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The Secret Garden

First Preview: Apr 22, 2016
Opening Date: May 12, 2016
Closing Date: Jun 19, 2016
Running Time: 02:20
The Secret Garden

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Playing @
Arden Theatre Company
40 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia,, PA 19106
After the sudden death of her parents, ten-year-old Mary Lennox is sent to live with an uncle whom she’s never met. Mourning the loss of his own true love, Uncle Archibald is distant and strange. Cold, bleak Misselthwaite Manor, haunted by spirits and secrets of the past, is no place for a little girl. Strong-willed and brave-hearted, Mary finds solace in a locked-up, hidden garden, and with it, a path to rebirth, proving that hope can bloom from the darkest of places. 

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman, in collaboration with composer Lucy Simon, achieved Broadway success with the moving book and lyrics adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved 1911 novel. Using the classic form of the traditional American musical, they have fashioned a faithful rendition of the novel, equally appealing to children and adults, to devotees of the novel and to The Secret Garden newcomers as well

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY & SUNDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY @ 6:30 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
RegionalMusicalRegional
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

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Full-price tickets:

$36.00 - $50.00

Lottery & Rush

$31 -Students/Seniors
$26 - Military Personnel Discount (w/ valid ID) 

Accessibility

  • Curb Ramps

    Our two-theatre complex is equipped with a ramp to the front entrance
  • Elevator/Escalator

    An elevator provides easy access to the Arcadia Stage on the second floor
  • Parking

    Ample parking is available near the Arden at a variety of lots. Metered street parking is also available during posted hours.
  • Restroom

    Bathrooms at both the Arcadia Stage and the F. Otto Haas Stage are wheelchair accessible.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Water Fountain

    Water fountains at both the Arcadia Stage and the F. Otto Haas Stage are wheelchair accessible.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Both theatres are equipped with assisted-listening systems. The house manager on duty will provide you with a headset in exchange for a driver’s license or other form of identification
  • Folding Armrests

    None available
  • Passenger Loading Zone

    The two-theatre complex at 40 N. 2nd Street is equipped with a ramp on Filbert Street.
  • Visual Assistance

    Both theatres are equipped with assisted-listening systems. The house manager on duty will provide you with a headset in exchange for a driver’s license or other form of identification
  • Wheelchair Info

    Both the Arcadia Stage and the F. Otto Haas Stage provide first row wheelchair seating

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