The Secret Garden

Book and lyrics by Marsha Norman, Music by Lucy Simon

Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

This enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined by Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 'Night Mother. Orphaned in India, 11 year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle and his invalid son. The estate's many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the spirits from Mary's past who guide in this compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.

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Performance Riverside is a professional theatrical production company operating in the Landis Performing Arts Center under the authority of the Riverside Community College District and providing top-quality performing arts for the people of Riverside, California, and its environs. While concentrating on the American musical, Performance Riverside seeks to engage, inspire, educate, entertain, bring together, and enlighten this diverse community with the magic of live performance.

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