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Folger Theatre performed their production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia from May 5 to June 14, 2009.

Erin Weaver (Thomasina Coverly) and Cody Nickell (Septimus Hodge), Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Photo by Carol Pratt.

The Production

Arcadia won two Helen Hayes Awards: "Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play," for Eric Hissom, and "Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play," for Erin Weaver. Arcadia was also nominated for "Outstanding Director, Resident Play" for Aaron Posner, "Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play," for Holly Twyford, "Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production," for Thom Weaver, "Outstanding Resident Play," "Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production" for Veronika Vorel, and the "Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Leading Actor, Resident Play" for Cody Nickell.

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

Cast

Cooper D'Ambrose: Ezra Chater
Stephen D'Ambrose*: Richard Noakes
Jared Michael Delaney*: Captain Brice
Michael Glenn*: Jellaby
Eric Hissom*: Bernard Nightingale
Cody Nickell*: Septimus Hodge
Suzanne O'Donnell*: Lady Croom
Benjamin Schiffbauer: Gus, Augustus Coverly
Margo Seibert*: Chloe Coverly
Peter Stray*: Valentine Coverly
Holly Twyford*: Hannah Jarvis
Erin Weaver*: Thomasina Coverly

Creative team

Tom Stoppard, Playwright
Aaron Posner**, Director
Daniel Conway***, Scenic Design
Kate Turner-Walker***, Costume Design
Thom Weaver***, Lighting Design
Veronika Vorel, Composition/Sound Design
Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
Kate Olden*, Production Stage Manager

Production team

Suli Holum, Assistant Director
Kate Robinson, Assistant to the Director
Leigh Wilson Smiley, Dialect Director
Manil Suri, Mathematics Consultant
Kristin Allard, Dramaturgical Assistant
Andrew Payton, Technical Assistant
Lisa Forres, General Management/Casting Assistant
Miriam Yoder, Assistant Stage Manager
Brian Sekinger, Production Assistant
Tracy Moyers, Production Intern
Sean Urbantke, Scenic Assistant
Marianna Fernandez, Painter
Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenery Construction/Installation
Kate Turner-Walker, Wardrobe Manager
Rachel Apatoff & Amy Brandenburg, Costume Assistants
Amy Carr, Wardrobe/Hair Styling
Salon XYZ, Haircuts and Color
Amber Meade, Master Electrician
Keller Lindler, Lighting Programmer
Brian Allard, Jessie Crain, Garth Dolan, Jennifer Froetschel, & Sarah Peterson, Electricians
Sarah Peterson, Light Board Operator
Michelle Elwyn, Properties Mistress
Brian Keating, Sound Consultant
Miguel Hermann, Sound Board Operator
James Kegley, Promotional Photography
Carol Prayy, Production Photography
WAPAVA, Archival Recording
SLA, Inc., Sign Interpretation

Folger Theatre

Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager
Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager

Other media

Listen to director Aaron Posner and Holly Twyford (Hannah Jarvis) discuss the complexities of Tom Stoppard's play.

Reviews

Image gallery

Cooper D'Ambrose (Ezra Chater), Erin Weaver (Thomasina Coverly), Stephen D'Ambrose (Richard Noakes), Michael Glenn (Jellaby), Suzanne O'Donnell (Lady Croom), Jared Michael Delaney (Captain Brice), and Cody Nickell (Septimus Hodge), Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.
Cody Nickell (Septimus), Holly Twyford (Hannah), and Peter Stray (Valentine), Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.
Holly Twyford (Hannah Jarvis) and Eric Hissom (Bernard Nightingale), Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.
Holly Twyford (Hannah Jarvis) and Eric Hissom (Bernard Nightingale), Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.

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-The Folger Theatre performed their production of Tom Stoppard's ''Arcadia'' from May 5 to June 14, 2009.
+[[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] performed their production of Tom Stoppard's ''Arcadia'' from May 5 to June 14, 2009.
-== Cast ==
+[[File:2009 Arcadia Folger Theatre 1.jpg|frame|Erin Weaver (Thomasina Coverly) and Cody Nickell (Septimus Hodge), ''Arcadia'', by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Photo by Carol Pratt.|alt=|center]]
+==The Production==
+''Arcadia'' won two [[Helen Hayes Awards]]: "Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play," for Eric Hissom, and "Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play," for Erin Weaver. ''Arcadia'' was also nominated for "Outstanding Director, Resident Play" for Aaron Posner, "Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play," for Holly Twyford, "Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production," for Thom Weaver, "Outstanding Resident Play," "Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production" for Veronika Vorel, and the "Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Leading Actor, Resident Play" for Cody Nickell.
+Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
+===Cast===
 *Cooper D'Ambrose: Ezra Chater
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 *Jared Michael Delaney*: Captain Brice
 *Michael Glenn*: Jellaby
-*Eric Hissom*: Bernard Nightengale
+*Eric Hissom*: Bernard Nightingale
 *Cody Nickell*: Septimus Hodge
 *Suzanne O'Donnell*: Lady Croom
 *Benjamin Schiffbauer: Gus, Augustus Coverly
-*Margo Seibert*: Cloe Coverly
+*Margo Seibert*: Chloe Coverly
 *Peter Stray*: Valentine Coverly
 *Holly Twyford*: Hannah Jarvis
 *Erin Weaver*: Thomasina Coverly
-== Staff ==
+===Creative team===
-*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
-*Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
-*Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager
-*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
-== Production Team ==
-*Aaron Posner***, Director
+*Tom Stoppard, Playwright
-*Daniel Cpnway**, Scenic Design
+*Aaron Posner**, Director
-*Kate Turner-Walker**, Costume Design
+*Daniel Conway***, Scenic Design
-*Thom Weaver**, Lighting Design
+*Kate Turner-Walker***, Costume Design
+*Thom Weaver***, Lighting Design
 *Veronika Vorel, Composition/Sound Design
 *Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
 *Kate Olden*, Production Stage Manager
-== Production ==
+===Production team===
 *Suli Holum, Assistant Director
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 *Manil Suri, Mathematics Consultant
 *Kristin Allard, Dramaturgical Assistant
 *Andrew Payton, Technical Assistant
 *Lisa Forres, General Management/Casting Assistant
 *Miriam Yoder, Assistant Stage Manager
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 *SLA, Inc., Sign Interpretation
+===Folger Theatre===
+*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
+*Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
+*Giuseppe DeBartolo, General Manager
+*Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
+==Other media==
+Listen to director Aaron Posner and Holly Twyford (Hannah Jarvis) discuss the complexities of Tom Stoppard's play.
+<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJyPXYTWf8I</html5media>
+==Reviews==
+*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404064.html The Washington Post]
+*[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/37215/emarcadiaem-at-the-folger-give-a-wit Washington City Paper]
+==Image gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:2009 Arcadia Folger Theatre 2.jpg|Cooper D'Ambrose (Ezra Chater), Erin Weaver (Thomasina Coverly), Stephen D'Ambrose (Richard Noakes), Michael Glenn (Jellaby), Suzanne O'Donnell (Lady Croom), Jared Michael Delaney (Captain Brice), and Cody Nickell (Septimus Hodge), ''Arcadia'', by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.
+File:2009 Arcadia Folger Theatre 3.jpg|Cody Nickell (Septimus), Holly Twyford (Hannah), and Peter Stray (Valentine), ''Arcadia'', by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.
+File:2009 Arcadia Folger Theatre 4.jpg|Holly Twyford (Hannah Jarvis) and Eric Hissom (Bernard Nightingale), ''Arcadia'', by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.
+File:2009 Arcadia Folger Theatre 5.jpg|Holly Twyford (Hannah Jarvis) and Eric Hissom (Bernard Nightingale), ''Arcadia'', by Tom Stoppard, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt.
+</gallery>
-:'''Member of United Scenic Artists denoted by "*"'''
+[[Category: Public programs]]
-:'''Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States denoted by "**"'''
+[[Category: Folger Theatre]]
-:'''Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society denoted by "***"'''
+[[Category: Helen Hayes Award]]
+[[Category: 20th century]]
+[[Category: American theater]]