October 2012 University of Maryland Baltimore County by Kate Moira Ryan
In July 1918, the four daughters of the last Russian Tsar face their final days under house arrest. As they await their fate, the sisters grieve the loss of their old life, and imagine what the future might bring should they escape. To pass the time they rehearse “The Cherry Orchard,” and consider how Chekhov’s masterpiece mirrors their own predicament, and that of Russia’s. OTMA was part of a year-long collaboration with playwright Kate Moira Ryan.