Lorena

Peralta
Bassuk
Directing II
4/26/17

Play Prep Assignment:
Anton Chekovs The Cherry Orchard


Actor Scene List

Anya (Lauren) Varya (Mika)
Act 1: Scene 2 Nursery Act 1: Scene 2 Nursery
Act 1: Scene 4 Sleep Act 1: Scene 3 Talk of selling estate
Act 1: Scene 4 Sleep
Act 2: Scene 2 Passerby Act 2: Scene 2 Passerby
Act 2: Scene 3 Anya & Trofimov

Act 3: Scene 1 Ballroom Act 3: Scene 1 Ballroom

Act 3: Scene 3 Anya Enters Act 3: Scene 3 Anya Enters
Act 3: Scene 4 Varya Enters Act 3: Scene 4 Varya Enters

Act 4: Scene 1 Selling of Estate Act 4: Scene 1 Selling of Estate

Act 4: Scene 2 Axe Act 4: Scene 2 Axe
Act 4: Scene 3 Goodbye pt 1 Act 4: Scene 3 Goodbye pt 1
Act 4: Scene 4 Goodbye pt 2 Act 4: Scene 4 Goodbye pt 2

French Scene Breakdown

Act/ Scene: Description: Pages: Characters:

I: 1 Entrance Awkward conversation 1-4 Lopakhin, Dunyasha, Yepikhodov

I: 2 Anya comes back home 4-8 Anya, Varya, Lyubov, Gaev, Dunyasha, Yasha
Nursery from Paris
 I: 3 Discussion of money and 8-11 Lyubov, Pishchik, Varya, Firs, Lopakhin, Gaev
Telegram/Talk trying to keep the Cherry
of Selling Orchard estate
Estate
I: 4 Sleep Anya wakes up from her 11-18 Varya, Lyuboc, Gaev, Pishchik, Lopakhin,
sleep because of Charlotta, Trofimov, Yasha, Anya, Firs
conversation.
II: 1 Talk about leasing the 19-25 Charlotta, Yasha, Dunyasha, Yepikhodov,
Graveyard estate, Yepikhodov Lopakhin, Lyubov, Gaev, Firs
playing guitar..
II: 2 Passerby comes in for 25-29 Varya, Lopakhin, Lyuboc, Gaev, Anya,
Passerby directions to the train Trofimov, Firs
station
II: 3 Anya & Anya and Trofimov go to 29-31 Anya & Trofimov
Trofimov the river for some alone
time
III: 1 Music is playing in the 32-35 Pishchik, Charlotta, Trofimov, Lyubov, Anya,
Ballroom ballroom Post Office Clerk, Varya, Station Master
III: 2 - Discussion of the 35- 37 Yasha, Trofimov, Lyubov
telegram
III: 3 Anya Anya enters the scene 37-40 Anya, Lyubov, Station Master, Firs, Pishchik,
Enters again at the ball Dunyasha, Varya, Yepikhodov
III: 4 Varya Varya enters the scene 40-43 Varya, Yepikhodov, Lopakhin, Anya, Gaev,
Enters again at the ball Pishchik, Lyubov,
IV: 1 Selling All the talk is actually 44-46 Yasha, Gaev, Lopakhin, Lyubov, Trofimov,
of Estate coming to action Anya, Varya
IV: 2 Axe Cutting down of the 46-48 Anya, Lopakhin, Varya, Trofimov, Yepikhodov,
Cherry Orchard and Anya Dunyasha, Yasha
comes in to stop it
IV: 3 Everyone begins 48-52 Lyubov, Charlotta, Gaev, Anya, Varya,
Goodbye Pt. 1 dismissing themselves Lopakhin, Pishchik
from the estate.
IV: 4 Firs is the last to stay, but 52-54 Anya, Gaev, Trofimov, Lopakhin, Lyubov,
Goodbye Pt 2. everyone leaves the Yepikhodov, Yasha, Varya, Firs
estate. (finally)








Rehearsal Planning Breakdown:

Act/Scene: 1 Ch. 2 Chs. 3 Chs. 4-5 Chs. 6 Chs.
I: 1 Lopakhin,
Dunyasha,
Yepikhodov
I: 2 Anya, Varya, Lyubov,
Gaev, Dunyasha, Yasha
I: 3 Lyubov, Pishchik,
Varya, Firs, Lopakhin,
Gaev
I: 4 Varya, Lyuboc, Gaev,
Pishchik, Lopakhin,
Charlotta, Trofimov,
Yasha, Anya, Firs
II: 1 Charlotta, Yasha,
Dunyasha, Yepikhodov,
Lopakhin, Lyubov,
Gaev, Firs
II: 2 Varya, Lopakhin,
Lyuboc, Gaev, Anya,
Trofimov, Firs
II: 3 Anya & Trofimov

III: 1 Pishchik, Charlotta,
Trofimov, Lyubov,
Anya, Post Office Clerk,
Varya, Station Master
III: 2 Yasha, Trofimov,
Lyubov
III: 3 Anya, Lyubov, Station
Master, Firs, Pishchik,
Dunyasha, Varya,
Yepikhodov
III: 4 Varya, Yepikhodov,
Lopakhin, Anya, Gaev,
Pishchik, Lyubov,
IV: 1 Yasha, Gaev, Lopakhin,
Lyubov, Trofimov,
Anya, Varya
IV: 2 Anya, Lopakhin, Varya,
Trofimov, Yepikhodov,
Dunyasha, Yasha
 IV: 3 Lyubov, Charlotta,
Gaev, Anya, Varya,
Lopakhin, Pishchik
IV: 4 Anya, Gaev, Trofimov,
Lopakhin, Lyubov,
Yepikhodov, Yasha,
Varya, Firs





Story Breakdown:

Act Pages Where What Time of Who Sounds/Visuals
Day
1 1-18 Russia, Early Victorian style Dawn, All except Birds
1900s, furniture: Couch, about 3 or Pishchik, singing/chirping,
Springtime: empty spaces, book 4 AM Passerby, winds blowing thru
May. Cherry shelf by the dark Station the trees, creaking
Orchard window. Luggage outside, master & wooden floors
Estate: packed up. but sun PO clerk
Nursery & rise
Living Space
2 19-31 Russia, Cherry Orchards, Dusk, All including Crisp air, cloudy
Springtime, Gravestones/barren Moonrise Passerby with a chance of
The Graveyard stage. 1 old bench sunshine
3 32-43 Russia, Chandeliers, Night All including Jewish Orchestra
Springtime orchestra in back, time, Pishchik, playing, chandeliers
Early 1900s, clear ballroom moonlight Passerby, hanging from
The Ball Room setting Station ceiling or
Master, & chandelier like
PO Clerk lighting, Bright but
spaced out thru the
ballroom
4 44-54 Russia, Early Couch, covered Afternoon, All except More creaks inside
1900s Cherry now, boxes & cloudy but Passerby, of the house, birds
Orchard luggage packed and not too Station chirping outside.
Estate: ready to go dark out, Master and
Nursery & sunlight PO clerk
Living Space



Transitions:

Music/Sound Music/Sound Music/Sound Scene Lighting Performers
at end during at start of Change Present/action
scene details
End of Birds singing Winds/breeze, Creaking Furniture Light amber All except
intermission in the birds wooden (couches, representing Pishchik,
into Start of orchard singing/chirping floors table, sunrise, dark Passerby,
Act outside luggage..) room. Station master
& PO clerk
Act one -
two
Transition Varya calling Winds blowing Birds still Characters Dusk, more All including
Anyas voice thru trees, chirping, have coats towards Passerby
fades into springtime in wind blowing on, and moonlight
Jewish Russia thru trees belongings beginning
orchestra to shine
towards the
end of the
scene
Act two
three
Transition Jewish Jewish Jewish Chandeliers Chandelier All including
Orchestras Orchestra (low Orchestra (if possible) like lighting, Pishchik,
ending song volume) fade spaced out Passerby,
out. Station but bright in Station
Masters areas that it Master, & PO
announcements is shown Clerk
Act three to
four
Transition Breeze Creaking Quiet, windy One couch, Cloudy but All except
to end of through the wooden floors. outside. covered. bright day, Passerby,
play Cherry Birds chirping in Luggage sunlight Station Master
Orchard (or and out. peering into and PO clerk
other the room
leaves/trees) although
dark inside.