OCT presents
The Secret Garden
Music: Lucy Simon
Book & Lyrics: Marsha Norman
Directed by William J. Steffen
THE CAST
Lily.....Kathryn A. Black
Mary Lennox.....Alexa Campbell
Mrs. Medlock.....Kathy Malick
Dr. Neville Craven.....Troy Wing
Martha.....Christie Tanner
Archibald Craven.....Todd Chadwick
Ben Weatherstaff.....David Coatney
Dickon.....Jacque Austin
Colin Craven.....Jamieson Riling
Mrs. Winthrop.....Corinne Potter
Lieutenant Wright / Butler.....Greg VanNess
Major Shelly.....Gus Napoleon
Mrs. Shelly / Maid.....Sheri Coatney
Jane / Maid.....Joellen Beatty
Butler.....Mike Schott
India Spirits
Ayah.....Maria Bellanca
Fakir.....Boris VanDruff
Rose Lennox.....Liz Crane
Captain Albert Lennox.....Gabriel Potter
Alice.....Jessica Campbell
Lieutenant Shaw.....Barry Fitzgerald
Mrs. Shaw.....Kelly Campbell
Major Holmes.....Steve Riley
Mrs. Holmes.....Kim Payne
Misselthwaite Manor Spirits
Ardyth VanScoy, Brittney Morton
Andrea Morton, Zachary Cole
Deon Oliverio, Lauren Scharf,
Heidi Giberson
Children Spirits of India
Danielle Campbell, Erin Coatney
Laura Giberson, Kira Chadwick
Kierstin Coatney, Mitchell Strawcutter
Friday, November 14 - 7:30p
Saturday, November 15 - 7:30p
Sunday, November 16 - 2:00p
OLEAN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Olean, New York
Tickets $12 Adult / $10 Sr. Citizen & Youth Under 18
Available now in Olean at
Both, Branch & Hendrix Insurance, Uptown Florist, QuernsTone Music
and in Allegany at The Company Store
THE STORY
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox, a lonely little girl who is sent to live with her uncle Archibald in Yorkshire after being orphaned by a cholera epidemic in India. Still grieving over the loss of his beloved wife Lily who died ten years earlier during childbirth and distraught over the condition of his bedridden son, Archibald casts a dark shadow over the manor until Mary discovers a secret garden that had once belonged to Lily. By nursing this garden back to life, Mary somehow restores life to her grieving uncle and his sick son.
The Secret Garden opened at the St. James Theater on April 25, 1991 with a cast that featured Daisy Eagan (Mary), Rebecca Luker (Lily), and Mandy Patinkin (Archibald). Marsha Norman won a Tony Award for "Best Book of a Musical" and Daisy Eagan became the youngest actress ever to win a Tony for her portrayal of Mary. The production enjoyed a run of 706 performances.
