The Cherry Orchard

The action for Chekhov’s last and finest play takes place at the country estate of Madame Ranevskaya, an estate famed for its beautiful cherry orchard–and soon to be sold at auction unless the delinquent taxes are paid. As the play begins, Madam Ranevskaya has returned from Paris, where she has frittered away the last of her fortune on a cynical young lover. It is soon apparent that neither she, nor her family and friends, can come to grips with the crushing reality which they must face, or truly fathom the loss which threatens them. Instead, they continue to go on as if nothing has changed, and only the rich merchant, Lopakhin, the nouveau riche son of a peasant, seems to realize the gravity of the situation. Ironically, it is he who bides successfully for the estate and who sets his men to felling the trees as, in the bittersweet finale, Madame Ranevskaya departs again for Paris and the fragile promise of a new and perhaps better life.
November 13, 14, 15, 21, and 22 @ 8 p.m.; November 16 and 23 @ 2 p.m. – Fisher Theater, Ames
Cast
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Lopakhin - Dennis Ryan
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Dunyasha - Deb Swinford
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Yepikhodov - Douglas B. Rose
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Anya - Sufi Ertur
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Varya - Maria Samson
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Madam Ranevskaya (Lyubov Andreayevna) - Jane Cox
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Gayev - Garry W. Sullivan
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Charlotte Ivanovna - Karla Fritsch
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Simeonov-Pishchik - Barry Childs
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Yasha - Christopher Libby
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Firs - Michael A. Stone
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Trofimov - Shannon Reilly
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A Vagrant - G. Jack Barr
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Station Master - Butch Barthelemy
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Postmaster - Erick E. Johnson
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Servants - Lynn Fortheringham
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Servants - Brian Gouran
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Servants - Annette McCuen
Creative Team
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Director - Gregg Henry
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Stage Manager - Terry Torkildson
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Assistant Director/Dramaturg - Robert Braudt
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Assistant Stage Manager - Lisa Glaus
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Guest Costume Designer - Kristiline Flönes-Czeski
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Guest Scenic Designer - Gregory Anderson
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Lighting Designers - George Dowker
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Lighting Designers - Matthew Reinert
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Sound Designer - Bryan Baker
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