Anton Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard Returns This Weekend At Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov

Translated by Tom Stoppard

March 22 & 23 at 8:00pm

March 24 at 2:00pm

Editor’s note: From the Wikipedia page about the play: “The Cherry Orchard (Russian: Вишнёвый сад, romanized: Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by Znaniye (Book Two, 1904),and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers. It opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy. Since its first production, directors have contended with its dual nature. It is often identified as one of the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with The Seagull, Three Sisters, and Uncle Vanya”

After a prolonged absence following the death of her son, noblewoman Lyobov Ranevskaya returns to her estate and finds the cherry orchard on the estate in full bloom. Despite this outward sign of prosperity, her home is on the verge of financial ruin. Along with her brother, Gaev, Lyobov struggles to maintain the façade of gentility as their world crumbles around them.

Anton Chekhov’s beloved masterwork is a rich tapestry of the human condition woven into a humorous and haunting tale. With universal themes of societal upheaval, love, loss, grief, envy, and ambition, THE CHERRY ORCHARD remains a relevant and powerful meditation on social change and cultural futility.

GENERAL ADMISSION: $30

STUDENT/SENIOR: $27

SIST MEMBER: $25

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Banner Image:  Still from the play. All Images Credit – SIST