Spring Musical: The Secret Garden March 24-26
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Summary: The Secret Garden Musical.
Spring Musical
The Secret Garden
March 16, 17, 18 & 24, 25 & 26
The Ballard High School Playmakers Present: The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved Victorian classic, The Secret Garden, blossoms anew in this enchanting musical by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon. When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera outbreak in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, hermit Archibald Craven, who lives in an imposing, secluded manor on the British heath. Inside the haunting house upon the hill, Mary finds a reclusive, long-suffering collection of souls. Since her aunt Lily’s death, Mary’s uncle has pushed away his surviving loved ones, leaving his bedridden son, Colin, alone. Sickly Colin, hidden away in the depths of the manner, bears the guilt of his mother’s death on his crippled shoulders. When Mary discovers her Aunt Lily’s hidden garden, locked shut and overgrown with vines, stubborn Mary is determined to revive the beauty that once was. Surrounded by spirits from the past, who both warn and welcome her, determined Mary begins to peel away the layers of sadness that cover the house and the garden, showing us the power that “one small girl” can have when she “wants things to grow.”
This enchanting classic, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel, is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman.
Interested in learning more about the historical background to this story? View the dramaturgy packet.
The Secret Garden
- Friday, March 24 – 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 25 – 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 26 – 2:00 p.m. (matinee)
Performances at Ballard High School’s Earl Kelly Center for the Performing Arts at 1318 NW 65th St. in Seattle
Tickets
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students.
The Secret Garden Cast
Congratulations to the cast of The Secret Garden! The show opens March 16.
- Mary Lennox: Anna H.
- Archibald Craven: Milo P.
- Dr. Neville Craven: Alden P.
- Colin Craven: Corinne I.
- Dickon: Elliot J.
- Martha: Ella P.
- Lily: Izzy R.
- Ayah: Sophie N.
- Fakir: Miriam M.
- Mrs. Winthrop: Solenne D.
- Mrs. Medlock: Casey M.
- Rose: Amelia W.
- Captain Albert Lennox: Ezra H.
- Ben Weatherstaff: Sam R.
- Alice: Rose C.
- Lieutenant Wright: Evan D.
- Lieutenant Shaw: James S.
- Major Holmes: Eli G.
- Major Shelley: Cole L.
- Mrs. Claire Holmes: Autumn B.
- Mrs. Shelley: Emma V. S.
- Dreamers: Nia C.T., Catherine C., Solenne D., Kai H., Kaela L., Natalie M., Audrey N., Audrey R., Alice S., Katherine W., Wren W.
The Production Team
- Eia Waltzer: Director & Choreographer
- Indira Rampersad: Assistant Director, Accent/Vocal Coach
- Zoe Janavice: Costumes Director (BHS ’16)
- Lisa Holmberg: Vocal Music, piano/keyboard
- Camaira Metz: Vocal Coach (BHS ’16)
- Jay Gillespie: Orchestra
- Elijah Lancey: Set Design
- Max Moses: Stage Manager
Please direct any questions about the musical to Eia Waltzer: eiaradio@yahoo.com.
This enchanting classic, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel, is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman. Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his disabled son Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the “Dreamers,” spirits from Mary’s past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden‘s compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved Victorian classic, The Secret Garden, blossoms anew in this enchanting musical by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon. When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera outbreak in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, hermit Archibald Craven, who lives in an imposing, secluded manor on the British heath. Inside the haunting house upon the hill, Mary finds a reclusive, long- suffering collection of souls. Since her aunt Lily’s death, Mary’s uncle has pushed away his surviving loved ones, leaving his bedridden son, Colin, alone. Sickly Colin, hidden away in the depths of the manner, bears the guilt of his mother’s death on his crippled shoulders. When Mary discovers her Aunt Lily’s hidden garden, locked shut and overgrown with vines, stubborn Mary is determined to revive the beauty that once was. Surrounded by spirits from the past, who both warn and welcome her, determined Mary begins to peel away the layers of sadness that cover the house and the garden, showing us the power that “one small girl” can have when she “wants things to grow.”
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