The Secret Garden: From Page to Stage
Apr 9, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
10:00AM to 11:30AM
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Date(s) - 09/04/2024 - 23/04/2024
10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Number of Weeks: 3
Every Tuesday – April 9, April 16, April 23 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. ET
The Secret Garden by British-American novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett is a treasured classic of children’s literature. Published in 1911, this uplifting tale of the restorative power of nature has resonated for more than a century with all ages of readers and viewers of the numerous performing-arts adaptations.
The course will present an overview of the journey of this literary gem — from initial magazine serialization to novel, to providing inspiration for adaptations as stage plays, musical theatre, opera, ballet, film, and television. Particular emphasis will be placed on the 1991 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical (book and lyrics by Marsha Norman, music by Lucy Simon), and on the 2024 world-premiere Shaw Festival adaptation by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli as a play with songs.
The course will coincide with Shaw Festival’s production of The Secret Garden and will be enriched by special opportunities for interactive conversation with artists of the festival’s cast and creative team.
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Facilitator: Lois Kivesto
A University of Toronto graduate in Music (viola major) and Education, Lois Kivesto received a Ph.D. in theatre from New York University with a dissertation on the theatre of James Lapine. Her essay “Comedy Tonight!” is published in Stephen Sondheim: A Casebook, part of the Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. A Toronto-based dramaturge and lecturer, Lois is a long-serving Shaw Festival programme essayist, most recently for Gypsy (2023), White Christmas (2022) and Brigadoon (2019/2023).