The Cherry Orchard written by Anton Chekhov and first produced, under the direction of Stanislavski, at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904

Several scenes from The Cherry Orchard  (Вишнëвый сад written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and first produced, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with Scenic design by Viktor Simov, at the Moscow Art Theatre, on January 30, 1904. Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy.

The cast included Olga Knipper as Madame Ranyevskaya, Maria Lilina as Anya, Maria Andreyeva as Varya, Stanislavski as Gaev, Leonid Leonidov as Lopakhin, Vasili Kachalov as Trofimov, Elena Muratova as Charlotta, Ivan Moskvin as Yepihodov, Sofia Khaliutina as Dunyasha, Alexander Artem as Firs, Nikolai Alexandrov as Yasha, Mikhail Gromov as a passer-by, and Alexander Zagarov as the stationmaster. 

First Act



Second Act

Third Act

The First Act

The Second Act

The Third Act

The Fourth Act

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