The Cherry Orchard

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.

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.

• 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

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

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1962: The Cherry Orchard (TV)

• 1971: The Cherry Orchard (TV)

• 1974: The Cherry Orchard (TV)

• 1980: The Cherry Orchard (TV)

• 1992: Il giardino dei ciliegi

• 1993: Vishnyovyy sad

• 1999: The Cherry Orchard

• • Mahalo Guide to Anton Chekhov
• Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
• The University of Adelaide Library: Biographical Sketch: Anton Chekhov
• Indiana University: Chekhov and The Cherry Orchard
• Utah Shakespearean Festival: About the Playwright: Anton Chekhov
• Eldritch Academy: Maksim Gorki on Anton Chekhov