Elitch Encore: The Secret Garden

ELITCH ENCORE: The 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.

The story is set in the early years of the 20th century. Mary Lennox, an English girl born and raised in the British Raj, is orphaned by a cholera outbreak when she is ten years old. She is sent away from India to the moors of Yorkshire, England, to live in the manor of a brooding uncle she has never met. There, her personality blossoms among the other residents of the manor as they bring new life to a long-neglected garden.

“Following the first Elitch Encore production about Helen Bonfils — where we celebrate her dedication to the theatre — it seemed appropriate to stage a production about the revival of a magical world. While we work to revive the magical space of the Historic Elitch Theatre, we work to create a space that fosters hope, creativity, and renewal” says Roberta Hamilton-Griggs, HET Board Member.