The Cherry Orchard

Play - Revival

National Theatre

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  • Opening Date: January 25, 1944
  • Closing Date: April 15, 1944
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 96

Playwright: Anton Chekhov

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    • Playbill Cover - The Cherry Orchard
 

Synopsis

Russian aristocrat Lyubov returns from Paris to her childhood estate, which is due to be sold. Anton Chekhov's 1903 play highlights the growing irrelevancy of the Russian upper classes as the former peasant class begins to gain power.

 

Opening Night Cast

Bruce Adams A Vagrant
Albert G. Andrews Firs
John Melvin Bleifer Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich
Virginia Campbell Dunyasha
Katherine Emery Varya
H. Etienne Servant
Eduardo Franz Trofimov, Petr Sergeyevich
Michael Gray Stationmaster
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Opening Night Production Credits

Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov Writer
  Irina Skariatina Translator
Eva Le Gallienne Eva Le Gallienne Director
  Motley Scenic Design
  Margaret Webster Producer
  Carly Wharton Producer
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1943 - 1944

 
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