In the fall of 2017 I was the Assitant Stage Manager at the Sarasota Ballet for their production of The Secret Garden. Created by Olivier Award Winner Will Tuckett’s The Secret Garden tells Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved tale of an orphaned young girl, Mary, who is sent to live with her Uncle in the countryside. She soon discovers a secret garden and a young sickly boy, Colin, who never leaves his room for fear of his health. Together, with their friend Dickon, they explore the garden and in the process find love, family and health in their own special paradise. The ballet features a commissioned score by composer Jeremy Holland-Smith, as well as puppetry and narration that help bring the story, characters and the garden to life.
Michael Aaron Jones 