina, a young girl with unorthodox ideas about math trying to come to terms with the adult world around her. The other is Hannah, a modern-day researcher mired in the details that make academia seem so useless to outsiders.

The play is long and talky — like everything Tom Stoppard ever wrote — but you'll be glad you stayed till the end to see the various strands of plot and time converge.

» Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE; through June 14, $25-$55; 202-544-7077. (Capitol South)

Photo from Folger.edu

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