The Miracle Worker
Written by William Gibson
Nov. 17th - 27th, 1999
Helen is a bright, strong, energetic child -- but left both blind and deaf in the wake of an illness as a baby, she is also a feral, frustrated mystery to her exhausted family. Her heartbroken mother Kate is Helen’s best protector, while her half-brother James wants to send Helen to an institution, and her father Arthur Keller, a former Captain in the Confederate Army, is worried for the safety of their new baby. As a last resort, the Kellers send for a governess from the the prestigious Perkins Institute for the Blind, and get Annie Sullivan, a lively and stubborn Yankee girl, barely out of school herself, with the experience of childhood blindness -- now cured, after numerous operations -- and the title of valedictorian her main recommendations. In William Gibson’s riveting prose, one of the great miracles of the 19th century has become one of the great stage plays of the 20th, as past and present, fact and mere conjecture, are woven together in a thrilling and heart-rending drama. Universal sorrows, family bonds, and the strength of the human spirit are explored in the amazing true story of two remarkable women.
Nov. 17th - 27th, 1999
Helen is a bright, strong, energetic child -- but left both blind and deaf in the wake of an illness as a baby, she is also a feral, frustrated mystery to her exhausted family. Her heartbroken mother Kate is Helen’s best protector, while her half-brother James wants to send Helen to an institution, and her father Arthur Keller, a former Captain in the Confederate Army, is worried for the safety of their new baby. As a last resort, the Kellers send for a governess from the the prestigious Perkins Institute for the Blind, and get Annie Sullivan, a lively and stubborn Yankee girl, barely out of school herself, with the experience of childhood blindness -- now cured, after numerous operations -- and the title of valedictorian her main recommendations. In William Gibson’s riveting prose, one of the great miracles of the 19th century has become one of the great stage plays of the 20th, as past and present, fact and mere conjecture, are woven together in a thrilling and heart-rending drama. Universal sorrows, family bonds, and the strength of the human spirit are explored in the amazing true story of two remarkable women.
Directed by Fredrick H. Thury
Lighting Designed by Malcom Steane
Costume Designed by Michelle Smith
Cast:
Crystal Norwick as Helen
David Mesiano as James
Erin Thompson as Kate
Jon Mendelsohn as A Doctor/Anagnos
Kerilee Stone as Blind Girl
Kristen Horner as Aunt Ev
Kyle McKeown as Keller
Melissa McNamara as Annie Sullivan
Rachel Turbett as Blind Girl
Rebecca Fisseha as Viney
Scott Graham as Jimmy's Voice
Toto as Belle, the dog
Lighting Designed by Malcom Steane
Costume Designed by Michelle Smith
Cast:
Crystal Norwick as Helen
David Mesiano as James
Erin Thompson as Kate
Jon Mendelsohn as A Doctor/Anagnos
Kerilee Stone as Blind Girl
Kristen Horner as Aunt Ev
Kyle McKeown as Keller
Melissa McNamara as Annie Sullivan
Rachel Turbett as Blind Girl
Rebecca Fisseha as Viney
Scott Graham as Jimmy's Voice
Toto as Belle, the dog
