April 27-29

STORY: A classic tale of girl meets boy, girl dresses like boy, boy falls in love with girl disguised as a boy. When first-year Steve joins the all-male Tasty Pudding, his twin Vicky refuses to be outdone. She creates Vince, an alter-ego who also wins a role in the Pudding's musical version of Twelfth Night. Complicating matters are Vicky's roommates, who don't know of her disguise, and the show's director, who Vicky is beginning to fall for. Does this sound like just another day in the life for a stressed-out Harvard first year?

BUZZ: This is the fifth annual Freshman Musical since the idea was conceived as a means of giving interested first years a foot in the door of Harvard's friendly but crowded theater scene. The Freshman Musical has traditionally become an event for each class to look forward to as they see a production which they or their friends have worked on all year, one which will only go up this one time and which was created entirely for the class' enjoyment and approval. Though still in development, this year's addition to this first year tradition looks to be as enjoyable as its four predecessors.

THE SECRET GARDEN

By Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon

Directed by Joe Gfaller '01, Mike McNabb '02 and Julie James '00

Produced by Julia Griffin '03, Geoffery Harriman '01, Alison Haskovec '02 and Melanie Sheerr '00

Loeb Mainstage

April 28-30 and May 4-6

STORY: In this classic tale based on the book by Frances Hodgeson Burnett, young Mary Lennox is uprooted and transported to England when her parents (and everyone else she knows) die of cholera in India. Her new home is decidedly un-homely, full of shattered people who cannot let go of the past and the ghosts of their loved ones. Gradually, with the help of a garden long shut away from human eyes, Mary manages to deal with her loss and so comes to be the catalyst for the revitalization of the lost souls around her.