Leo Tolstoy's classic novel follows Prince Nekhludoff's spiritual awakening as he seeks redemption for ruining the life of Katusha Maslova. The story exposes the injustice of the nineteenth-century Russian legal, penal, and ecclesiastical systems.

The iconic play captures the decline of the Russian aristocracy at the turn of the 20th century. Madame Ranevskaya returns to her heavily indebted estate, only to watch her beloved cherry orchard sold at auction to the practical merchant Lopakhin.