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Anton Pavlovich's Garden Club


4 episodes


Adaptation Audio Drama


Synopsis:

“Anton Pavlovich’s Garden Club” is our attempt to re-radicalize this Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. Using the backdrop of a podcast, we are exploring The Cherry Orchard act by act, bringing the specificity of Chekhov’s writing into the 21st century, complete with the anxieties and hopes of our day. Rather than holding up Chekhov’s work on an untouchable pedestal, we are treating it with irreverence, digging as deep into the play as possible, in order to rip it apart and put it back together again.


Format: Audio Drama

Genres: Adaptation, Comedy

Completion status: Finished

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Episodes:

Act Four

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:37:30 GMT

The end. Leaves are falling off the trees. The sun begins to set earlier. The optimism and warmth of the summer fade into hues of autumn. As the world begins to decay into its winter slumber, so does language. But with the decay of language, what does that leave behind? What do we leave behind when there’s nothing left? Cover art by Emily Riordan. For the cast list, show notes, and dramaturgical information, please go to our website: https://madkomer.wixsite.com/apgardenclub. Music: The Lullaby by Elizabeth Hillard.

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Act Three

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 02:40:51 GMT

Rather than directly confront the stark realities of their future, the cast of “Anton Pavlovich’s Garden Club” attempts to dance their problems away. However, reality comes crashing through. Featuring poetry by Garden Club member Melanie Perry.

Cover art by Emily Riordan. For the cast list, show notes, and dramaturgical information, please go to our website: https://madkomer.wixsite.com/apgardenclub.

Music: Zombie Modus by M4-Beats.

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Act Two

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:20:11 GMT

Cucumbers, dial-up internet, and social movements all make appearances in the Second Act of “Anton Pavlovich’s Garden Club”. While furthering our journey into The Cherry Orchard, we find each of our characters at odds with their identities and how they exist in space and time.

Content Warning: This episode contains depictions of police violence at a protest.

Cover art by Emily Riordan. For the cast list, show notes, and dramaturgical information, please go to our website: https://madkomer.wixsite.com/apgardenclub.

Music: Flute piece by Grace Ahlin, Back in the Sixties from Freesound Music, and Cool Blue from Vodovoz Music Productions.

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Act One

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 01:15:22 GMT

Our host, Konstantin Treplev, introduces our first Act. Lyubov Ranevskaya returns home from Paris. The estate is just as they've left it, or is it? We talk billiards, bookcases, and encyclopedia articles. 


Cover art by Emily Riordan. For the cast list, show notes, and dramaturgical information, please go to our website: https://madkomer.wixsite.com/apgardenclub.

Music: The Lullaby by Elizabeth Hillard, 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Waltz Tchaikovsky Op 40 by Kevin MacLeod, and Windblown Polka from Audio Library.

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