Sat, Apr 16
|The Bug Theatre
11 Minutes Theatre Company Presents: The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov
After years of travel Madame Ranevskaya returns to her family house surrounded by the budding cherry orchards, but by August it is to be sold. Watch as relationships and ties to the past and the present unfold among these very vibrant characters.
Time & Location
Apr 16, 2022, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, Denver, CO 80211, USA
About The Event
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (written by Anton Chekhov) takes place on the grounds of Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya’s estate, somewhere in the provinces of Russia. Lopakhin, a sometime peasant who has become a wealthy businessman, and Dunyasha, the maid, are waiting for Lyubov. She has been away from home a long time, living in Paris with her lover. When she arrives with her daughter, Anya, she is welcomed by her brother, Gayev, and other family, friends, staff (including long time butler Feirs) and her neighbors. Lyubov and Gayev recall happy times from their childhoods on the estate. But unless the family can raise enough money to save it, the estate will have to be sold to clear Lyubov’s debts. They concoct several plans, one of which entails cutting down their famous cherry orchard. But no one plan is settled upon. As August approaches, when the estate must be auctioned off to meet the mortgage payments, what unfolds in this household is a comedy-drama of timeless, bittersweet beauty.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD is universally acknowledged as one of the masterpieces of world theatre.
Presented by 11 Minutes Theatre Company. Learn more at www.11minutestheatre.com.