Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Robert Falls: Letting Go of the Goodman by American Theatre Editors

After stepping down from the helm of the Chicago theatre he ran for 36 years, he's directing---what else?---Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:37PM

Changes and Endings: An Interview with Director Robert Falls on “The Cherry Orchard” by Mary Wisniewski

For the last play he programmed as Goodman’s artistic director, Falls chose a masterpiece about change and endings—Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard.”

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Friday, March 17, 2023

Robert Falls Returns | The Cherry Orchard Trailer | April 1 - 30 | Goodman Theatre by Goodman Theatre

This April, Robert Falls—"Chicago's Most Essential Director" (Chicago Tribune)—returns to the Goodman to adapt and direct Chekhov's iconic play, THE CHERRY ORCHARD. On stage starting Apr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:41PM
Thursday, February 2, 2023

Robert Falls Interview | The Cherry Orchard | April 1 - 30 | Goodman Theatre by Goodman Theatre

"Tragic things happen but it's also quite funny." Director Robert Falls describes why THE CHERRY ORCHARD is a special and timeless play that all audiences can relate to. Tickets are officia…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:08PM
Saturday, December 10, 2022

BROADWAY 50 YEARS AGO TODAY by Ron Fassler

As an inveterate theatergoer since the age of twelve, I’ve chronicled in these columns and elsewhere about the days when I saw shows on a weekly basis in the late 60s and early 70s. I’ve…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:06PM
Monday, November 28, 2022

The Cherry Orchard review – Katie Mitchell presents the view from the trees by Catherine Love

Deutsches Schauspielhaus, HamburgThe director’s latest eco-theatre production gives us fragments of Chekhov’s dialogue and a searing reading of our relationship with nature The orchard o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Who’s afraid of Australian theatre? Why our plays aren’t treated like classics by Anthony Nocera

There’s no shortage of great Australian plays. But when it comes to restagings, local work is consistently overlooked in favour of Miller, Chekov, Albee and Shakespeare Get our weekend cu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM
Monday, November 7, 2022

Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘The thought of going back to that Brezhnev swamp was impossible’ by Lyndsey Winship

The illustrious ballet dancer on natural insecurity, his defection from the USSR to Canada – and how his body feels these days Mikhail Baryshnikov, 74, is the finest ballet dancer of his g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM
Sunday, September 25, 2022

The week in theatre: Handbagged; The Cherry Orchard; Clutch – review by Kate Kellaway

Kiln; Yard; Bush, LondonMoira Buffini’s damning satire imagining the Queen’s weekly meetings with Margaret Thatcher acquires poignancy; James Macdonald directs Chekhov in outer space; an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AM
Sunday, September 18, 2022

‘A smart adaptation that works well in surprising ways’: THE CHERRY ORCHARD – The Yard by Laura Kressly

The Yard, London – until 22 October 2022 Through his most recent play An Adventure, writer Vinay Patel proved he can masterfully sustain family dramas grappling with big themes. By stickin…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The Cherry Orchard review – Chekhov in space by Miriam Gillinson

The Yard, LondonVinay Patel’s sci-fi adaptation boldly goes into the future on a rickety starship while exploring entrenched hierarchies and class There is still a cherry orchard in this C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AM
Friday, August 12, 2022

“The Cherry Orchard,” Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble by Justine Nakase

What might Anton Chekov, that Russian master of the nineteenth century, have to say about the current climate crisis? A recent production of The Cherry Orchard by PETE (Portland Experimental…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:57AM
Saturday, July 23, 2022

A Holographic Circus: Baryshnikov Art Center’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’ by Alan Smason

By EDWARD RUBIN I seem to remember reading, in all of the hoopla surrounding the Baryshnikov Art Center’s Production of Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard, somebody saying “Unlike anything th…

SOURCE: TheatreCriticsm.com at 06:34AM
Thursday, June 30, 2022

10+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Weekend July 1-4 - See 'A Capitol Fourth, Julie Taymor's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' James Monroe Iglehar by Raven Snook

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, July 1 to Monday July 4, for free…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Monday, June 27, 2022

The Orchard by Jk Clarke

By JK Clarke . . .  Let’s go back to the beginning and remind ourselves that Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is fundamentally about social change. Almost cataclysmic social change in…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:58AM
Sunday, June 26, 2022

The Orchard by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Such an event is the high-tech adaptation at the Baryshnikov Arts Center calling itself "The Orchard," conceived and directed by Igor Golyak, described as based on "The Cherry Orchard" by An…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:44PM
Saturday, June 25, 2022

The Orchard **** by Barry Gordin

By: Bernard Carragher June 24, 2022: "The Orchard," based on Anton Chekov's 1903 play "The Cherry Orchard" is at the Baryshnikov Arts Center on 37th Street and acted by the Arlekin Playe…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:41AM
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Working In This Cutting Edge Fifth Dimension Of Theater Jessica Hecht Discovered Unexpected Magic by Jeryl Brunner

This Breaking Bad actress stars with Mikhail Baryshnikov in 'the Orchard.' The play is an adaptation of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov.

SOURCE: Forbes at 10:49PM

20+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Weekend June 24-26 - See 'Trevor the Musical,' 'Mrs. Warren's Profession,' 'Miss You Like Hell' and more by Raven Snook

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26, for f…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The Orchard *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 21, 2022: The prospect of the great ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Hecht, one of our most versatile and expressive actresses, in a new adaptation of …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:41AM
Saturday, June 18, 2022

The Orchard by Elyse Trevers

Classics remain classics because they speak to us-no matter when they were written or where they are set. In a newly-imagined version of Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard,” a family remain…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:39AM
Friday, June 17, 2022

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About The Orchard Off-Broadway? by Raven Brunner, Andrew Gans

The in-person and virtual show is an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Review: Chekhov's The Orchard, the Violence of Progress, and the Illusion of Choice

See The Cherry Orchard like you've never seen it before.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:33PM

History and futurism clash in the Off-Broadway debut of ‘The Orchard’ at the Baryshnikov Arts Center by Deb Miller

An anachronistic reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, the last work by the esteemed Russian playwright, written in 1903, is now making its Off-Broadway debut in a limited eng…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:20PM

The Orchard Review. Chekhov on stage and online featuring Baryshnikov, the Ukraine war, ASL and a pet robot. by New York Theater

The moments in “The Orchard” that suggest the current Russian invasion of Ukraine would surely get the most attention in a more conventionally focused adaptation of “The Cherry Orchard…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:20PM

20+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Weekend June 17-20 - See Michael Urie in 'Jane Anger,' 'The Chinese Lady,' 'Gong Lum’s Legacy' and more by Raven Snook

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, June 17 to Monday, June 20, for f…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 9, 2022

A reenacted dialogue between Black activist writers James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni on race and responsibility in Off-Broadway’s ‘Lessons in Surv by Deb Miller

During the pandemic closure of theaters in 2020, the grassroots theater collective The Commissary was formed. Its members gathered remotely each Wednesday on their digital devices to read pl…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The Tony Awards and More to Watch Online This Weekend June 10-12 - See the Tony Awards, Mikhail Baryshnikov in 'The Orchard,' Pulitzer finalist 'Circl by Raven Snook

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, June 10 to Sunday, June 12, for f…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Friday, June 3, 2022

12 Shows to See Off Broadway in June - Catch Mikhail Baryshnikov in Chekhov, a new Will Arbery play, three new musicals and more by Raven Snook

Catch Mikhail Baryshnikov in Chekhov, a premiere by Pulitzer finalist Will Arbery, three new musicals and more --- School may be out for the summer, but Off Broadway is still in session. Our…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Monday, May 23, 2022

Mikhail Baryshnikov to Appear Off-Broadway in The Orchard by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . Director Igor Golyak, founder and artistic director of the Arlekin Players Theatre, is bringing a unique piece of theater to Off-Broadway. The Orchard is based on Th…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:15PM
Thursday, May 12, 2022

15+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Weekend May 13-15 - See 'Anything Goes' with Sutton Foster, Jason Robert Brown and Judy Kuhn concerts, and by Raven Snook

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15, for fre…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM

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