Forum       Forum  Discussions  Jen  Jen to Star in Cherry Orchard   Previous   Next    7/29/2004 10:37 PM    joshsgirl 589 posts Jen to Star in Cherry Orchard  Emond, Birney, Williams Head Cast of Williamstown Cherry Orchard By Robert Simonson Source: playbill.com 19 Jul 2004 Linda Emond, Tony nominated for Life x 3 and an Obie winner for Homebody/Kabul, will by Madame Ranevskaya in the Aug. 11-22 Williamstown Theatre Festival mounting of Chekhov's comedy of change and loss, The Cherry Orchard. Also starring will be [b:f02b25ae84]Michelle Williams [/b:f02b25ae84]of "Dawson's Creek" fame, as Varya, Reed Birney (Homebody/Kabul, Bug), as Ranevskaya's sentimental brother Gaev, Jessica Chastain as Anya and Frank Raiter as the ancient servant Firs. The cast also features Ritchie Coster, John Forest, Jonathan Fried, Jason Kaufman, Chris Messina (Salome: The Reading, Far Away), Jessica Stone (The Smell of the Kill), Brenda Wehle, and Lee Wilkof (Kiss Me, Kate). Michael Greif directs. The season-concluding production of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard will continue WTF's time-honored devotion to the Russian master. Chekhov was a favorite of festival founder Nikos Psacharopoulos. However, producer Michael Ritchie noted that he (Ritchie) had never produced Chekhov on the Main Stage during his tenure.  7/30/2004 3:04 AM    Imissjen 291 posts Where do I get tickets???? Wait is Dawson or Pacey gonna be in this one?  7/31/2004 4:43 AM    joshsgirl 589 posts http://www.wtfestival.org/performances/calendar.php Williamstown Theatre Foundation Inc. PO Box 517 Williamstown, MA 01267 they're actually not that expensive if you live is MA....  8/4/2004 1:58 AM    nikki2583 204 posts Hey, I am so psyched. That's not too far from me. HOORAY!  8/4/2004 2:05 AM    joshsgirl 589 posts go for it! you'll have to let us all know how it was if you decide to go.  Page 1 of 3 123Next    Previous   Next     Forum  Discussions  Jen  Jen to Star in Cherry Orchard