Company Website: www.poiemaac.com

Music and Lyrics by Marsha Norman

Music by Lucy Simon

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved victorian classic, The Secret Garden, blossoms

anew in this heartwarming, family-friendly musical by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha

Norman and Lucy Simon. When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera

outbreak in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, hermit Archibald Craven, who lives in

an imposing, secluded manor on the British heath. Inside the house upon the hill, Mary

finds a reclusive, long-suffering collection of lives in need of reconciliation. Since her

aunt Lily’s death, Mary’s uncle has pushed away his surviving loved ones, leaving his

bedridden son, Colin, alone. Sickly Colin, hidden away in the depths of the manner, bears

the guilt of his mother’s death on his crippled shoulders. When Mary discovers her Aunt

Lily’s hidden garden, locked shut and overgrown with vines, stubborn Mary is

determined to revive the beauty that once was. Determined, Mary begins to peel away

the layers of sadness that cover the house and the garden, showing us the power of

love and acceptance that “one small girl” can have when she “wants things to grow.”

PoiemArtistry takes this classic musical and transforms the stage into a canvas on

which to paint a picture of restoration and healing. Beautiful ballads, authentic

costuming, and relatable characters combine to make this a memorable highlight of the

new year.

Director: Michael Green

Co-Director/PSM: Chelsae Green

Technical Director: Bobby Medlin

Communications/Marketing Director: Karen Blom

Stage Manager: Samantha Lanphere

Assistant Stage Manager: Grace Green

Tickets: $20

NO REFUNDS, NO EXCHANGES.