AUDITIONS: Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (Ages 16-Adult)

 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:

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.