Cherry Orchard
Author: first_name: Anton
last_name: Chekhov
Language: English
Year: 1904

The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however, Stanislavski insisted on directing the play as a tragedy. Since this initial production, directors have had to contend with the dual nature of this play.<br><br>

The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as t