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NorthumberlandPlayersislive,local,andcommittedtobringingqualitytheatretothewholefamily.Inits39years,NorthumberlandPlayershaswonTheatreOntarioawardsforperformance,directing,musicandproduction.Theyalsohaveaveryactiveyoungpeople'stheatreprogramwhichperformsamajorchildren’sChristmasproductionandrunsdramacampsthroughoutthesummermonths.ACharlieBrownChristmaswasseenby2800childrenandtheirfamilies.NorthumberlandPlayersprovidesopportunitiesinallaspectsofqualitytheatre––over250enthusiastic,un-paidvolunteerswhoworkasactors,directors,producers,setbuilders,costumemakers,etc.,areproofthereispassionforlivetheatreinNorthumberlandCounty.Whenyouattendanot-for-profittheatrecompanyperformance,yourentertainmentdollarsstayinthecommunity,theculturalandeconomicbenefitsripplingthroughoutNorthumberlandCounty.WetrulysuppportBuyLocalNorthumberland.HomeforNorthumberlandPlayersisthehistoricSecondStreetFirehallinCobourg.ThebuildinghousesthePlayers'administrativeoffice,rehearsalspacesandaground-floortheatre.TheFirehallTheatreisanintimatevenuethatcanbearrangedinvariousconfigurationstopresentinnovativetheatre.NorthumberlandPlayersCostumeHouseatUnit4,450CampbellStreetinCobourg,isthehomeofthePlayers'vastcollectionofperiodandcontemporarycostumesavailableforrentalsfortheatricalandotherevents.NorthumberlandPlayersalsoleasesTheThirdSpaceonLoveshinRoadforsetstorageandconstruction.Over10,000peopleattendedourproductionslastyear.Wehopeevenmorepeoplewillseeourshows.BeaPlayer-Therearemanyroles!Wealsowelcomemembersandvolunteerstojoinusinproducingqualitytheatre.•MembershaveavoiceinNorthumberlandPlayers,avoteattheAnnualGeneralMeeting,andcanserveontheBoardofDirectors.Membershipfeesprovideon-goingsupportfortheadministrationofthePlayers.Membershipsare$25.AFamilyMembershipof$40includesspousesand,asnon-votingmembers,childrenandyouth.

•Volunteersparticipateinallaspectsofcommunitytheatreinacting,artistic,backstage,clerical,construction,productionand/ortechnicalrolesontheproductionteamsorinadministrativeroles.Manyhave"learnedonthejob".

•DonorsandSponsorsprovidefinancialsupport.Visitusatwww.northumberlandplayers.caformoreinformation,toaskforournewsletter,todonateand/orsignup.YoucanvisittheFirehallofficeat213SecondStreet,Cobourg,orcall905-372-0577.WeacceptVISAandMasterCard.Theofficeisopen10a.m.to1p.m.Fridays.Youcanalsocontactusatinfo@northumberlandplayers.com

Staythereinmygarden,wherelovegrowsfreeandwild

Cometomygarden,comesweetchild.

Director 's Notes

TheSecretGardenisinmytopthreefavoritemusicals(IntotheWoodsandTheLast5Yearsbeingtheothertwo)sinceIdirecteditinthisverytheatrefifteenyearsago.Youmightbeinterestedtoknowthatseveralofthecast,crewandorchestrafromthe1995productionhaveenthusiasticallyjoinedustomountitagain!MeaghanMacDonald(Alice)wasourMaryLennoxwaybackwhen.Ithinkit'ssafetosaythattheysharemyloveofthebeautiful,hauntingmelodies,poeticlyricsandprofoundthemes.Themusicalisbasedonthe1911novelofthesamenamebyFrancesHodgsonBurnett.ItpremieredonBroadwayin1991andranfor709performances.Ifyouareunfamiliarwiththestory,MaryLennox,ayoungEnglishgirlbornandraisedintheBritishRaj,isorphanedbyacholeraoutbreakwhensheis11years-old.SheissentawayfromIndiatoYorkshire,England,tolivewithrelativeswhoshehasnevermet.ButMaryLennoxisnotalone.Sheissurroundedbytheghostsofherpast(referredtointheprogramasDreamers)andherlateAuntLilywhonottenyearsearlierleftahusbandandnewbornson.Herownpersonalityblossomsasshe,ayounggardenerandahousemaidbringnewlifetoaneglectedgarden,aswellastohersicklycousinandbereaveduncle.Directingthisshowwasfun.Itisalwaysexcitingwatchingyoungactorscomeintotheirownweekafterweek,Iamtremendouslyproudofwhattheyhaveachieved.Icouldn'tbehappiertobecollaboratingagainwiththetalentedpeoplewhohavemadeworkingontheseshowssuchapleasure.Thankyou,Marie,Alina,Leslee,Lauren,Ken,Barb....all.Now,enjoycomingintoourgarden.

-ValerieRussell,Director

“IneedaplacewhereIcango,whereIcanwhisperwhatIknow”

enrichinglivesdramatically...

With All My Art Katherine O’Mally Greer

Artist/Owner/custom framer

905-377-8866 withallmyart@cogeco.net

www.facebook.com/withallmyart 26 King Street West, Cobourg K9A 2L9

“Doyoubelieveinspirits?”

CAST

Lily ... MarleyBudreauMaryLennox ... AlexiaBoyagian(Feb.26,28,Mar.3,5)

ZoeFingas(Feb.27,Mar.4,6)

InColonialIndia1906Fakir ... JackBoyagianAyah ... SaskiaTomkins

Rose(Mary’smother) ... LucyCaldwellCaptainAlbertLennox(Mary’s

father)... DerrickCunningham

LieutenantPeterWright ... DaleHeffernanLieutenantIanShaw ... RicardoCanlasJr.

MajorHolmes ... PaulBurnhamClaire(hiswife) ... AlyssaEngland

Alice(Rose’sfriend) ... MeaghanMacdonald

AtMisselthwaiteManor,NorthYorkshireMajorShelley ... MarkChardMrs.Shelley ... JanitaWiersma

Mrs.Medlock(thehousekeeper) ... HeatherSculthorpeArchibaldCraven(Mary’suncle) ... NeilDalhoffDr.NevilleCraven(hisbrother) ... CraigMartin

Martha(thechambermaid) ... MarySchultzDickon(herbrother) ... EvanSoutterBen(thegardener) ... GaryPotter

Colin ... EthanCox-Hen(Feb.26,28,Mar.3,5) NicolasGraf(Feb.27,Mar.4,6)

William ... JoshBaxterMrs.Winthrop(the

headmistress)... KaraBesson

Dreamers ... JoshBaxter,KaraBesson,PaulBurnham,LucyCaldwell,RicardoCanlasJr.,MarkChard,GrantCoward,EthanCox-Hen,HeatherCoyle,DerrickCunningham,AlyssaEngland,KiraGelineau,NicolasGraf,EileHannigan,DaleHeffernan,MeaghanMacDonald,JessicaOutram,OliviaPresner,JanitaWiersma

Warning:Strobeandfogeffectsareusedinthisperformance.

“Abitofearth,shewantsalittlebitofearth,she’llplantsomeseeds”

ProductionVolunteers

Producer ... LesleeArgueDirector ... ValerieRussell

MusicDirectorandOrchestraConductor

... MarieAnderson

Choreograher ... AlinaAdjemianStageManager ... KenBrumby

SetDesignandPainter ... LaurenPageRussellLightingDesign ...DavidHoare

SoundDesignandOperator

... AndyThompson

CostumeDesign ... BarbaraHenderson

AssistantProducer ... DawnWattersAssistantStageManagers ... KatieBurnham,ElaineWinger

BackstageCoordinator ... JodyLedgerwoodDanceCaptain ... NeilDalhoff

BackstageCrew ... EmmaBrown,WakelyJibbSetBuilder ... TimRussell

AssistantPainter ... AdamRussellPropertiesDesign ... LaurenPageRussell

PropertiesAcquisitionandManager

... JennieRyan

PropsAssistants ... LeeWakelin,WillRyanPropsCreationteam ... LesleeArgue,KaraBesson,FrankBurns,

MichelenePrendergast,JennieRyan,WillRyan,LeeWakelin,DawnWatters,ElaineWinger,BrendaWorsnop

“MaybeIwasdreamingofagardengrowingfar

below,MaybeIwasdreamingofalifethatIwould

neverknow”

“Liftmeup,andleadmetothegarden,wherelifebeginsanew”

Orchestra

Violin1 ... ElsaMeadViolin2 ... CatharineMead

Viola ... SusanMinCello ... AndrewRandallPiano ... HeatherStubbs

Keyboard ... AlisonLesterFlute ... EmilyJohnson,LyndaShewchuk

Oboe/EnglishHorn ... GregoryWardClarinet ... BillCross

BassClarinet ... DianaStorenTrumpet ... DavidMarshall

Horn ... AudreyMeadTrombone ... JulianWarme,KevinCookBassGuitar ... DavidKingPercussion ... CharlotteChiu

Acknowledgements

Veryspecialthanksto...

Stevenson’sCartageandMoving•JohnBurns•IanHartford•InsightOptical•LegacyBuildingSupplies•SarahOliver•RonParkerandtheTrinityCollegeSchoolDramaDept•LynneTempler•SuzanneMess•DelphineWhite•TenThousandVillagesfortheloanofjewelry•MikeChowns•WestbenArtsFestivalTheatre•SONG•TheCobourgConcertBand•BethHunt•

TanyaEarleandSt.Mary’sHighSchool•TomHall•VinceEdgar•PeterRiccioandCobourgCollegiateInstitute•MaryLouSecord•

NancyCoyle•HeatherWeyman•Dr.RajeshKrishnan•JenniferMoyer•KirkpatrickLeather•DianeSaunders•

BeyondtheBlueBox•ElaineWinger•NPCostumeHouseVolunteers•IanHartford•JohnBurns•

CapitolTheatreVolunteersandStaff•

“It’samazethisgarden,it’samazeofways.”

ProductionVolunteers(continued)

Make-upDesign ... ClaireRussellHairDesign ... MurielWhite

HairandMake-upAssistants

... AllyssaLefebvre,MadisonChard,MichelleSpagnolo

AccentCoaches ... DoreenPage,MaryDoig,HeatherStubbs(British);ChrisWorsnop(Yorkshire)

Setup(Capitol) ... TimRussell,GarthHolloway,KenMacDonald,TonyWalker,JimFinan,MikeVlajkov,BordenTaylor,RickMorrison,DaveHutzel

CostumeDesignConsultant

... SuzanneMess

Seamstresses ... BarbaraHorscroft,AnnHancock,NancyKerr,JanetMunroe,Barbara-JeanTaylor,MimaVlajkov,BarbaraHenderson,SuzanneMess,DeniseBurnham

Dressers ... DeniseBurnham,LorraineJohnstonLightingAssistantand

Operator... JessicaBellamy-Royds

SpotlightOperators ...MadiChard,PhilMandryk,HarryMandryk

LightingSet-up ... PhilMandryk,HarryMandryk,DavidBurn

RehearsalPianist ... HeatherStubbsProgramme ... Anne-MarieBouthillette

PosterandShowPhotographer

... GregCurtis

CastPhotographer ... KieraThompson(Dimoff)Marketing ... LesleeArgue,JackBoyagian,Laura

GartonVideographer ... ElsbethMcCall

SocialMedia ... AlinaAdjemian,KenBrumby

Move-inCrew ... JoshBaxter,JackBoyagian,MarleyBudreau,PaulBurnham,LucyCaldwell,MarkChard,CraigMartin

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