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
Cherry Sisters The Cherry Sisters have been the subject of at least two contemporary theatrical productions: "Cherry Bomb," a comedic musical play produced and performed by 1812 Productions in Philadelphia, and "Cherry Sisters Revisited," a 2006 play by Dan O'Brien. They are featured as forerunners of the outsider music genre in Irwin Chusid's book "Songs in the Key of Z". They are mentioned in William Goldman's novel "The Color of Light". In "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" (November 4, 1964), Ozzie Nelson refers to the instance of vegetable throwing at the sisters when they performed on stage. The Cherry Sisters are