Secret Garden
Theater for Hope performed Secret Garden in September 2022 at Hope on Houston.
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| Cast List | |
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| Lilly Boessen Avery Williams Jaden Petty Logan Shurtleff Andrea Bryson Luke Rostyne Tom Bryson Aaron Jobe Mattie Scheibmeir Avery Tollison Brittani Crocker Leo Liu Sarah Williams Anthony Scheibmeir Tevan Collins Scott Horsley Heidi Scheibmeir Marcus Brown Anna Shaw Amanda Mount Mo Mount Anna Shaw Molly McCrday Emma Crocker Miriam Scheibmeir Mauricio Canas |
Lily Craven Mary Lennox Dr. Neville Craven Mrs. Medlock Martha Archibald Craven Ben Weatherstaff Dickon Colin Craven Mrs. Winthrop Rose Lennox Captain Albert Lennox Alice Lieutenant Shaw Lieutenant Wright Major Holmes Claire Holmes Major Shelly Mrs. Shelly Fakir Ayah Ensemble & Mary understudy Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble |
About the Show
Music and Lyrics by: Marsha Norman
Music by: Lucy Simon
Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
This enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon
and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 'Night Mother. 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 Gar-
den's compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
The Characters
LILY - Female, 28-38 (Range: Soprano, Bb3-D6) Mary's aunt and Archibald Craven's wife. Died of a tragic
accident within her garden and metaphorically haunts the walls of Misselthwaite Manor.
MARY LENNOX - Female, 10 (Range: Young Voice, Ab3-D5) A ten year-old girl sent to live with her uncle, Archibald, when her parents die from cholera in India. Quite the curious explorer, and often finding
herself in trouble. Stubborn and always fighting for what she believes in.
MRS. MEDLOCK - Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Archibald’s housekeeper. As
cold as the Misselthwaite Manor.
DR. NEVILLE CRAVEN - Male, 35-45 (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4) Archibald’s brother. Trapped by the idea
that he is responsible for the caretaking of Colin. Even though he was never loved back by Lily, he is still
in love with her. This adds to his unwillingness to move on and leave Misselthwaite.
MARTHA - Female, 18-30 (Range: Mezzo-Soprano Belt, G3-D5) A faithful housemaid. Grew up near
Yorkshire and has the accent to prove it. Although she is from a lower class family, her wisdom is often
far beyond her age.
ARCHIBALD CRAVEN - Male, 35-45 (Range: Baritone, C3-A4) Mary's uncle and lord of Misselthwaite
Manor. He has a hunch-back. Haunted by the past and afraid of the future, he locks himself away both
physically and mentally. Mary painfully reminds him too much of his wife, Lily, who died ten years ago.
BEN WEATHERSTAFF - Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible, E3-D#4) Head gardener.
Secretly entrusted to take care of the garden after Lily’s death. Knows a great deal about the history of
the garden and the grounds it sits on. He has worked for the family for many years. He calls himself “an
old man.”
DICKON - Male, 16-25 (Range: Tenor, D3-G4) Martha's younger brother. Looks after the sick plants and
animals within the Misselthwaite grounds—including Mary. He is a young man who is between the world
of child imagination and adult reasoning. Befriends Mary and convinces her to take care of the Garden.
COLIN CRAVEN - Male, 10 (Range: Young Voice, A3-E5) Archibald's ten year-old son. Spent his life in
bed due to a heart condition. He is very stubborn and throws temper tantrums to get what he wants. He
believes his father hates him for causing Lily’s death.
MRS. WINTHROP - Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Headmistress of a private
school. Prides herself on nurturing girls with tempers. Mary seems to be more than she can handle.
The Following characters, referred to collectively as the Dreamers, are people from Mary's life in India, who
haunt her until she finds her new life in the course of the story. They are free to sing directly to us, appearing
and disappearing at will.
ROSE LENNOX - Female, 28-38 (Range: Soprano, A3-D6) Mary's mother. A “dreamer” from the past who
doesn’t understand how her sister Lily could truly love Archibald. Very loyal to her husband and refuses
to leave India during the cholera outbreak that takes her life.
CAPTAIN ALBERT LENNOX - Male, 30-40 (Range: Tenor, D3-A5) Mary's father. Tries to send Rose out of
India during the cholera outbreak.
ALICE - Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Rose's friend.
LIEUTENANT WRIGHT - Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Officer in Mary's father's
unit.
LIEUTENANT SHAW - Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Fellow officer.
MAJOR SHELLEY - Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Officer.
MRS. SHELLEY - Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Major Shelley's wife.
MAJOR HOLMES - Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Officer.
CLAIRE HOLMES - Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Major Holmes' wife.
FAKIR - Male, Age Flexible (Range: Tenor, C3-B4) Itinerant Hindu ascetic.
AYAH - Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Mary's Indian nanny.
Musical Numbers
Act I
“Opening Dream” – Lily, Fakir, Mary & Company
“There’s a Girl - I” – Company
“The House Upon the Hill” – Company
“There’s a Girl - II” – Company
“I Heard Someone Crying” – Mary, Archibald, Lily & Company
“A Fine White Horse” – Martha
“A Girl in the Valley” – Lily, Archibald & Dancers
“It’s a Maze” – Ben, Mary, Dickon & Martha
“Winter’s on the Wing” – Dickon
“Show Me the Key” – Mary & Dickon
“A Bit of Earth” – Archibald
“Storm I” – Company
“Lily’s Eyes” – Archibald & Neville
“Storm II” – Mary & Company
“Round-Shouldered Man” – Colin
“Final Storm” – Company
Act II
“The Girl I Mean to Be” – Mary & Company
“Quartet” – Archibald, Neville, Rose & Lily
“Race You to the Top of the Morning” – Archibald
“Wick” – Dickon & Mary
“Come to My Garden” – Lily & Colin
“Come Spirit, Come Charm” – Mary, Martha, Dickon, Fakir, Ayah, Lily & Company
“A Bit of Earth (Reprise)” – Lily, Rose & Albert
“Disappear” – Neville
“Hold On” – Martha
“Letter Song” – Mary & Martha
“Where in the World” – Archibald
“How Could I Ever Know” – Lily & Archibald
Finale – Company