The Secret Life of Bees, Newman Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, April 10 | Details | Read more Fourteen-year-old Lily Owens' life had already been marred by tragedy: As a kid, she accidentally shot and killed her mother. Lacking the refuge she yearns for from her neglectful father, Lily flees to Tiburon, South Carolina---a name her mother had scrawled on a precious object. In the American Place Theatre's adaptation of this powerful novel, just one actress takes the stage. Stick around after the performance for a talk-back. More: Tartuffe | Hamlet | What the Bellhop Saw | The Rainmaker