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The Miracle Worker

  • Credits
    • By William Gibson
  • ​Synopsis:
    • ​Immortalized on screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this Tony Award-winning play is the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months. With compassion, humor and dramatic tension, The Miracle Worker explores the volatile relationship between a lonely teacher and her headstrong charge.
    • Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, young Helen is violent and spoiled, treated by her family as subhuman. Only Annie sees a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from Helen's dark, tortured silence. After scenes of intense physical and emotional struggle, Helen's breakthrough finally arrives with the utterance of a single, glorious word: "water."
  • Audition information
    • Casting students - adults
    • Please come to auditions prepared to read from the script.
    • Auditioners to audition based on ages they can play, not necessarily their exact age.
    • Audition Dates & Times
      • Saturday, January 18th, 2025 @ 5p-7:30p
      • Sunday, January 19th, 2025 @ 3p-5p
  • Character Descriptions:
    • ​Annie Sullivan: Helen’s teacher, early 20s, she is a strong female-role and determined to connect with Helen. She has a difficult past and this affects the way she pushes Helen to succeed. Annie will be involved in intense physical scenes with Helen.
    • Helen: The famous, deaf, blind, and mute, Helen Keller, is about 8-11 years old. She is incredibly smart and has a very sassy attitude - trapped in her own world since she has no form of expression other than grunts and tantrums. Her family lets her get away with throwing tantrums and needing attention - she uses this to her advantage especially once Annie arrives. Helen will be involved in intense physical scenes with Annie.
    • Kate: Helen’s mother, age 30-40. She is distressed by Helen’s disability and babies Helen in order to avoid tantrums and try to make herself feel better. She is extremely devoted to her husband (Keller). And she wants to give Helen any chance she can get.
    • Keller: Helen’s father - Captain Arthur Keller, age 40-50. He is a confederate captain who is also the second cousin once removed of Robert E Lee. He is a stern man, who is devoted to his family, but often gets into arguments with his son (James), and struggles to connect with Helen.
    • James: Keller’s son, Helen’s step-brother, late teens-early 20s. He often gets into arguments with Keller, believes Helen is mentally defective, and is described as lazy.
    • Aunt Ev: Helen’s aunt, 30-50. She is talkative and opinionated.
    • A Doctor: The Keller’s doctor who aids Helen’s fever when she was a baby.
    • Anagnos: Annie’s instructor at the Perkins Institution for the Blind, 50-60, Greek. A kind man who cares very much for Annie.
    • Martha: A playmate of Helen’s, 8-12
    • Percy: A playmate of Helen’s, 8-12
    • Viney: A servant of the Keller’s, works in the house to clean and prepare meals.
    • Jimmie: Annie’s brother, 6-10, died when he was young. Haunts Annie in visions.
    • Blind Girls
    • A Servant
  • Performances:
    • April 25, 26, 2025 @ 7:30p
    • April 27, 2025 @ 3:30p
  • Director:
    • Tamara Peachy
​​​All tickets will need to be purchased in advance and will go on sale 1 month prior to performances.