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On your screen but outside the box: Theater companies rise to a creative challenge By Terry Byrne Globe correspondent,Updated February 24, 2021, 2:10 p.m. Email to a Friend Jessica Hecht and Nael Nacer will appear in Arlekin Players Theatre s experimental Chekhov adaptation, The Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop. Courtesy of Arlekin Players Theatre Creating theater at a time when all the rules have changed has meant navigating some steep learning curves. âWeâre building the train tracks while the train is moving,â says Igor Golyak, whose Arlekin Players Theatre is partnering with the Baryshnikov Arts Center and Cherry Orchard Festival Foundation for âThe Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop.â The production combines elements of film, theater, and gaming technology for a new conversation with Anton Chekhov and his final play (Feb. 26 at BACNYC.org, free but registration is required). ....