The Secret Garden Play

The secret garden has been a fantastic choice for our k 12 play.
The secret garden play. 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. If she can uncover the mysterious circumstances behind the garden she might be able to save her sickly young cousin and melt the heart of her. As she adjusts to her new life at secluded misselthwaite manor mary discovers a secret garden.
The secret garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by frances hodgson burnett the musical s script and lyrics are by marsha norman with music by lucy simon it premiered on broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 performances. After mary lennox is orphaned she becomes the ward of an uncle in england she has never met. Marsha walner annie wright schools tacoma wa easy dialogue for kids to learn.
A spoiled orphan girl is sent to live with her uncle on the yorkshire moors and discovers renewed life for herself and her sickly cousin in bringing her dead aunt s secret garden back to life. There are a multitude of roles with a variety of depth so there is truly something for everyone in our large cast. The story is set in the early years of the 20th century.