Anton Chekhov wrote The Cherry Orchard in 1903 during the final year of his life, completing it while battling the advanced stages of tuberculosis. It premiered on January 17, 1904, at the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski and starring Chekhov’s wife, Olga Knipper, as Mrs Ranevskaya. Chekhov envisioned the play as a comedy with farcical elements, satirizing a society unable to face change. However, Stanislavski’s direction leaned into the play’s melancholic undercurrents, presenting it as a tragedy. This divergence between the playwright’s intent and the director’s
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