The Sarasota Players Presents The Secret Garden

March 18, 2024 – Sarasota

The Sarasota Players presents the classic musical The Secret Garden April 3 through 21 at The Crossings at Siesta Key (3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239). This haunting piece is family-friendly and based off the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Synopsis:
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.

Dates:
April 3 – Preview
April 4 – 6, 10-13, 17-20 at 7:30pm
April 7, 14, 21, 2024 at 2pm

Location: 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 1130, Sarasota, FL 34239
Please park and enter the mall by Connor’s Steak and Seafood.

Tickets: https://tickets.theplayers.org/TheatreManager/1/login?event=1001

Cast

Lily – Teressa Antivilo

Mary Lennox – Autumn Hamilton
Archibald Craven – Dave Downer
Dr. Neville Craven – Rik Robertson
Mrs. Medlock – Shari Greenberg
Martha – Caitlin Ellis
Dickon – Seth Bracewell
Colin – Charlotte Toomey
Ayah – Maahi Shah
Rose – Olivia Hermey
Capt. Albert Lennox – Austin Nichols
Lieutenant Wright- Nicole Williams
Major Holmes- Michelle Schmitt
Colonel Shaw – Howard Buttery
Claire – Diana Vytell

Production Team

Director- James Thaggard/Jamon Buie

Stage Manager – Michelle Martin

Set Designer – Dan Yerman

Lighting Designer – Ethan Vail

Costume Designer – David Walker
Sound Designer – John Sullivan
Props Master – Diane Cepeda