Description:

This enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman. 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. 

Director: Jinnae Stuckey
Music Director: Thais Doyle
Choreographer: Naomi Hogan
Stage Manager: Carissa Wiegel

THE SECRET GARDEN is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Dates / Times:

  • Friday, Feb 13th @ 10:00am  
  • Friday, Feb 13th @ 7:00pm
  • Saturday, Feb 14th @ 3:00pm
  • Friday, Feb 20th @ 10:00am  
  • Friday, Feb 20th @ 7:00pm
  • Saturday, Feb 21st @ 3:00pm
  • School Days Performance
Tickets go on sale Saturday December 13, 2025 at 12:00am

Ticket Prices:

  • $19.00: Standard Ticket Price
*ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.* *Discounts/coupons must be used at time of purchase and cannot be added to already purchased tickets. *Ticket holders can sell tickets, but for no more than originally paid. Ticket holders can trade tickets with other ticket holders. If tickets are sold or traded, please transfer the PDF or paper copy of the ticket. If any dispute arises over seats at a show, or somehow duplicate tickets are presented for the same seat, CYT will consider only the original purchaser of the tickets in the CYT database to be the owner of the seats.

Radiant Church:

7801 Hazel Avenue, Orangevale, CA 95662

Show Notes:

  • CYT students ages 8-18 who are currently enrolled in a class in a class at Radiant Church are eligible to audition for THE SECRET GARDEN
  • An online audition form will be emailed to all students enrolled in a CYT class who selected to participate in auditions. The form will require a bio, photo upload, music track upload, and costume measurements in addition to other information. 
  • Some who audition may also be requested to attend a Callback on the second date. 

VOCAL & PRELIMINARY DANCE AUDITIONS: Friday, November 21st  LOCATION: Radiant Church (7801 Hazel Avenue)
Students will sign up for a 20 min group audition slot sometime between 4 - 8:30pm.  Audition songs should be to music (not a cappella). Please choose a track with no accompanying vocals (such as a karaoke track). Audition music should be no more than 1 minute.  The director needs to see how well the student can stay with the music, both in tune and in rhythm. You will be able to upload your music to the audition form. It's best if you have a YouTube link or an actual song file - we cannot support iTunes, Spotify or Amazon files. Students will learn choreography at home via video and will come ready to perform it for the directors along with the other students in the audition group at the end of their time slot. 

CALLBACKS (including Featured Dancers): Saturday, November 22nd 9:00am-3:00pm. The directors will call back certain students to sing, read a scene, dance, or any combination of these. They will often ask pairs or groups of students to read scenes to see how different combinations of kids work together. CYT callbacks are closed to everyone except the show directors. Students may be released prior to 3pm. If a student is not called back, it does not mean that they will not be cast in the show.

NOTES:
  • Students who audition are NOT eligible for a class tuition refund regardless of casting.
  • All students cast in the show will be charged a production fee of $250.
  • ALL families are required to volunteer A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS on a parent team. 
For additional show information, check out the Audition Tips and Show FAQ sections on the Auditions Page.

THE CAST WILL BE ANNOUNCED Sunday November 23rd

Rehearsal Dates: Radiant Church - 7801 Hazel Ave. (Orangevale)
Saturdays 9am-3pm
12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31


Mandatory Rehearsal Dates: 
Super Saturday 9am-3pm - 2/7
Tech Week 4pm-9pm -  Sun 2/8, Mon 2/9, Tues 2/10, Thurs 2/12

Mandatory Show Dates: 
2/13 @ 10am & 7pm
2/14 @ 3pm 
2/20 @ 10am & 7pm
2/21 @ 3pm

Questions? Questions? Email Emily Goodyear, Show Coordinator  emily@cytsacramento.org

Characters:

Lily

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

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

Archibald’s housekeeper. As cold as the Misselthwaite Manor.

Dr. Neville Craven

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

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

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

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

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

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

Headmistress of a private school. Prides herself on nurturing girls with tempers. Mary seems to be more than she can handle.

Rose Lennox (Dreamer)

Mary’s mother. A “dreamer” from the past who doesn’t understand how her sister Lily could truly love Archibald. Very loyal to her husband and refuses to leave India during the cholera outbreak that takes her life.

Captain Albert Lennox (Dreamer)

Mary’s father. Tries to send Rose out of India during the cholera outbreak.

Alice (Dreamer)

Rose’s friend.

Lieutenant Wright (Dreamer)

Officer in Mary’s father’s unit.

Lieutenant Shaw (Dreamer)

Fellow officer

Major Shelley (Dreamer)

Officer

Mrs. Shelley (Dreamer)

Major Shelley’s wife

Major Holmes (Dreamer)

Officer

Claire Holmes (Dreamer)

Major Holmes’ wife

Fakir (Dreamer)

Itinerant Hindu ascetic

Ayah (Dreamer)

Mary’s Indian nanny