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:

  • $20.50: Standard Ticket Price
($19.00 standard ticket price + $1.50 service fee) *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 at RADIANT CHURCH may audition for this show.  
  • An online audition form will be emailed to all students enrolled in a CYT class who have selected to participate in auditions. Please be prepared with the following items needed for your form: 
    • headshot (does not need to be professional)
    • audition music track upload link
    • flexible measuring tape to provide some basic costume measurements 

VOCAL & PRELIMINARY DANCE AUDITIONS:
Friday, Nov. 21 @  Radiant Church (7801 Hazel Ave. - Orangevale) 
  • Students will sign up for a 20 min. group audition slot sometime between 4:00-8:20pm.  
  • Please choose an accompaniment track with no vocals (such as a karaoke track - no a cappella audition songs). 
    • Audition song 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 a song file. We cannot access tracks through iTunes, Spotify or Amazon. 
  • For the Dance portion, students will learn choreography at home via video and will come ready to perform it for the directors following their vocal audition. This is performed in a group with the other auditioners in the same time slot.
CALLBACKS: (including Featured Dancers) 
Saturday, Nov. 22 @ 9am
  • The purpose of Callbacks is for the directors to see certain students dance additional choreography, sing a selection from the show, read a scene, or any combination of these. 
  • Directors may ask pairs or groups of students to read scenes to see how different combinations of personalities, ages, and heights work together. 
  • CYT callbacks are CLOSED to everyone except the artistic team. 
  • If a student is not "called back" it DOES NOT mean that they will not be cast in the show.
PLEASE NOTE:
  • 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 serve 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.

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT: Sunday, November 23

REHEARSAL DATES: Radiant Church (7801 Hazel Ave. - Orangevale)

Saturdays 9am-3pm (any known conflicts must be listed on the audition form)
12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31 (No Rehearsal 12/27, 1/3)

Reset Rehearsal (between show weekends): Thursday, 2/12 5:00-7:00pm

Mandatory Rehearsal Dates (no pre-arranged absences will be accepted these dates)
Super Saturday 9am-3pm - 2/7
Tech Week 4pm-9pm - Mon. 2/9, Tues. 2/10, Wed. 2/11, Thurs. 2/12 

SHOW DATES (MANDATORY):
2/13 @ 10am & 7pm
2/14 @ 3pm
2/20 @ 10am & 7pm
2/21 @ 3pm

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