‘The Cherry Orchard’ is this fall’s pick of the UMaine School of Performing Arts season

October 26, 2015 Arts, Outreach, School of Performing Arts

A cast of 17 will perform Chekhov’s classic drama “The Cherry Orchard” Nov. 6–8 and Nov. 12–15 in a University of Maine School of Performing Arts production.

“The Cherry Orchard,” directed by UMaine Associate Professor of Theatre Marcia Douglas, is the story of a Russian aristocratic family at the turn of the century desperate to hold on to the past against a changing social landscape. Pride and procrastination result in the sale of their beloved estate, including its beautiful cherry orchard, to a former serf, whose father and grandfather once served the family.

“This is Chekhov’s last play written in 1903 and what unfolds is a comedy-drama of timeless bittersweet beauty,” says Douglas. “‘The Cherry Orchard’ is universally acknowledged as one of the masterpieces of world theater.”

Performances in UMaine’s Hauck Auditorium are at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 6–7 and Nov. 12–14; 2 p.m., Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. Tickets are $10; free with student MaineCard. For tickets, visit umaine.edu/spa/tickets. To request a disability accommodation, call 207.581.1781.   This fall season, UMaine’s School of Performing Arts is staging 40 theater, music and dance performances on campus. A complete list of performances, dates, times, sites and ticket prices are online.