Mansfield Actors to Perform in Secret Garden

The Un-Common Theatre Company will be presenting the Tony award winning musical “The Secret Garden” at the Orpheum Theater in Foxboro over the weekend of April 1.

Based on the classic children’s novel by Francis Hodgson Burnett, “The Secret Garden” tells the haunting story of a young girl’s struggle to free the inhabitants of a gloomy Yorkshire mansion who are emotionally imprisoned by a tragic memory.

Through her tenacity, human courage and her profound sense of dignity, young Mary Lennox, sent to live in the sorrowful house following the death of her parents from cholera, brings her departed aunt’s neglected garden back to life, along with the spirit and soul of her long-grieving uncle and the health of her fragile, bedridden cousin.

Michael La Fleur will be the guest director, while  Esther Zabinski is music and orchestra director. 

“The Secret Garden features Deirdre Pedersen of Westborough as Mary; Johnny Fullerton of Mansfield as Archibald; Katie Beckvold of Abington as Lily; Andrew Purdy of Franklin as Colin; Sarra Forti of Middleboro as Martha; Sean Neary of Mansfield as Neville; Ryan Larkin of Mansfield as Dickon; Olivia Losiewicz of Mansfield as Mrs. Medlock; and Corey Cadigan of West Bridgewater as Ben.

Completing the cast are:

 From Foxboro: Jonah Philibert (Fakir), Erin Van Dell (Mrs. Shaw)

From Mansfield:  Katie Armstrong (Alice), Michaela Buccini (Mrs. Winthrop), Alex Fullerton (Lt. Wright), Lloyd Hewitt (Albert), Abbey Johnston (Claire Holmes), Logan Marks (Major Holmes) and Kelly Newton (Rose)

From Needham:  Sara Curtin (ensemble), Erin Lipman (ensemble), Ava Marinelli (ensemble), and Kate Oetheimer (ensemble)

From Norfolk:  Sarah Gibson (Ayah), Julie Lugten (ensemble), and Emily Walsh (ensemble)

From North Easton:  Tim Andrew (Major Shaw)

From Norton:  Elizabeth Riley (ensemble) and Abigail Sitte (ensemble)

From Westwood:  Marybeth Hogan (ensemble)

Performances will be held  Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m, and Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m.  The show is recommended for audiences age eight and older. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students and may be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006 or order online at www.brownpapertickets.com and search for “The Secret Garden”.  For Un-Common member or group sales, call The Un-Common Theatre Co. at (508) 698-3098.  

 For more information on the Un-Common Theatre Co. and “The Secret Garden” visit their website at www.uncommontheatre.org