Secret Garden Program

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Julian Wiles, Founder and Producing Artistic DirectorMarybeth Clark, Associate Artistic Director

Adapted by Julian Wiles

Based on the Novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Directed by Josh Harris • Scenic Design by Julian Wiles

Lighting Design by Julian Wiles • Sound Design by Sam Henderson

Costume Design by Barbara Young • Properties by J. Kenneth Barnett III and Barbara Young

Technical Direction by Paul Hartmann • Production Stage Management by Chet Craft

TheatreWings Apprentice Stage Management by Eva McLaurin

TheatreWings Apprentice Assistant Stage Management by Emilie LaPlante

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Charleston Stage is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre. Charleston Stage’s productions are made possible in part by grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission, a state agency which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts; the City of Charleston; the County of Charleston; the City of North Charleston; the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism; and contributions from friends like you.

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Grand Show Curtain

“Window of Wonder”, Charleston Stage’s Grand Show Curtain was created especially for Charleston Stage by nationally acclaimed Charleston artist Jonathan Green. “Window of Wonder” was commissioned by Barbara Burgess and John Dinkelspiel as a generous gift to Charleston Stage in 2010.

Dock Street Theatre • America’s First Theatre

The Historic Dock Street Theatre, America’s first theatre, was the first building in America built exclusively to be used for theatrical performances. Originally constructed in 1736 on the corner of Church Street and Dock Street (now Queen Street), the original Dock Street Theatre was probably destroyed by the Great Fire of 1740.

In 1809, the elegant Planter’s Hotel was built on this site. After the Civil War, the Planter’s Hotel fell into disrepair and was slated for demolition. But in

1935, after Milton Pearlstine made the property available to the City of Charleston and at the urging of the mayor and other prominent citizens, the building was selected for a Depression Era WPA (Works Progress Administration) project. At that time, a new performance space modeled on 18th century London playhouses was constructed within the shell of the old Planters Hotel, the hotel’s lobby serving as the lobby of the new theatre. After being closed for two centuries, the Historic Dock Street Theatre re-opened in 1937 and quickly became the centerpiece of the Charleston arts scene. In 2010 following a three year $19 million dollar renovation by the City of Charleston, the Historic Dock Street Theatre once again re-opened to reclaim its place as the jewel in Charleston’s artistic crown. Today the Historic Dock Street Theatre hosts some of Charleston’s finest performing arts organizations, including Spoleto Festival USA.

Charleston Stage, which became the resident professional theatre at the Dock Street Theatre in 1978, produces over 120 performances here. Each season Charleston Stage plays to an audience of more than 42,000 patrons, including more than 20,000 South Carolina students who enjoy special school day performances throughout the year.


Charleston Stage Leadership

Julian WilesFounder and Producing Artistic Director

Director, designer and playwright Julian Wiles founded Charleston Stage, Charleston’s resident professional theatre company, in 1978. It has since grown into South Carolina’s largest professional theatre and one of the state’s largest arts institutions. Over the past 34 years, Wiles has directed and designed more than 200 productions and penned 27 original plays and musicals for the company. Wiles continues to serve as the company’s Producing Artistic Director, heading a staff of 12 full-time theatre professionals.

Mr. Wiles, a South Carolina native, grew up on a cotton farm in Ft. Motte, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University, received a history

degree from the College of Charleston in 1974 and an MFA in Dramatic Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976.

Mr. Wiles has written or adapted 27 original plays and musicals for the company including The Boy Who Stole the Stars, Nevermore: Edgar Allan Poe, the Final Mystery, The Seat of Justice, Denmark Vesey: Insurrection, Gershwin at Folly, Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus, Helium and most recently Inga Binga.

Julian Wiles is a recipient of the 2010 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award, the highest honor in the arts which is awarded by the South Carolina Arts Commission.Mr. Wiles is also a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Marybeth ClarkAssociate Artistic Director and Director of Education

Marybeth Clark, Charleston Stage’s Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education, is in her fifteenth season with Charleston Stage. Mrs. Clark has a degree in theatre/performance from the University of South Florida. She worked as an actor in professional theatres throughout the Southeast for ten years before settling in Charleston in 1994 where she was a member of the theatre faculty at Charleston County’s School of the Arts for middle and high school students.

As an actor for Charleston Stage, Mrs. Clark has appeared in Helium, Moon Over Buffalo, You Can’t Take It With You, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Steel Magnolias and A Christmas Carol. Each summer

Mrs. Clark directs Charleston Stage’s SummerStage Musical Theatre Camp for more than 60 young people. Productions have included Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seussical the Musical, Disney’s Aladdin, Disney’s High School Musical, Guys and Dolls Jr., Bugsy Malone Jr., Willy Wonka Jr. and Disney’s Alice In Wonderland Jr. Mrs. Clark has directed more than a dozen MainStage and Family Series shows for Charleston Stage, most recently Chicago, A Christmas Carol, Avenue Q, The Wiz and Legally Blonde the Musical.


aThe Cast (In Alphabetical Order)

CHARACTER ACTOR Mrs. Medlock ........................................................................................................... Marybeth ClarkBen Weatherstaff ......................................................................................................... Scott Gibbs*Mr. Craven ................................................................................................................Harrison Grant*Rabbit .............................................................................................................................................. JeanMary Lennox ................................................................................................................ Arielle Kook*Colin Craven ...................................................................................................Anthony MassarattoMartha .............................................................................................................Lauren Monteleone*Dickon .................................................................................................................Devon A.A. Norris*

* Member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company

Notes From the Director

The story of The Secret Garden is beautiful, timeless and beloved by millions of people. At the center of the story is a garden, a symbol of renewal and growth. Even though it may look and feel as if it’s no longer alive, beneath the rough exterior lies a source of life that, with enough care, can blossom again. Just as our heroine Mary shows us, we must find the power and strength within each of us to deal with life’s unexpected challenges. We can be faced with situations that require tremendous strength of spirit. It is not what is

thrown at us, but how we respond to it. This is what makes The Secret Garden such an amazing story. It has been a joy to work with this marvelous cast and crew and implement my vision for this production. I wanted each scene to feel like you are turning the page of another beautifully illustrated page in our story. Enjoy turning the pages of our play, witnessing the transformations to these beloved characters, that happen through sets and costumes.

Josh Harris,Director of The Secret Garden

Charleston Stage 2012-2013 Professional Resident Actor

Special thanks to Charleston Stage’s Scene Shop volunteers, especially Charleston Stage’s Professional Resident Acting Company, the Charleston Stage TheatreWings High School Apprentices, Jack Buchanan and Barbara McGrath.

Special Thanks


The Production Staff

Director .............................................................................................................................. Josh HarrisScenic Designer.............................................................................................................. Julian WilesLighting Designer .......................................................................................................... Julian WilesSound Designer .................................................................................................... Sam HendersonCostumer ....................................................................................................................Barbara YoungCostume Assistant........................................................................................................ Emma ScottProperties by .......................................................... J. Kenneth Barnett III and Barbara YoungTechnical Director .................................................................................................. Paul HartmannProduction Stage Manager ...........................................................................................Chet CraftTheatreWings Apprentice Stage Manager ........................................................Eva McLaurinTheatreWings Apprentice Assistant Stage Manager/Deck Chief ..........Emilie LaPlanteTheatreWings Apprentice Deck Crew ............................................................. Cooper NugentTheatreWings Apprentice Sound Assistant .........................................................Ray NugentUnion Steward ..........................................................................................................Marty DurhamUnion Flymen ................................................................... Marty Durham and Timothy CarterUnion Light Board Operator ............................................................................ Melissa JohnsonSound Coordinator / Sound Board Operator ........................................................Josh HastySupport Sound ................................................................................................................NBS Sound

Scenes

Scene 1: Out of the Mist .........................................The Grounds of Misselthwaite ManorScene 2: Whoever It Is, Girl, You Treat Them Royally ............. A Bedroom in the West Wing of Misselthwaite ManorScene 3: I’ve Never Seen Such An Ugly Place .. The Next Morning, Mary’s BedroomScene 4: A Stroll Around the Grounds ............................... Later That Day, The Grounds of Misselthwaite ManorScene 5: The Key ............................A Week Later, The Grounds of Misselthwaite ManorScene 6: A Bit of Earth .............................................................. That Night, Mary’s BedroomScene 7: The Doorway ................ The Next Day, The Grounds of Misselthwaite ManorScene 8: Come the Spring.............. Immediately Following, Inside the Secret GardenScene 9: Another One of Misselthwaite’s Mysteries .... That Night, Mary’s BedroomScene 10: A Cry in the Night ............................... A Few Minutes Later, Colin’s BedroomScene 11: Her Name is Gwyneth ..............................A Few Days Later, Colin’s BedroomScene 12: A Rare Spring Snowstorm .............................A Few Days Later, Colin’s RoomScene 13: Magic ............................................................. A Week Later, In the Secret GardenScene 14: How is Master Colin? ...........................The Grounds of Misselthwaite ManorScene 15: A Single Seed of Hope ..............................................................Inside the Garden


Marybeth Clark (Mrs. Medlock)Marybeth has a degree in theatre/performance from the University of South Florida. She has worked as an actor in professional theatres throughout the Southeast including American Stage, Greenbrier Valley Theatre and Tampa Players before settling in Charleston in 1994. Favorite regional theatre roles include Maggie in A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Sheila in The Boys Next Door and Rose of Sharon in The Grapes of Wrath. She first appeared in Moon Over Buffalo with Charleston Stage and other roles include Bette in The Marriage of

Bette and Boo, Karen in Dinner With Friends, M’lynn in Steel Magnolias and Mrs. Tabor/Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol. Before joining Charleston Stage, she was a theatre instructor at the Charleston County School of the Arts for middle and high school students. She is currently in her 15th season with Charleston Stage as the Associate Artistic Director and oversees all education programs, including the Professional Resident Acting Company, after school classes and outreach workshops. Recent directing credits include Legally Blonde the Musical, Avenue Q and Chicago.

Scott Gibbs (Ben Weatherstaff)Scott was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He is thrilled to be returning to the South after spending the last year working with the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, New York. Regionally, he has also worked with the Seaside Repertory Theatre and the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Scott is a proud graduate from Centenary College of Louisiana in 2011 with a BA in Theatre Arts. Some of his favorite past roles include: Mr. Bungee (A New Brain), Detective Fix (Around The World In 80 Days) and Macbeth (Macbeth). Scott would

like to thank his family, friends and fellow company members here at Charleston Stage. Scott is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Scott as Warner Huntington III in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, as Captain Jeremiah Reynolds in Nevermore and as Monsieur Brun in Madeline’s Christmas.

Harrison Grant (Mr. Craven)Harrison is from Titusville, Florida, and is a graduate from the University of Central Florida’s BFA Acting Program. Most recently he appeared in The Lost Colony in Manteo, North Carolina. Other past show credits include Antonio in Twelfth Night, Benny in Rent, Nat in From Sun to Sun and Kenickie in Grease. He has also appeared in shows such as Ragtime and The Pirates of Penzance. Harrison is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Harrison as Kyle the

UPS Man in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, as multiple roles in Nevermore and as Harsha in Madeline’s Christmas.

Meet the Cast


Jean (Rabbit)Jean is an avid vegetarian and enjoys hopping, sitting and napping. This is her first stage appearance, and though she enjoys theatre, she hopes to work in film in the future (preferably in home movies with a family of her own). For information about adopting Jean, contact Marybeth Clark at [email protected].

Arielle Kook (Mary Lennox)Arielle is originally from Columbia, Maryland, but has been a kind of a global nomad, living in Egypt, Israel and Maryland. Arielle recently graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in Theatre and Dance and a concentration in Musical Theatre. Her regional performances have included Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre by the Sea) and Brenda in Hairspray (Theatre by the Sea). Her favorite university performances have included Ado Annie in Oklahoma, Rachel in Reckless, Clarice in Servant of Two Masters

and Sarah in Falling for Eve. Arielle is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Arielle as Margot in Charleston Stage’s Legally Blonde the Musical, as multiple roles in Nevermore and as Miss Clavel in Madeline’s Christmas. Arielle would like to thank Frances Hodgson Burnett for writing such a beautiful story as well as Josh Harris for giving her the opportunity to inhabit such an amazing character as Mary Lennox. She would also like to thank her Lord Jesus who gives her peace that passes all understanding, fullness of joy, and “spring” even when life itself feels like winter!

Anthony Massaratto (Colin Craven)Anthony is thrilled to be a part of The Secret Garden. He is a senior Music and Theatre double major at the College of Charleston. Anthony has been in many productions with Charleston Stage from Oliver! in 2003 to Alexander...Very Bad Day in 2012. You may have recently seen Anthony as multiple roles in Legally Blonde the Musical. Some of his favorite university performances include Tintypes and Letters to Sala. Most recently, he played the roles of Billy in The Musical of Musicals (the Musical) for Piccolo Spoleto. Anthony

would like to thank his family and friends, but especially, he would like to thank his Charleston Stage family for making the past 9 years so spectacular!

Lauren Monteleone (Martha)Lauren was born and raised in Hamilton, New Jersey, and is thrilled to be joining Charleston Stage this season! She recently graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theatre where she performed Val (A Chorus Line), The Who’s Tommy, Ragtime and Comedy of Errors. She was also recently featured in Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre as Bambi (Curtains) and Bird Girl (Seussical). Lauren is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Lauren as

Serena in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, as Annabel Lee in Nevermore and as Mrs. Murphy in Madeline’s Christmas.

Devon A.A. Norris (Dickon)Devon is from Louisville, Kentucky, and is thrilled to be making his debut with Charleston Stage this season. Devon has just finished his BFA in Musical Theatre and BA in Speech/Theatre Education at Lindenwood University this past May. Devon was just seen in the Regional Premier of Cry Baby as a Wiffle/Drape/Prisoner in St. Louis at New Line Theatre. Some of Devon’s past favorite roles have been: Danny in Baby (Citilites); Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (Rocky Mountain Rep); the Arbiter in Chess (Rocky Mountain Rep);

Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Lindenwood & Rocky Mountain Rep); Scarecrow/Hunk in The Wizard of Oz (Overdue Theatre Co.); Ferdinand in The Tempest (St. Charles Shakespeare); and many more. Devon is a member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company. You may have recently seen Devon as Emmett Forrest in Charleston Stage’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical and as multiple roles in Nevermore.

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April 5 - 27, 2013Dock Street Theatre

Anything Goes is one of Broadway’s most revived musical comedies—with a sell-out Tony award-winning revival now playing in New York. Charleston Stage brings this toe-tapping Broadway classic to the Dock Street stage as the grand finale of Charleston Stage’s 35th Anniversary Season.

Adults: $38.50 - $57.50Seniors (60+): $36.50 - $57.50Students (25 and under) andActive Military: $22.50 - $57.50

Music and Lyrics by Cole PorterOriginal Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel CrouseNew Book by Timothy Crouse and John WeidmanDirected by Julian WilesChoreography by Cara DolanNew York Casting by Cindi Rush Casting

Coming Up Next!A Woman Called Truth, Feb. 15 - Mar. 3 • Boeing-Boeing, Mar. 8 - 24

Coming Up In April!

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April 20 & 27, 2013Dock Street Theatre

Fun-filled Toad and his grumpy friend Frog awake from hibernation in the spring to spend a fun-filled year: swimming in the summer, playing in autumn leaves, sledding in the winter, and having great fun along the way. This charming Tony-nominated Broadway musical for kids, based on the delightful Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, promises to be one of the big splashes of this 35th Anniversary Season.

Music by Robert RealeBook and Lyrics by William RealeBased On the Books by Arnold LobelDirected by Marybeth ClarkMusic Directed by Sam Henderson

Lead Title Sponsor: The Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation

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