The Cherry Orchard the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with "The Seagull", "Three Sisters", and "Uncle Vanya". The play concerns an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. Unresponsive to offers to save the estate, she allows its sale to the son of a former serf; the family leaves to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down. The story presents themes of cultural futility – both the futile attempts of the aristocracy to maintain its status and of the
The Orchard (company) Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley (singer)), Cleopatra Records (with artists including Blackburner, Morteza Pashaei, Mohsen Yeganeh, Queensrÿche, Sons of Hippies and William Shatner) and Frenchkiss Records (Bloc Party, Drowners, Les Savy Fav, Local Natives), who partnered with The Orchard in 2012 to create Frenchkiss Label Group in addition to their digital and physical deals with the company. In 2014, the partnership expanded even further when The Orchard acquired Frenchkiss Records outright. Artists who have signed individual deals with The Orchard include Dionne Warwick, Adrian Younge, Tracy Lawrence, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Boyz II Men, who released their album of re-recorded