The Cherry Orchard

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The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, translated by Julius West

Act I→

Information about this edition 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. It has been translated into many languages and produced around the world, becoming a classic work of dramatic literature. — Excerpted from The Cherry Orchard on Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.

CHARACTERS

• LUBOV ANDREYEVNA RANEVSKY (Mme. RANEVSKY), a landowner
• ANYA, her daughter, aged seventeen
• VARYA (BARBARA), her adopted daughter, aged twenty-seven
• LEONID ANDREYEVITCH GAEV, Mme. Ranevsky's brother
• ERMOLAI ALEXEYEVITCH LOPAKHIN, a merchant
• PETER SERGEYEVITCH TROFIMOV, a student
• BORIS BORISOVITCH SIMEONOV-PISCHIN, a landowner
• CHARLOTTA IVANOVNA, a governess
• SIMEON PANTELEYEVITCH EPIKHODOV, a clerk
• DUNYASHA (AVDOTYA FEDOROVNA), a maidservant
• FIERS, an old footman, aged eighty-seven
• YASHA, a young footman
• A TRAMP
• A STATION-MASTER
• POST-OFFICE CLERK
• GUESTS
• A SERVANT

The action takes place on Mme. RANEVSKY'S estate

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