The Cherry Orchard?

2022

The Cherry Orchard?

About

What was The Cherry Orchard before it was The Cherry Orchard?

This tongue-in-cheek one person performance interrogates Chekhov's timeless canon with seemingly benign colorful children's toys.

Employing collective memory, oral storytelling, and found object puppetry, it asks the question of who dared to draw these lines on the land to call it their own. Filled with painful baggage, can we still choose joy?

Confetti fall over a plastic table with American and Russian miniature flags, playing cards, wood blocks, and other toys
Human figure covered by red veil
A shoe steps on a printed copy of 'The Cherry Orchard,' which sits on a black floor covered with confetti, playing cards and wood blocks
Ariel holds a printed copy of Anton Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard' under bright lights against a black background
Chaesong consoles Ariel, curled on the floor, covering her with a blanket

Personnel

Collaborators

Lucky Bommireddy
Ariel Urim Chung
Anthony Sertel Dean
Begüm “Begsy” Inal
Chaesong 채송 Kim

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