The Cherry Orchard - Summer Theater Sanssouci

by Anton Chekhov The widowed landowner Ranevskaya returns to her estate after a long stay abroad. For many years, she has lived far beyond her means and accumulated mountains of debt. Now she must part with her property. She is also set to lose the flourishing cherry orchard, which evokes memories of her childhood during happier times. Lopakhin, who has risen from humble beginnings to become a wealthy merchant, suggests cutting down the trees and building summer houses for tourists on the vast property. However, Ranevskaya is unwilling to entertain this idea. She is attached to her estate, which has been a symbol of her social status for generations. Anton Chekhov's last play premiered in 1904. It clearly reflected the signals of the declining world of the nobility in Russia at that time, and the answers for life tomorrow were still highly uncertain. Chekhov sensitively and with fine humor portrays the characters of his play at a turning point in time. His protagonists are recognizable today with their fears of loss and loneliness, their longings, and their risky plans. Only the power of money emerges as a resilient constant. Premiere: June 25, 2026 More information: The Cherry Orchard