Act 1

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. The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as they return to the family's estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. The story presents themes of cultural futility — both the futility of the aristocracy to maintain its status and the futility of the bourgeoisie to find meaning in its new-found materialism. In reflecting the socio-economic forces at work in Russia at the turn of the 20th century, including the rise of the middle class after the abolition of serfdom in the mid-19th century and the sinking of the aristocracy, the play reflects forces at work around the globe in that period. (Summary from Wikipedia, edited by Elizabeth Klett)Cast: Mme. Ranevsky: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2607">Ruth Golding</a> Anya: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a> Varya: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a> Gaev: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2234">Lars Rolander</a> Lopakhin: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/152">Andy Minter</a> Trofimov: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492">mb</a> Simeonov-Pischin: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/26">Denny Sayers</a> Charlotta: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1724">Anna Simon</a> Epikhodov: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1085">hefyd</a> Dunyasha: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3157">Tricia G</a> Fiers: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4572">om123</a> Yasha: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4358">Kim Stich</a> Tramp: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5269">Musicalheart1</a> Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2911">David Lawrence</a> Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

Arts

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.The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as they return to the family's estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. The story presents themes of cultural futility — both the futility of the aristocracy to maintain its status and the futility of the bourgeoisie to find meaning in its new-found materialism. In reflecting the socio-economic forces at work in Russia at the turn of the 20th century, including the rise of the middle class after the abolition of serfdom in the mid-19th century and the sinking of the aristocracy, the play reflects forces at work around the globe in that period.(Summary from Wikipedia, edited by Elizabeth Klett)Cast:Mme. Ranevsky: Ruth GoldingAnya: Arielle LipshawVarya: Elizabeth KlettGaev: Lars RolanderLopakhin: Andy MinterTrofimov: mbSimeonov-Pischin: Denny SayersCharlotta: Anna SimonEpikhodov: hefydDunyasha: Tricia GFiers: om123Yasha: Kim StichTramp: Musicalheart1Narrator: David LawrenceAudio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

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. The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as they return to the family's estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. The story presents themes of cultural futility — both the futility of the aristocracy to maintain its status and the futility of the bourgeoisie to find meaning in its new-found materialism. In reflecting the socio-economic forces at work in Russia at the turn of the 20th century, including the rise of the middle class after the abolition of serfdom in the mid-19th century and the sinking of the aristocracy, the play reflects forces at work around the globe in that period. (Summary from Wikipedia, edited by Elizabeth Klett)Cast: Mme. Ranevsky: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2607" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ruth Golding</a> Anya: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arielle Lipshaw</a> Varya: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> Gaev: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2234" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lars Rolander</a> Lopakhin: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/152" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andy Minter</a> Trofimov: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492" rel="noopener noreferrer">mb</a> Simeonov-Pischin: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/26" rel="noopener noreferrer">Denny Sayers</a> Charlotta: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1724" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anna Simon</a> Epikhodov: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1085" rel="noopener noreferrer">hefyd</a> Dunyasha: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3157" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tricia G</a> Fiers: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4572" rel="noopener noreferrer">om123</a> Yasha: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4358" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kim Stich</a> Tramp: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5269" rel="noopener noreferrer">Musicalheart1</a> Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2911" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Lawrence</a> Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

Share Act 1

Sign up to save your podcasts

Act 1

Act 1

More shows like Cherry Orchard, The by Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904)

Mansfield Park (version 2) by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)

Pursuit of God, The by Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897 - 1963)

Rosicrucian Mysteries, The by Max Heindel (1865 - 1919)

Communist Manifesto, The by Friedrich Engels (1820 - 1895) and Karl Marx (1818 - 1883)

Pride and Prejudice (version 3) by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)

Ozma of Oz (Version 2) (Dramatic Reading) by L. Frank Baum (1856 - 1919)

Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus (1818) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851)

Six Creepy Stories by Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)

Snow Queen and Other Stories, The by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson (1871 - 1914)