The Secret Garden
“Playwright Jeanne Sakata’s newly commissioned version of this beloved classic for L.A. Theatre Works is both well produced and thoughtful…Mary, voiced by Alma Marian, moves from petulance to wonder as she slowly discovers what the Yorkshire moors offer her in terms of friends, family, and the wonders in the garden. This shift is ably reflected by other narrators, as well, notably Ian Ogilvy’s Ben Weatherstaff, Jonathan Charles’s Colin, and Adhir Kalyan’s Archibald, all of whom are won over by the garden’s magic. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
AudioFile
Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Narration
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
In this L.A. Theatre Works original commission, playwright Jeanne Sakata has created a new audio adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic.
Mary Lennox is an orphaned ten-year-old who is sent to live with her uncle in his country house on the moors. Her new life is almost unbearable, but when she hears stories of the estate’s mysterious, abandoned garden she’s determined to discover its secrets.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in June 2024.
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
Jonathan Charles as Colin Craven, British Army Officer
Shannon Cochran as Mrs. Medlock, Regina Crawford, Susan Sowerby
Adhir Kalyan as Archibald Craven, Servant Ramji
Alma Marian as Mary Lennox
Cerris Morgan-Moyer as Martha Sowerby, Rose Lennox, Lily Craven and second Crawford Child
Alastair James Murden as Dickon Sowerby, Captain Lennox, and first Crawford Child
Ian Ogilvy as Ben Weatherstaff, Doctor, Innskeeper, British Army Officer, Pastor Edward Crawford
Lina Patel as Ayah Lakshmi
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Technical Producer: Mark Holden
Recorded and edited by Neil Wogenson at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Designed and Mixed by: Charles Carroll
Assistant Designer: Chloe Foster
Foley Artist: Mark Holden
Foley Engineer: Chloe Foster
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Cultural Consultant: Lina Patel
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