Auditions
Secret Garden Audition Information!
Audition Information:
Children’s Auditions:
When: October 28th at 6:30pm Where: The Albrook School What: Any children auditioning will be asked to sing the provided cut below, learn a short dance combination, and play theater games. The auditioners should expect to be at auditions for about 1-1.5 hours. Please use the link above to sign up for auditions.
Adult Auditions:
When: due November 1st by 11:59pm Where: Virtual submissions, to be submitted via private youtube link to angelarosemasi@gmail.com What: Adults auditioning will be asked to sing the musical cut provided below
Callbacks by invitation only will include reading, singing, and dancing. They will be held at the Albrook School on November 11th.
Show Dates: 3/13, 3/14, 3/15, 3/20 3/21, 3/22
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 Garden‘s compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
Trilogy Repertory Presents Secret Garden at Sieminski Theater
Directed by: Angela Rose Masi
Produced by: Beth Berger
Musical Direction by: John Birckhead
Choreography by: Michael Scannelli
Below please see the characters, musical tracks, and sheet music.
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. Though Lily never loved him in return, he remains in love with her, and is unwilling 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 hunchback. 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.Children’s roles (to be double cast):
ROSE LENNOX: Female, Mary’s mother
CAPTAIN ALBERT LENNOX: tenor, Mary’s father
ALICE: Female, Adult
LIEUTENANT WRIGHT: Male, Adult
LIEUTENANT SHAW: Male, Adult
MAJOR SHELLEY: Male, Adult
MRS. SHELLEY: Female, Adult
MAJOR HOLMES: Male, Adult
CLAIRE HOLMES: Female, Adult
FAKIR: Tenor, of Indian decent