Cherry Jam

Who will buy the cherry orchard to pay off the family debt? It’s kind of like Chekhov, but not. Cherry Jam is a play on The Cherry Orchard.

Varya is losing her mind trying to stave off disaster, but there’s absolutely no more money left and her adoptive mother Lovey won’t stop fritting away what little they have left. To pay off the debts, will the older generation agree to sell the family orchard, or will they continue to do absolutely nothing? And when will they realize that not doing anything at all is still a choice? Burning House presents Cherry Jam, a play on Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. Opening fall 2022, Cherry Jam is a spirited and brisk one-act adaptation that features six actors and focuses on class conflict, problematic shared history, and the impending climate disaster.