• The Cherry Orchard is a four-act play written by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Even though Chekhov intended this story to be a comedy, Stanislavski directed it as a tragedy.

• Fast Facts

  1. Writer: Anton Chekhov
  2. Genre: Comedy, sometimes staged as a tragedy
  3. Setting: A country estate in Russia
  4. Premiere Date: January 17, 1904, at the Moscow Art Theatre
  5. Adaptations: Movie, Television Movie

• Synopsis

  The Cherry Orchard centers on the attempts of Madam Ranevsky, a widow who has squandered her wealth in Paris, to save her Russian country estate and her beloved cherry orchard. Through the interactions of fourteen characters, Chekhov tells a story of loss and death, but also of hope and new beginnings; a story of the decline of the old land-owning class and the rise of the merchant class - both soon to be swept away by the Russian Revolution.

• Main Characters

  • Madame Liubov Andreievna Ranevskaya - Landowner
  • Anya - Daughter, age 17
  • Varya - Adopted daughter, age 24
  • Leonid Andreieveitch Gayev - Brother of Madame Ranevskaya
  • Yermolai Alexeievitch Lopakhin - Merchant
  • Peter Trofimov - Student
  • Boris Borisovich Simeonov-Pishchik - Landowner
  • Charlotta Ivanovna - Governess
  • Yepikhodov - Clerk

• Quotes

  • "Yesterday we talked for a long time, but we didn't come to anything in the end."

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