Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Your first look at the first show of the 70th Anniversary Season!
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
October 3 - 13, 2019
by Anton Chekhov, in a a version by Jean-Claude van Itallie
Tickets at crt.uconn.edu or 860-486-2113
One of the great plays of the 20th century, Chekhov’s final masterpiece captures a world and a family in transition. Faced with the sale of their cherished orchard, the Gayev family returns home in an attempt to preserve what they can of their family’s once great estate. This magnificent work combines the hope and absurdity of the human spirit. A stirring, touching piece of theatre you won’t soon forget.
Music - "Market of the Northlands" by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Your first look at the first show of the 70th Anniversary Season!
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
October 3 - 13, 2019
by Anton Chekhov, in a a version by Jean-Claude van Itallie
Tickets at crt.uconn.edu or 860-486-2113
One of the great plays of the 20th century, Chekhov’s final masterpiece captures a world and a family in transition. Faced with the sale of their cherished orchard, the Gayev family returns home in an attempt to preserve what they can of their family’s once great estate. This magnificent work combines the hope and absurdity of the human spirit. A stirring, touching piece of theatre you won’t soon forget.
Music - "Market of the Northlands" by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
