cover photo by Carol Rosegg
“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
“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
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