SHOW INFORMATION
May 1-2, Charles R. Wood Theater Glens Falls, NY
Tech Week starts April 27. Rehearsals will be based on casting needs but are tentatively Monday/Wednesday/Thursday. The show is presented concert style with a focus on the music, therefore rehearsals will be music driven with only those called ahead of any staging rehearsals.
CREATIVE TEAM
Music Direction by Catherine Reid
Stage Direction by Samantha DiFiore
Produced by Hannah Nolan
Stage Managed by Emily Bryan
Board Liaison/Production Support by Kayla Toney
Graphic Design by Steph Willis
SECRET GARDEN AUDITION INFORMATION
Auditions by appointment March 17th. Callbacks by invitation only on March 19th.
Auditions and Callbacks will be at SMSA school 10 Church St. Glens Falls, NY 12801
AUDITION FORM AVAILABLE HERE forms will also be available at auditions, please arrive early to complete yours if not able to print in advance.
Per Catherine Reid, musical director, “I will be available March 14th 4-6 for anyone wanting to go over their audition songs. 21 Lexington Avenue, Glens Falls. Yellow house, G Clef on the front. (Just show up if you want help.)
Everyone: Everyone needs to (Try to) prepare their particular voice part (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone/bass) on Storm 1, beginning – ms. 24.”
Ensemble:
Final Storm ms. 9-16
Finale: ms. 26-42
Mary:
Mary Lennox is a ten-year-old girl who, after the death of her parents in India, is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire, England. Mary changes drastically over the course of The Secret Garden: she evolves from a spoiled, unloved and unloving creature to a girl who is full of spirit and surrounded by friends. She begins the book as its central character, but is later displaced by Colin.
Girl I Meant to Be ms 1-33
I Heard Someone Crying. Pick up to ms 5 – ms 13
Lily:
Archibald's late wife, who died ten years before the outset of the novel. Her spirit is associated with both roses and the secret garden. Her portrait hangs in her son's room beneath a rose-colored curtain, and she is described by all who knew her as the gentlest, sweetest, and most beautiful of women. She represents an absent ideal
I Heard Someone Crying, ms. 1-4
Come to My Garden. Ms. 5-29
Dicken:
Dickon Sowerby is alternately described as "a common moor boy" and "a Yorkshire angel"; he is both. Two years older than Colin and Mary, Dickon has lived on Missel Moor his entire life, and has a uniquely intimate relationship with the land. He is described as looking like the god Pan, he has rosy cheeks, rough curly hair, and blue eyes precisely the same color as the sky over the moor; he even carries a set of pan-pipes. Like Pan, he has the power to charm both animals and people: all the creatures who come close to him are instantly tamed, and he counts a fox, a crow, and two wild squirrels among his pets. His power to tame creatures works on Colin and Mary as well, and is one of the central causes of their wondrous transformations. He is the brother of Martha and the son of Susan.
Winter’s on the Wing. Ms 5-17
Wick. Ms 20-43
Colin:
Colin Craven is Archibald Craven's ten-year-old son and heir. He was born shortly after the death of his mother, and his father could not bear to look at him because of his resemblance to her. It is feared that he will grow to be a hunchback like his father, and he has been treated as an invalid since his birth. Colin's childhood has been entirely bedridden, and his servants have been commanded to obey his every whim. As a result, Colin is extremely imperious and gloomy; when we first meet him, he is certain he is going to die. By novel's end, however, he too will have undergone a transformation: he will have become a vigorous optimist, and will have won his father's love. Both his and Mary's conversions are caused by the magical properties inherent in the secret garden.
Come to My Garden Pick up to ms. 39-ms 57
Martha:
Martha Sowerby is Mary's friend and maidservant, Martha is distinguished by her charming frankness and levelheaded approach to all aspects of life. Her simplicity and kindness are a great help to Mary upon the latter's arrival at Misselthwaite. In her very ordinariness, Martha represents the goodness of all the people of Yorkshire.
If I had a Fine White Horse. Ms 11-27
Hold On. Ms 1-25
Archie:
Archibald Craven the master of Misselthwaite Manor, who suffers from a crooked spine and general ill health. He has been in a crushing depression ever since the death of his wife, ten years before the novel begins. Archibald spends most of his time abroad, since he wants to see neither his house nor his son, Colin, because these remind him of his late wife. At novel's end, he undergoes a change of heart after his wife comes to him in a dream. Master Craven comes to embrace his son when he realizes that this latter is in perfect health.
A Bit of Earth ms 1-51
Where in the World ms 13-25
Lily’s Eyes. Pick up to ms 16 -ms 28
Neville Craven:
Neville Craven is Archibald's brother and Colin's uncle, he tends to Colin during the latter's illness. He is a bit stuffy and officious, and both Colin and Mary laugh at him at every opportunity. Described as a weak man, he half-hopes for Colin's death so that he might inherit Misselthwaite.
Lily’s Eyes. Ms. 16-28
Quartet. Ms. 25-41
Albert:
A Bit of Earth Reprise. Ms 1-18
Fakir/Aya:
Fakir/Aya can be played by a middle eastern performer of any gender identity.
Opening. Ms 20-28
Rose:
Rose Lennox is Mary Lennox's mother who dies of cholera in India. She haunts Mary until Mary finds happiness in the Secret Garden.
Quartet. Ms. 75-88
Ben:
Ben Weatherstaff is a gruff elderly gardener who is only permitted to stay at Misselthwaite because he was a favorite of the late Mistress Craven. He introduces Mary to the robin redbreast, and helps the children keep the secret of the garden. Ben himself clandestinely tended the garden during the ten years in which it was locked, out of love and loyalty for the Mistress Craven. Although he is rather rough, Ben's essential kindness is fundamental to his character.
It’s a Maze Pick up to ms 13-17
**Other Roles with featured solos will be assigned based on auditions or as rehearsals start. Some small roles may be cut/changed due to the scaled concert style presentation of this show.
Possible Additional Material for Call Backs:
Callbacks will be by invitation only and sides are subject to change based on auditions*
Come to My Garden: Lily and Colin. Ms 39-end
Lily’s Eyes: Neville Craven and Archie Ms. 57-end
Quartet: Archie, Lily, Rose, Dr. Craven pick up to ms 75 – ms 88
How Could I Know: Lily and Archie m 51-end