Overview
Show
Character
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 3
Time & Place
The estate's drawing room late at night, immediately following the devastating announcement of the auction's results.
Length
Short
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Context
Anya Ranevsky comforts her mother, Lyubov
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Mother! mother, are you crying? My dear, kind, good mother, my beautiful mother, I love you! Bless you! The cherry orchard is sold, we’ve got it no longer, it’s true, true, but don’t cry mother, you’ve still got your life before you, you’ve still your beautiful pure soul... Come with me, come, dear, away from here, come! We’ll plant a new garden, finer than this, and you’ll see it, and you’ll understand, and deep joy, gentle joy will sink into your soul, like the evening sun, and you’ll smile, mother! Come, dear, let’s go!
Performance Tips
- Do not let Anya cry; her objective is to stop
Emotional Beat Breakdown
1. Facing the Ruins Together
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