Presented by The Bluegrass Players
Ages:16 through adult
Directed by:Katherine Davis
📅 Audition Date & Time:Monday, August 3 — 7:30 PM
📍 Location:The Spotlight Playhouse, 214 Richmond Road, Berea, KY
Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is a funny, heartfelt classic about a family returning to their beloved estate—only to face a hard truth: the property (and its famous cherry orchard) is drowning in debt and headed for auction. As friends, family, and longtime servants gather, they wrestle with what to do next—hold tightly to the past, or accept change and step into an uncertain future.
Audition Process:
- Cold reads are standard
- Monologues are optional (bring one if you’d like, but not required)
Rehearsals:Mondays & Wednesdays (details provided after casting)
Performance Dates:November 13, 14, 15, 20, and 21
Character List (common roles):
- Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya – owner of the estate; warm, impulsive, nostalgic
- Anya – Lyubov’s daughter; young, hopeful
- Varya – adopted daughter; practical, responsible
- Leonid Andreyevich Gayev – Lyubov’s brother; sentimental, talkative
- Yermolai Lopakhin – wealthy merchant; practical, ambitious
- Pyotr Trofimov – idealistic “eternal student”
- Boris Simeonov-Pishchik – neighboring landowner; comic, always chasing money
- Charlotta Ivanovna – governess; eccentric, lonely humor
- Semyon Yepikhodov – clerk; awkward, unlucky
- Dunyasha – maid; romantic, dramatic
- Yasha – young valet; smug, restless
- Firs – elderly servant; devoted to the old household
📩 Questions? Contact chad@spotlightactingschool.com or call 859-756-0011.