The cherry orchard
By: a comedy in four acts by Anton Chekhov ; a new version by Stephen Karam
Contributors: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
Publisher: DPS Classics; Dramatist's Play Service
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9780822236719
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Adaptations; Gentry; Drama
Description: "Set in Russia at the turn of the twentieth century, The Cherry Orchard chronicles a noblewoman’s return to her family estate after a five-year absence to escape troubling memories of her son’s death. Lyubov Ranevskaya arrives home to find the cherry orchard in full bloom, but the finances of the estate on the verge of ruin. Lyubov and her brother, Gaev, find themselves scrambling to retain a vision of gentility amidst a climate of huge social and economic transition."-- Publisher's description.
Notes: Cast: 9 men, 6 women.