— Michael Schulman

https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/the-orchard-06-20-22

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By Ruschell Boone and Jackie Koppell

June 9, 2022

Cherry Orchard

Jessica Hecht stars in off-Broadway play “The Orchard”

You’ve probably seen Jessica Hecht on the small screen, big screen, Broadway or off-Broadway. You might recognize her as Ross’ ex-wife’s wife Susan from “Friends” or her role on “Breaking Bad” or turn on Broadway in “Fiddler on the Roof.” And now she’s starring in the off-Broadway play, “The Orchard.”

On this Women Wednesday, Hecht, actress and a New Yorker, joined NY1 to share more about her career.

She also talked about what it’s like to play opposite legendary ballet dancer and actor, Mikhail Baryshnikov. Finally, she gave great advice to those actresses who are just starting their careers.

Hecht advises that people just be themselves. There is a place for everyone no matter who you are. There is no need to remake yourself to be successful.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/entertainment/2022/06/09/jessica-hecht-stars-in-off-broadway-play–the-orchard-

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BroadwayGirlNYC

June 9, 2022

Cherry Orchard

FIRST PREVIEW of The Orchard!! I am so happy to be partnering with this show!!!

Aaaahhhh NEW THEATRE!!! I was so excited to get a call from Arlekin Players, asking me to come learn about The Orchard and share what I learned with YOU!! This Embedded Fan experience is my absolutely fave — the chance to get exclusive access and gush about the specific things I find exciting and thrilling about a production. In this case, The Orchard is an unlikely adaptation of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. I say “unlikely” because it is super high tech and one of the main characters is a robot?!! (A non-binary robot with it’s own Instagram handle, I might add: follow instagram.com/ronintherobot for quality content!) Plus, in addition to in-person performances here in NYC, there’s a separate and intertwined online experience to be enjoyed via livestream (it’s not just the show on video; it’s a completely different experience that I’ll hopefully get to share with you in future a stories!) Jessica Hecht and Mikhail Baryshnikov star alongside a stellar ensemble (inc a personal fave, John McGinty) and, of course, Ronin. I’m not generally a fan of “the classics” per se, but this production looks like it could truly break the mold. Performances run through July at Baryshnikov Arts Center! Tickets for both the online and in-person versions of The Orchard are on sale now at www.TheOrchardOffBroadway.com. Check it out!!

The Orchard invites us into the fragile world of a family yearning for connection and struggling with the end of their world as they know it. Threatened with foreclosure and the loss of their beloved orchard, they face unstoppable, destructive forces that dismantle their lives like the breaking of a string.

Live & In Person
Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC
The Orchard is an intimate, fully staged live performance of The Cherry Orchard. Audiences in the theater will enter an immersive, dreamlike environment where perceptions, illusions, and reality collide as a family in crisis tries to process their uncertain future.

Virtual Experience
Online
The online experience invites audiences on a journey through a beautifully rendered, three dimensional virtual property that has been abandoned and is in foreclosure. There, audiences can explore and discover magical rooms where they uncover echoes of a past life, now lost, including Chekhov’s letters, memories, and ultimately the play, live, in progress at Baryshnikov Arts Center.

The Orchard
Conceived, adapted and directed by Igor Golyak
Based on The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, as translated by Carol Rocamora
With new material by Igor Golyak
Featuring Jessica Hecht as Ranevskaya
With Juliet Brett, Darya Denisova, Elise Kibler, John McGinty, Nael Nacer, Mark Nelson & Ilia Volok
And Mikhail Baryshnikov as Anton Chekhov and Firs
Executive Producer, Sara Stackhouse
Produced by Arlekin Players Theatre and (zero-G) Lab
In association with Cherry Orchard Festival, Groundswell Theatricals and ShowOne Productions

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BroadwayGirlNYC

June 5, 2022

Cherry Orchard

Aaaahhhh NEW THEATRE!!! I was so excited to get a call from Arlekin Players, asking me to come learn about The Orchard and share what I learned with YOU!! This Embedded Fan experience is my absolutely fave — the chance to get exclusive access and gush about the specific things I find exciting and thrilling about a production. In this case, The Orchard is an unlikely adaptation of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. I say “unlikely” because it is super high tech and one of the main characters is a robot?!! (A non-binary robot with it’s own Instagram handle, I might add: follow instagram.com/ronintherobot for quality content!) Plus, in addition to in-person performances here in NYC, there’s a separate and intertwined online experience to be enjoyed via livestream (it’s not just the show on video; it’s a completely different experience that I’ll hopefully get to share with you in future a stories!) Jessica Hecht and Mikhail Baryshnikov star alongside a stellar ensemble (inc a personal fave, John McGinty) and, of course, Ronin. I’m not generally a fan of “the classics” per se, but this production looks like it could truly break the mold. Performances begin 6/7 and go through July at Baryshnikov Arts Center! Tickets for both the online and in-person versions of The Orchard are on sale now at www.TheOrchardOffBroadway.com. Check it out!!

The Orchard invites us into the fragile world of a family yearning for connection and struggling with the end of their world as they know it. Threatened with foreclosure and the loss of their beloved orchard, they face unstoppable, destructive forces that dismantle their lives like the breaking of a string.

Live & In Person
Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC
The Orchard is an intimate, fully staged live performance of The Cherry Orchard. Audiences in the theater will enter an immersive, dreamlike environment where perceptions, illusions, and reality collide as a family in crisis tries to process their uncertain future.

Virtual Experience
Online
The online experience invites audiences on a journey through a beautifully rendered, three dimensional virtual property that has been abandoned and is in foreclosure. There, audiences can explore and discover magical rooms where they uncover echoes of a past life, now lost, including Chekhov’s letters, memories, and ultimately the play, live, in progress at Baryshnikov Arts Center.

The Orchard
Conceived, adapted and directed by Igor Golyak
Based on The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, as translated by Carol Rocamora
With new material by Igor Golyak
Featuring Jessica Hecht as Ranevskaya With Juliet Brett, Darya Denisova, Elise Kibler, John McGinty, Nael Nacer, Mark Nelson & Ilia Volok
And Mikhail Baryshnikov as Anton Chekhov and Firs
Executive Producer, Sara Stackhouse
Produced by Arlekin Players Theatre and (zero-G) Lab
In association with Cherry Orchard Festival, Groundswell Theatricals and ShowOne Productions

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Jules Becker

January 13, 2022

Witness, chekhosOS/an experimental game/

“The Best of Boston Theater, 2021”

READ PIECE HERE.

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Staff

January 6, 2022

chekhosOS/an experimental game/

“Winners Announced For The BroadwayWorld 2021 Boston Awards”

READ PIECE HERE.

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Mark Rifkin

​​January 1, 2022

Witness

“THE TWI-NY PANDEMIC AWARDS: PART III”

https://twi-ny.com/2022/01/01/the-twi-ny-pandemic-awards-part-iii/

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Jules Becker

December 24, 2021

Witness, chekhosOS/an experimental game/

“Live theater came roaring back in 2021: The best of live-streamed and in-person shows”

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Don Aucoin

December 17, 2021

“Don Aucoin’s Top 10 theater productions of 2021”

READ PIECE HERE

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Don Aucoin

December 17, 2021

“As theaters adapt to a new reality, streaming takes the stage”

READ PIECE HERE

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