{"product_id":"the-cherry-orchard-9781559365512","title":"The Cherry Orchard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fresh take on a classic by the Tony Award-winning playwright of \u003cem\u003eThe Humans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Karam's plays aren't tearful, but they are often about loss--of love, of health, of innocence--and the messy, haphazard, necessary ways we get on with our lives afterward... He specializes in painful comedies that really shouldn't be as funny as they are. Karam is a mature writer, very much in command of his gifts.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Karam is among the very best of his generation of playwrights.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The more you see Anton Chekhov's final play, the weirder it seems... \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard \u003c\/em\u003econtains distinctly bizarre touches: unexplained offstage noises, ominous portents of revolution, and a morbid ending that's nearly Beckettian... Adapter Stephen Karam layers American accents (racial and immigration anxieties) into his lean, accessible script.\" --\u003cem\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen Karam is known for his dedication to exploring the idiosyncrasies of human speech and behavior--the subtleties, the depth, and the won-derfully awkward minutiae. With this new adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e, Chekhov's canonical masterpiece about a family on the brink of bankruptcy, Karam's fluid style pairs harmoniously with the work of the master playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Karam\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two plays that were named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: \u003cem\u003eThe Humans \u003c\/em\u003ein 2016 and \u003cem\u003eSons of the Prophet \u003c\/em\u003ein 2012. \u003cem\u003eThe Humans \u003c\/em\u003ewon the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play. His other work includes the play \u003cem\u003eSpeech \u0026amp; Debate \u003c\/em\u003eand a film adaptation of Chekhov's \u003cem\u003eThe Seagull \u003c\/em\u003efor Sony Pictures Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559365512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Anton Chekhov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014351442101,"sku":"9781559365512","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_04a25cc6-668d-42da-b14f-fd51866039d6.jpg?v=1609147251","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cherry-orchard-9781559365512","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}