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April 7, 2000 Purdue Theatre presents work by creator of 'Shakespeare in Love' WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Intellect and passion, rational thought and romantic ideals, collide in "Arcadia," Purdue Theatre's final mainstage production of the 1999-2000 season. "Arcadia" was written by Tom Stoppard, known to movie fans as co-writer of last year's Academy Award-winning Best Picture, "Shakespeare in Love." Other plays written by Stoppard include "The Real Inspector Hound" and "Rosencranz and Guildenstern Are Dead." "Arcadia" plays in the Experimental Theatre April 13-22. Performances are nightly at 8 p.m., but there is no performance Monday, April 17. Matinees will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, and Saturday, April 22. Set in a single drawing room, in eras separated by nearly two centuries, "Arcadia" is part mystery, part lesson. It considers ideas ranging from Newtonian physics to mathematical theory, from Romantic poetry to landscape architecture, all as a means of examining the conflicting notions of chaos and order that govern human lives. As Stoppard writes in "Arcadia," "The unpredictable and the predetermined unfold together to make everything the way it is." Tickets are $7 for students and senior citizens, $11 for others. The run opens with a sneak preview at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. Sneak preview tickets are $4.50. Tickets for all shows are available at the Loeb Box Office, or order by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Group discounts are available by calling (765) 494-3084. The cast of "Arcadia" features a collection of graduate and undergraduate students in Purdue's academic program. Kristine Holtvedt, associate professor of theater, is the director. CONTACT: Lori Sparger, Purdue Theatre marketing director, (765) 494-3084; theatre@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page