From director Laura Michelle Hoadley:

 “When offered the opportunity to direct in the 2016-2017 season, I was immediately drawn to The Secret Garden. A long-time favorite of mine, this piece embodies the best of musical theater: true works of musical art and rich relationships between the characters. The writing, both music and book, are filled with subtle connections that further enhance the lush landscape of the work and each of the stories entwined within it.

It poses some of the most exciting challenges for each component of our team, from direction to design to performance, but it also challenges its audiences. We are compelled to see each side of the coin and empathize with those we would not normally identify with.

We see that the unifying of different ideas only makes both stronger and that compassion for one another is more important to our own well-being than we can imagine. The longer we have worked on this beautiful piece, the more it seems it will never be untimely. We hope you are as touched by this classic as we have been.”

Feature by Kurt Gardner in Breaking Character on-line magazine, February 15, 2017