The Cherry Orchard
By Anton Chekhov
Theoretical Set Design
University Theater, Yale University
2023
Recognized as one of the best well-written play of all time, my take to the space was wondering how it would be like to see the actual Cherry Orchard as they mentioned many times that there is a field of the trees outside the estate but the audiences don’t see them. I imagine the interior of the nursery decaying, the ceiling act as a way for lights to highlight the trees, not trying to hide them as it appears in act II. The last scene where everybody leaves the estate to its fate, the trees are being cut down and Firs come out, accepting his fate of being left to rot in this place.
The Nursery
The Meadow
The Ballroom
Everyone is about to leave the estate
Empty nursery with Firs locked in the decaying estate
Another option developed during the process