The Secret Garden
A musical with book and lyrics by Marsha Norman Music by
Lucy Simon
based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
June 21, 2008 1:00 – 5:00pm
June 22, 2008 1:00 – 5:00pm
Please prepare 16 bars of a
song – an accompanists will be provided
Or Bring a
CD
Where: Soar Productions Theater
1110 Union Ave & Morningside Avenue
Union Beach, New
Jersey
, off Rt.36 (Theater Entrance is on the side of the
building)
Performance dates: September 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 2008
Cast of Characters
Mary Lennox:
Female 9-15
Stubborn
and spoiled orphan
Colin Craven: Male 9-15
Archibald's neglected and isolated son
Archibald Craven: 30’s -50’s
Mary's
wealthy but depressed Uncle and Guardian
Dr. Neville Craven: 25-40’s
Archibald's evil brother, who also loved Lily
Martha: 17-30
Yorkshire
dialect is a plus, Mary's spunky and optimistic chambermaid
Mrs. Medlock:
40’s - 60’s
No
Singing: The Craven's stern and unfriendly housekeeper
Dickon: 15-25
Yorkshire
dialect is a plus: Martha's kind and energetic brother
Ben Weatherstaff: 45-65
Yorkshire
dialect is a plus. An elderly gardener who befriends Mary
Mrs. Winthrop: 30-59
No
Singing: Headmistress of a British boarding school
Rose: 18-35
Lily's
sister and Mary's mother
Albert: (20-40)
A
military man who is Rose's husband and Mary's father
Fakir: 25-45
Servant
in Rose and Albert's household
Lt. Shaw: 25-45
Serves in
the military in colonial India
Lt. Wright: 25-45
Serves in
the military in colonial India
Major Holmes: (40-60)
Serves in
the military in colonial India
Ayah: 20-40
Mary's
nanny in India
Claire: 30-55
Holmes'
wife
Alice: 18-35
Rose's
flirtatious friend
