The Cherry Orchard

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The Atlantic Theater Company production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard is wildly uneven and often frustrating. On the plus side, director Scott Zigler, armed with Tom Donaghy's blunt adaptation, shakes off some of the excesses that we've come to expect from revivals of works by the Russian master. Conversely, Zigler nearly obliterates the subtext and treats poignant scenes as if they are fodder for slapstick routines. In its best moments, the production is like a feather duster on a baroque cabinet, but purists beware; it's just as often equivalent to a Brillo pad on fine china.

Although it's hard to discern from this production, The Cherry Orchard is a heartbreaking story. An ari[...]