The Cherry Orchard
Classic of world drama concerns the passing of the old semifeudal order in turn-of-the-century Russia, symbolized in the sale of the cherry orchard owned by Madame Ranevskaya.
February 14–17 at 7:30 p.m. | February 17 at 2 p.m. (Relaxed Performance).
Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard has intrigued and puzzled audiences and artists since its first production.
Chekhov famously thought that Constantin Stanislavsky, who directed the first production, had ruined the play by turning the comedy he had written into a tragedy; Stanislavsky was unshakeable in his belief that Chekhov didn’t recognize what he had written.
Whoever was correct, the play continues to fascinate and brings to the stage what Chekhov described as, “people … not every moment shooting or hanging themselves or declaring their love. Nor are they are saying clever things every moment. For the most part they are eating, drinking, running after each other, talking nonsense.”
Welcome to the Cherry Orchard.
Directed by Bob Frazer
Relaxed Performance Saturday February 17 at 2 p.m.
Click below for our visual story of the theatre:
BlueShore at CapU visual story.
Sensory Guide for The Cherry Orchard