Tom Donaghy’s adaptation of Chekhov’s beloved and richly bittersweet comedy about a world in transition preserves the economy and humor of the original while highlighting the lyricism and stylistic ambition of the master playwright’s final work. Tom Donaghy has written a new adaptation of THE CHERRY ORCHARD that feels, at times, like an altogether new play: He propels Ronald Meyer’s translation into modern vernacular … Donaghy does capture the play’s comedy and, paradoxically, its existential despair. -Jeremy McCarter, New York Magazine A swift, modern adaptation by Tom Donaghy … a distinctly comic and American emphasis. -Adam Feldman, Time Out Chekhov famously preferred to think of his plays as comedies. Playwright Tom Donaghy honors that fact with a light-on-its feet adaptation … Mostly, his fluid dialogue manages to lend a pleasing immediacy to the story … -Gordon Cox, Newsday