The Cherry Orchard question

So, I'm considering ordering a ticket for The Cherry Orchard for my upcoming November trip after readying the synopsis on Wikipedia. I was originally considering Les Liasons Dangereuses, but the synopsis for Orchard intrigues me, and the cast for this particular revival sounds downright irresistible.



My question is the play is in 4 acts, according to the synopsis. To anyone who has seen this play in the past, how is it performed? Are there 2 intermissions? Usually how long is the show? The length may determine whether I make this an afternoon or an evening performance for my upcoming trip.

Updated On: 7/19/16 at 05:37 PM

I don't know about the new adaptation, but it seems to be that both plays are of significant length, but well worth your time.

Looking at the times for the performance makes me think it might be a lot longer. When I went on the Roundabout website to order tickets, the matinee I looked at was at 1 PM, while the evening was at 7. I know 7:00 evening shows are fairly common, but I was surprised by the 1:00 matinee, and made me think it might be a long production.

Spoke to someone at the Roundabout and was told they have no idea of the runtime yet.

Updated On: 7/20/16 at 01:48 PM

Keiichi2 said: "Looking at the times for the performance makes me think it might be a lot longer. When I went on the Roundabout website to order tickets, the matinee I looked at was at 1 PM, while the evening was at 7. I know 7:00 evening shows are fairly common, but I was surprised by the 1:00 matinee, and made me think it might be a long production.



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Only the performances between November 8-18 have early curtain times. Roundabout always has one week of early curtains during their runs, presumably for the benefit of their older subscribers or to appeal to weeknight theatergoers who want to get home early. It has nothing to do with the play's length in this case. No idea why this production is extending it from a week to ten days.

All other performances begin at the traditional times (8pm for evenings and 2pm for matinees).

Got my ticket for Thursday, November 17 at 7 PM. Once I book Falsettos in a couple weeks, my line up of 7 shows for my upcoming trip will be completely purchased!



Very good line up this year! Here's hoping the Fall 2016 season will be a memorable one.

Both recent Broadway revivals of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (2005 and 2012) had two intermissions. This season's production of Long Day's Journey is not the first to present the play with only one intermission. The Vanessa Redgrave production had two intermissions and ran well over 4 hours.

I could be mistaken, but I'm remembering two intermissions in both of the most recent CAT revivals (ScarJo and the all-black cast of 200. I think the Jessica Chastain HEIRESS had two, as well. STREETCAR is frequently done with just one these days.