Altoona Area School District

AAHS Fine Arts Department

The Secret Garden

Music and Lyrics by Marsha Norman

Music by Lucy Simon

Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

This enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and 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 embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his disabled son Colin. The estate's many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the "Dreamers," spirits from Mary's past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing The Secret Garden's compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.

AAHS Fine Arts Department

April 9-11, 2026

Available Pricing Options

  • Adults : $10.00 + $1.28 fee
  • Students : $5.00 + $1.09 fee

Performances

This beautiful musical features 40 students onstage joined by an all-student full pit orchestra and just as many students backstage designing and building all of our sets, props, and costumes! Our students have put in countless hours of work transporting the AAHS Auditorium to exotic India, the majestic Misselthwaite Manor and the surrounding English moors and gardens!

Get your tickets online at altoonaasd.booktix.com before they fade away with the Dreamers into the Yorkshire mist! Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults (plus online processing fees). Tickets are reserved seating and will also be available in advance in the AAHS Student Store and at the door 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Run Time

2.5 hours with 15 minute intermission

Venue

Altoona Area High School Auditorium

Genre

Drama , Musical

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Accessibility Offerings

Wheelchair Seating

Assisted Listening Devices

Service Animals Welcome

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