Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the Novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Directed by Laura Mason
Musical Direction by Susan Treworgy Calkins
Assistant Directed by Rita Nobile

Recently orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald in the melancholy moors of Yorkshire. There she finds a magical garden,
and helps her uncle and cousin find each other. All three find peace and renewal after grief as the garden begins to blossom once again.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
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PRELIMINARY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
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Auditions will last two hours and will consist of cold readings from the script, singing and movement.
Participants must prepare 1 minute of a song and bring sheet music or a track in the correct key 

Callbacks: Monday, March 3 from 5-9pm
Parent Meeting: Wednesday, March 5 from 6:00-7:00pm
Rehearsals: Mondays & Wednesdays from 5:00-7:00pm and Saturdays from 9:00am -1:00pm
Performances: May 2-18, 2025
(participants must be available for all performances)

Auditions are by appointment only
Participants must be at least 10 and not yet 20 years old by the closing performance on May 18, 2025
If you are currently cast in Hillcrest Players production of Magic Words please be sure to list it as a conflict.
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Auditions, Rehearsals, & Performances held in the Theatre on the Hill at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts;
403 W. Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks.

There is a $210 participation fee; financial assistance available

The Secret Garden is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. ConcordTheatricals.com