Home Made Theater Presents The Secret Garden

SARATOGA SPRINGS — For two weekends, starting on Friday, June 7, Home Made Theater will present the musical, The Secret Garden, music by Lucy Simon, book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman. The Secret Garden is based on the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald. The estate’s many wonders include a magical garden which beckons Mary with haunting melodies and spirits from her past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden’s compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.

The Director and Scenic Designer of The Secret Garden is Home Made Theater’s Executive and Artistic Director, Eric Rudy. The Musical Director is Richard Cherry, and the Choreographer is Heather D’Arcy. The artistic team also includes Lighting Designer Matt Kopens, Sound Designer Tom Moeller, Costume Designer Sharon Greene, Properties Designer Maura Pickett and Production Stage Manager Christine MacLellan.

The cast of The Secret Garden will feature several performers familiar to the Home Made Theater audience, including Travis Brunell, Maleri Davis, Marilyn Detmer, Doug Gladstone, Jack Holick, Claire O’Donnell, Lesley O’Donnell, Eric Rudy, Sonya Sidhu-Izzo, and Olivia Wilkerson. 

There will also be a number of new faces in the cast. These include Nate Beynon, Georgianna Bull, Heather-Liz Copps, Abraham Huestis, Katie Huestis, Michael Lotano, Patrick Nyhan, Sarah Paulsen, Carolyn Shields, Noah Unser, and Sophie Waling. The child roles have all been double-cast, and those actors will alternate performances. 

The performance on Saturday, June 15 at 2 p.m. will be a special “sensory friendly” performance. This performance will be designed to make theater accessible to patrons who may be prone to sensory overstimulation, including those on the autism spectrum.

Performances the first weekend are Friday, June 7 at 7 p.m., Saturday June 8 at 2 p.m. and at 7, and Sunday June 9 at 2 p.m.

The second weekend will begin with a performance on Thursday, June 13 at 7. The rest of the weekend will include performances on Friday, June 14 at 7, Saturday, June 15 at 2 and at 7, and Sunday, June 16 at 2 p.m. 

All performances are at the Pitney Meadows Community Farm at 223 West Avenue in Saratoga Springs. Tickets are $35 and are available on Home Made Theater’s website, www.homemadetheater.org, or by calling 518-587-4427 during the box office hours of Monday through Friday, noon to 4:00 p.m.