The Cherry Orchard
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Dec 4, 2011
Closed Jan 8, 2012
Opened Dec 4, 2011
Closed Jan 8, 2012
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"Let me remind you, on the twenty-second of August, the estate will be auctioned off. Think about that! Think." But such a thought is impossible to Madame Ranevskaya and her family who are blind to the winds of change that are about to overtake them and their cherished cherry orchard. Join beloved CSC veterans John Turturro and Dianne Wiest as we comoplete our celebrated Chekhov Cycle with the Russian master's final, tragicomic masterpiece.
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In his highly effective, stripped-down production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, now at Classic Stage Company, director Andrei Belgrader eschews the sort of grand political statements and visual displays that some of his celebrated colleagues (Howard Davies, Sam Mendes, Peter Brook) have brought to this timeless drama.
Instead, utilizing a severely truncated translation by John Christopher Jones (which runs a mere two hours and fifteen minutes with intermission), Santo Loquasto's minimalist, white circular set, and -- most of all -- a crackerjack team of first-rate actors led by Dianne Wiest and John Turturro, Belgrader zeroes in on the messy hearts and minds of these troubled Russi[...]