'The Secret Garden' from Holland Community Theatre opens Thursday
A show from the Holland Community Theatre featuring local kids and teens will hit the stage this weekend.
“The Secret Garden” opens July 7 with a cast of actors ranging from 8 to 13 years old. The show will run for two weekends.
With the show set in England, director Sandra Griffin has made an effort to teach the young actors dialects and accents.
“Half the cast has been working on speaking in a proper British Dialect and the rest have been working on a dialect from the North Country (Yorkshire),” Griffin stated in a release. “The North Country dialect is much trickier and the kids are working hard. The show has several levels of accomplishments; many of the kids excelling in their accents. And a few that just can’t get it. And that’s OK.”
Several of the cast members are “new-to-theater kids” this year. Griffin said it’s been “amazing” to see them project and work on their characters. She added “the cast really has seemed to gel and it’s a wonderful thing to see. We have lots of fun and laughter during our rehearsals.”
“The Secret Garden” will be performed at 7 p.m. July 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16. There will also be a pair of 2 p.m. matinees, one each on July 8 and 16.
Tickets, which cost $10, can be purchased online at thehollandcommunitytheatre.org or by calling the box office at 616-396-2021.
This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Holland Community Theatre performing 'The Secret Garden' in July
