ST. LOUIS — Upstream Theater, known for producing plays in translation, announced its 21st season Sept. 10.

The company, led by polyglot and Artistic Director Philip Boehm, is rare in American theater. It’s difficult for companies to regularly stage unfamiliar work. Upstream, though, has a national reputation and has presented more than two dozen world or U.S. premieres.

The company’s latest season brings plays from Brazil, Canada and Austria.

The first show is “An Orchard for Chekhov,” (Nov. 7-23) a Brazilian play from Pedro Brício translated by Steven K. Smith. The story is about an actor, Alma Duran, who is trying to stage Anton Chekov’s “The Cherry Orchard” and it’s not going well.

She’s out one day and runs into the world-renowned playwright, which is unexpected since he’s dead. U

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