Set in 1904 on the edge of the Russian Revolution, this bittersweet and haunting comedy is Chekhov’s final play and masterpiece about a rapidly changing world and a way of life on the brink of destruction. With fortunes fading fast and the auction of their estate looming on the horizon, an impoverished Russian family is uncertain of what the future will bring.
“It’s a story that rings true for many of us as we ponder the challenges of adjusting our lifestyles to stay afloat during this economic crisis,” said THE CHERRY ORCHARD Literary Office Support Member Laura Lynn MacDonald. “Some of the characters you’re about to meet are caught in a financial landslide that may at times remind you of the fallen tycoons on the evening news and the longing many of us feel for the bull markets of years ago.”