The Cherry Orchard at Piccolo Theatre

A masterful mix of comedy, tragedy and farce, The Cherry Orchard is the story of an aristocratic Russian family and its associates on the precipice of major social upheaval at the turn of the twentieth century. After the death of her young son and an absence of 5 years, Liubov returns to her estate in rural Russia to reunite with her brother Gayev and her two daughters, Anya and Varya. Eager to resume her life there, she faces painful memories of her son’s death as well as debts that threaten her ownership of the estate, which is renowned for its beautiful, sprawling orchard of cherry trees. Lopakhin, the son of a peasant farmer who has become a wealthy man, endeavors to thwart the impending auction; however, through three fateful seasons, the family clings to their familiar way of life in the face of impending social change and revolution.