Jeon Do-yeon and Park Hae-soo’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’ to take the New York stage in tour finale

After three years on the road, ‘The Cherry Orchard’ is heading to New York for its final engagement. The production starring Jeon Do-yeon and Park Hae-soo will run from the 16th to the 26th at Wade Thompson Drill Hall, inside Park Avenue Armory.

The play will be performed 11 times in the roughly 1,200-seat hall after being invited to the Armory’s curated programme. It will also mark the first time a Korean production has appeared at Park Avenue Armory, giving the tour a notable New York finale.

Produced by LG Arts Center, the work reimagines Anton Chekhov’s classic play in contemporary Korean society. Australian director Simon Stone staged its world premiere at LG Arts Center Seoul in June 2024. The production then travelled to Busan, Hong Kong and Singapore, before reaching Adelaide in Australia this year.

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The Cherry Orchard clearly contrasts pre-revolutionary Russian aristocratic society with contemporary Korean society through a family that refuses to adapt even as the world around it changes.

Nine actors from the Seoul premiere will appear in New York, including Jeon Do-yeon, Park Hae-soo, Son Sang-gyu, Choi Hee-seo, Lee Ji-hye and Nam Yoon-ho. Park Hee-jung joined the cast this year.

Stone said the play contrasts pre-revolutionary Russian aristocratic society with contemporary Korea through a family that refuses to adapt as the world around it changes. He called it an honour to return to Park Avenue Armory with the production’s actors and creative team.

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I have learned so much by collaborating with the remarkable artists working in Korea’s theatre and film industries. It is an honour to return to Park Avenue Armory with such unique actors and creative teams.