Premier Audition Callboard
Welcome to the audition callboard for our summer premier production of The Secret Garden!
Thank you to everyone who auditioned for The Secret Garden!
The cast list is below. Please note that those in the “Dreamer Ensemble” will be filling various additional roles and serving to create the world of our show. Specific assignments within the dreamer ensemble will be communicated with you at Info Night.
Next Steps & Action Items
1) Those on cast reminder to attend the Welcome & Info Night: Monday, June 15th, 6pm-9pm. All cast, crew, and parents of cast/crew that are under 18 are required to attend.
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The Secret Garden Cast List
AJ Ericson- Dreamer Ensemble
Andrey Kornilovich- Dickon
Arial Ochoa- Dreamer Ensemble
Christina Andreoni- Lily
Cindy Hamilton- Dreamer Ensemble
Daniel Robertson- Ben Weatherstaff
Eleanor Nalder- Colin Craven
Elisabeth Longacre- Dreamer Ensemble
Emma Lindley- Dreamer Ensemble
Ethan Harris- Dreamer Ensemble
Georgia Krugel- Dreamer Ensemble
Heidi Aldrete- Dreamer Ensemble
Isela Aldrete- Mary Lennox
Josh Tuttle- Archibald Craven
Juniper McCoy- Dreamer Ensemble
Katherine Ferry- Dreamer Ensemble
Kathy Hamilton- Dreamer Ensemble
Kelsey Wallace- Dreamer Ensemble
Loraena Tuttle- Rose
Michael Fambrough- Fakir
Michael Mohsen-Dr. Neville Craven
Mihika Setlur- Dreamer Ensemble
Patrick Silvis- Captain Albert Lennox
Sabrina Bennett- Dreamer Ensemble
Sanjana Venkat- Ayah
Sarah Kelley- Martha
Sarah Schibel- Dreamer Ensemble
Shannan Speicher- Mrs. Medlock
Tammy McArthur- Dreamer Ensemble
General Show Schedule
Rehearsals begin June 15th. Rehearsals will be held on Monday,Tuesday and Friday evenings, and Saturday morning/afternoon. Tech rehearsals will be July 20-23 in the evenings. Opening night will be Friday, July 24th, with performances for two weekends. Please fill out the audition form to see specific dates and times and let us know any pre-scheduled conflicts.
*Everyone in the cast will receive a specific rehearsal schedule based on the role(s) received and may not be called to every rehearsal for the full time.
Crew Opportunities
Here at Lovegood, we put a strong focus on technical theatre, emphasizing the importance of behind the scenes work in real world scenarios. Click Here to fill out our Crew & Rehearsal Assistant application.
Artistic Team
Director: Evan Aldrete | Vocal Director: Josh Pounders | Choreographer: Grace Thompson
Questions, Comments, Concerns?
Please contact our Production Manager at brooke.flood@lovegood.company
The Secret Garden Cast List from Concord Theatricals:
LILY – Female, 28-38 (Range: Soprano, Bb3-D6) Mary’s aunt and Archibald Craven’s wife. Died of a tragic accident within her garden and metaphorically haunts the walls of Misselthwaite Manor.
MARY LENNOX – Female, 10 (Range: Young Voice, Ab3-D5) A ten-year-old girl sent to live with her uncle, Archibald, when her parents die from cholera in India. Quite the curious explorer, and often finding herself in trouble. Stubborn and always fighting for what she believes in.
MRS. MEDLOCK – Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Archibald’s housekeeper. As cold as the Misselthwaite Manor.
DR. NEVILLE CRAVEN – Male, 35-45 (Range: Baritone, C3-F#4) Archibald’s brother. Trapped by the idea that he is responsible for the caretaking of Colin. Though Lily never loved him in return, he remains in love with her, and is unwilling to move on and leave Misselthwaite.
MARTHA – Female, 18-30 (Range: Mezzo-Soprano Belt, G3-D5) A faithful housemaid. Grew up near Yorkshire and has the accent to prove it. Although she is from a lower-class family, her wisdom is often far beyond her age.
ARCHIBALD CRAVEN – Male, 35-45 (Range: Baritone, C3-A4) Mary’s uncle and lord of Misselthwaite Manor. He has a hunchback. Haunted by the past and afraid of the future, he locks himself away both physically and mentally. Mary painfully reminds him too much of his wife, Lily, who died ten years ago.
BEN WEATHERSTAFF – Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible, E3-D#4) Head gardener. Secretly entrusted to take care of the garden after Lily’s death. Knows a great deal about the history of the garden and the grounds it sits on. He has worked for the family for many years. He calls himself “an old man.”
DICKON – Male, 16-25 (Range: Tenor, D3-G4) Martha’s younger brother. Looks after the sick plants and animals within the Misselthwaite grounds—including Mary. He is a young man who is between the world of child imagination and adult reasoning. Befriends Mary and convinces her to take care of the Garden.
COLIN CRAVEN – Male, 10 (Range: Young Voice, A3-E5) Archibald’s ten year-old son. Spent his life in bed due to a heart condition. He is very stubborn and throws temper tantrums to get what he wants. He believes his father hates him for causing Lily’s death.
MRS. WINTHROP – Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Headmistress of a private school. Prides herself on nurturing girls with tempers. Mary seems to be more than she can handle.
The Following characters, referred to collectively as the Dreamers, are people from Mary’s life in India, who haunt her until she finds her new life in the course of the story. They are free to sing directly to us, appearing and disappearing at will.
ROSE LENNOX – Female, 28-38 (Range: Soprano, A3-D6) Mary’s mother. A “dreamer” from the past who doesn’t understand how her sister Lily could truly love Archibald. Very loyal to her husband and refuses to leave India during the cholera outbreak that takes her life.
CAPTAIN ALBERT LENNOX – Male, 30-40 (Range: Tenor, D3-A5) Mary’s father. Tries to send Rose out of India during the cholera outbreak.
ALICE – Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Rose’s friend.
LIEUTENANT WRIGHT – Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Officer in Mary’s father’s unit.
LIEUTENANT SHAW – Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Fellow officer.
MAJOR SHELLEY – Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Officer.
MRS. SHELLEY – Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Major Shelley’s wife.
MAJOR HOLMES – Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Officer.
CLAIRE HOLMES – Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Major Holmes’ wife.
FAKIR – Male, Age Flexible (Range: Tenor, C3-B4) Itinerant Hindu ascetic.
AYAH – Female, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) Mary’s Indian nanny.
What makes a Premier Show different at Lovegood?
Premier is where we raise the performance bar and invite artists across the community to meet it.
At Lovegood, everyone involved is a student—whether you’re in a class or in a Mainstage production. We’re always building artists and every stage.
A Premier Show is different because it’s built with a different purpose.
1) It’s open to the Lovegood students & wider community:
Most of what we do is designed primarily for the Lovegood student community.
A Premier Show opens the door wider—inviting performers from across the community to step into the room and be part of something special.
2) The goal is a more polished, professional-level performance:
This isn’t “class-as-a-show,” and it’s not training-first.
A Premier Show is designed to feel closer to a professional performance environment—more refined, more production-driven, and more focused on the final product.
3) It’s not an educational / tuition track:
Premier isn’t built around the usual “tuition supports training + environment” model.
It’s a different lane: the focus is the production itself, not an educational pathway. There is no production fee for participating in a premier production.
4) More autonomy, more artistic responsibility
Because the emphasis is on a higher level of artistry, Premier gives students & performers more autonomy—and that comes with more ownership: deeper personal preparation; stronger individual accountability;
more responsibility to bring choices, craft, and consistency; a collaborative, professional rehearsal room mindset. Mainstage is an educational production. Premier is a more professional pace and expectation. Premier is where we raise the performance bar and invite artists across the community to meet it.
- Evan Aldrete, Artistic Director
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