Broad Brook Opera House Holds Auditions For THE SECRET GARDEN 11/15, 11/16

Auditions for "The Secret Garden" will be held Sunday, November 15 at 6 pm and Monday November 16 at 7 pm at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT. Auditioners should prepare 16 bars of a ballad to show vocal range. An accompanist will be available. Audition will also include cold readings. Call backs will be Wednesday, November 18 at 7 pm. Performance dates will be three weekends (May 7 - 23, 2010). "The Secret Garden" features a cast of approximately 12 men, 10 women, 1 boy, and 1 young girl. Contact Director Sharon FitzHenry at sfhtheatre@comcast.net for more information. Directions to the theater are available at www.operahouseplayers.org.

The production will be directed by area performer and director, Sharon FitzHenry, with music direction by Bill Martin.

This enchanting classic of children's literature is now a brilliant musical by a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. Orphaned in India, an 11-year old girl returns to Yorkshire to live with an embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son. The estate includes a magic locked garden. Flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of ghosts, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for Broadway dramatize The Secret Garden's compelling tale of regeneration. This Tony Award winner is a treasure for children and adults.