| The Cherry Orchard Contributor(s): Chekhov, Anton (Author), Donaghy, Tom (Adapted by) |
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ISBN: 0881453072 ISBN-13: 9780881453072 Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 891.723 |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.22 lbs) 78 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tom Donaghy's adaptation of Chekhov's beloved and richly bittersweet comedy about a world in transition preserves the economy and humor of the original while highlighting the lyricism and stylistic ambition of the master playwright's final work. "Tom Donaghy has written a new adaptation of THE CHERRY ORCHARD that feels, at times, like an altogether new play: He propels Ronald Meyer's translation into modern vernacular ... Donaghy does capture the play's comedy and, paradoxically, its existential despair." -Jeremy McCarter, New York Magazine "A swift, modern adaptation by Tom Donaghy ... a distinctly comic and American emphasis." -Adam Feldman, Time Out "Chekhov famously preferred to think of his plays as comedies. Playwright Tom Donaghy honors that fact with a light-on-its feet adaptation ... Mostly, his fluid dialogue manages to lend a pleasing immediacy to the story ..." -Gordon Cox, Newsday |