The Classics Theatre Project Presents THE CHERRY ORCHARD

The Classics Theatre Project is a professional theatre company dedicated to producing classic theatrical works of the 19th and 20th Centuries in a way that is relevant to today's audiences. Not just for the theatrically savvy, The Classics Theatre Project finds what is universal in great works and presents them as publicly viable entertainment options attracting audiences rediscovering them, or newcomers seeing them for the first time, to experience live theatre.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, our mission is to keep the classics alive by giving them a professional and permanent presence in our community's artistic landscape while also making them accessible to all through an agile production model, educational outreach and more.

This will be the FIRST production by Dallas' newest professional theatre company!

Anton Chekhov's The Cherry OrchardAdapted by Ben SchrothDirected by Joey Folsom
At the KD Studios, Kim Dawson Theatre 2600 N. Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, Texas
For more information: 469-652-6614 www.theclassicstheatreproject.com

Company address: 10507 Cr 2332, Poetry, Texas 75160

Performance Schedule:8:00 Thursday, June 21-*Preview8:00 Friday, June 22-*Preview8:00 Saturday, June 23-*Opening Night3:00 Sunday, June 248:00 Thursday, June 288:00 Friday, June 298:00 Saturday, June 303:00 Sunday, July 18:00 Thursday, July 58:00 Friday, July 68:00 Saturday, July 73:00 Sunday, July 88:00 Thursday, July 128:00 Friday, July 138:00 Saturday, July 14

Regular Performances: General Admission: $25Senior Citizens ( 55+): $20Students: $15
Previews:General Admission: $15Senior Citizens and Students: $10

Widely regarded as an influential classic of 20th Century Theatre, The Cherry Orchard is playwright Anton Chekhov's last work, written in 1903 and set against the backdrop of the socioeconomic changes taking place in Russia in the mid-19th century with the rise of the middle class, the abolition of serfdom and the decline in the power of the aristocracy. Centering on the inevitability of change and the reaction to, it is a work Chekhov described as a comedy and its first director (Konstantin Stanislavski) declared a tragedy for the plain man, with that duality fascinating those mounting it and audiences for generations. In the play, a family finds itself unable to save its estate and beloved cherry orchard when nostalgia for a fictitious golden age, desire for the safety of dated familiarities and an ignorance of youth and responsibility combine to create, as director Joey Folsom coins it, "the action of inaction" against looming economic and social ruin.

Ticket Pricing:

Regular Performances: General Admission: $25 Seniors $20 Students: $15 Industry: $15
Previews: General Admission: $15Senior Citizens and Students: $10Industry $10
No discounts Saturday evening.

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