US Premiere

St. Petersburg's Maly Drama Theatre present their riveting staging of Anton Chekhov's masterwork in the US for the first time. Helmed and adapted by celebrated director Lev Dodin, this production casts an entirely new light on the piece, focusing on characters and actions which have hitherto remained on the play's fringes.

First performed in Moscow in 1904, Chekhov's final play examines Russia at a time of huge social change, when social mobility and political unrest were chipping away at the beliefs to which the upper classes had held firm for hundreds of years.

What is The Cherry Orchard About?

After living in Paris for five years, Madame Ranevskaya returns home to her family's estate, which is about to be sold for auction. The house, along with the huge cherry orchard in its grounds, holds so many memories for her that she is loathe to give it up. She and her assembled family members are unable to reach agreement on what action to take, and as the auction grows ever close, they spend their days in a haze of distraction and uncertainty.