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The guide encourages students to compare the stage production with the film and the novel, and to explore themes of neglect, growth, rebirth, healing, and love through discussion prompts. Activities include locating a neighborhood “secret spot,” silent mime-based acting, and focused character study on Mary, plus reading suggestions for related community garden and imaginative play topics.","The Secret Garden  \na Wheelock Family Theatre Study Guide prepared by Kimberly A. Elliott  \nthanks and applause to  \nThe Yawkey Foundation  \nsponsor of the student matinee series  \n200 The Riverway | Boston, MA 02215-4176 box office: [617.879.2300 | www.WheelockFamilyTheatre.org](617.879.2300 | www.WheelockFamilyTheatre.org)  \nJane Staab and Susan Kosoff’s musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden combines a lively score with a faithful rendering of this much-loved tale. Students should be encouraged to compare this production with the film version, as well as the novel itself. The roots of all three gardens remain the same: neglect overcome, and the growth, rebirth, and new life made possible through love and friendship.  \nWe pass secret gardens in the city every day without a second glance. Simply part of the landscape, deserted lots sprawl beyond barbed wire, abandoned and alone. Battalions of weeds run wild inside, fighting grass seed for the land and throttling the few remaining cultivated plants. An apple or pear tree stands to one side, unpruned and unencouraged, a carpet of wasted fruit spread beneath it. And yet, one day in hundreds, we may be drawn to stop and look again. A stand of purple wildflowers may catch our eye, grown from seed scattered by a visiting bird. A patch of bright yellow daffodils, planted by a caring hand long ago, may sprout up near the metal fence, and we see the forgotten garden as it was, or as it could grow to be. The messages of all these secret gardens are not confined within their walls:  \nit is never so clear that the world is what we make of it than when we look into a garden or the eyes of a child.  \nWhen we visit The Secret Garden we see children and nature reclaimed and renewed. Frances Hodgson Burnett gives us the gift of watching growth and healing occur. We peer through the keyhole and see possibilities realized. Mary and Colin become whole and happy and thrive on sunshine, fresh air, and the magic formula Mary discovers: love. Roses come to the children’s cheeks as roses come to the garden again, and love is both their fertilizer and their magic wand. The loveliest seedling is the hope planted in the reader’s and the audience’s hearts. If a forlorn, crabby little girl can find the key to happiness for herself and others, perhaps we all can—with a little cultivation.  \nsecret spots  \nLook what I’ve discovered  \nA world full of wonder  \nA secret garden  \nA place all my own  \nI’ll come every day  \nAnd bring it back to life  \nActivity and Questions for Discussion  \nAsk students to locate one place (a “secret spot”) in their neighborhood that does not seem to belong to someone else. Have them look at the place and write a brief, thorough description of it. Then, have them answer the following questions:  \n􀀁 Where is your “secret spot”?  \n􀀁 What does your secret spot look like?  \n􀀁 How do you feel when you look at it?  \n􀀁 Do you like the spot the way it is? Why or why not?  \n􀀁 What does it mean to “neglect” something?  \n􀀁 What would you do to make this spot better (as Mary, Dickon, and Colin make the secret garden better)?  \n􀀁 Why do you think the spot in your neighborhood looks like it does now?  \n􀀁 Why do you think the secret garden looks as it does in the beginning of the play?  \n􀀁 Do you think that people are neglected sometimes?  \n􀀁 Who are some people you think are neglected, and why?  \n􀀁 Do you think there are any characters in the play who are neglected? Which ones? Why?  \n􀀁 How does being neglected make them feel and act?  \n􀀁 How do you think being neglected would make you feel?  \nSilent Acting Exercise  \nPretend that you are approaching your special secret place and that you don’t want anyone to see the secret entrance. Quickly enter and, as you turn around to see and feel the magic of the place once again, silently show—don’t tell—some specific details about the place. 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