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Cherry Orchard
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by Anton Chekhov
translated by Curt Columbus
directed by Kimberly Senior
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February 21, 2009
through March 28
Friday & Saturday 8pm, Sunday 7pm
Tickets $20 ($15 student/senior)
SEXY? CHECK. FUNNY? CHECK. CHEKHOV? CHECK.
When Kimberly Senior helmed our production of Curt Columbus' translation of "Three
Sisters," The Chicago Tribune said things like "intensely appealing," and "smoldering
sexual energy." Time Out said it was "striking in its bald honesty and bold emotion."
And Gay Chicago Magazine called it "a pure joy to experience." You can't buy press
like that. We've looked into it.
So when Kimberly Senior brings Curt Columbus' translation of "Cherry Orchard"
to Strawdog, SEE IT. An aristocratic family returns to Russia to keep their estate from
being auctioned off to pay the delinquent mortgage. If they could only make
themselves do something ... something other than allowing hidden passions to break
through their upperclass manners in unfortunate and hilarious ways.
With a depth of visual focus that only our unique space can offer, and subtle,
naturalist acting that has to be seen up close, Strawdog will show you once again why
Chekhov is considered a master. It's not because people used to like boring things. |