THE MIRACLE WORKER
October 9 - 25, 2009
Written by William Gibson Directed by Judy A. Smith The stirring dramatization of the story of Helen Keller is one of the most successful and warmly-admired plays for the modern stage. Drawing heavily from letters written by Anne Sullivan in 1887, as well as from Helen Keller's autobiography, William Gibson constructed a drama around the events that took place when Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan, first met in the 1880s. The exchanges that take place in The Miracle Worker are all derived from factual events that Gibson has woven together to construct a fluid, emotionally-potent, depiction of the "miracle" Annie Sullivan was able to work: teaching Helen Keller language. Little Helen, trapped in her secret world, is bitter, violent, spoiled and almost animal-like. Only Annie realizes that there is a mind waiting to be rescued from that dark, tortured silence. Annie's success with Helen comes only after some of the most turbulent, emotion-packed scenes ever presented on the stage. |
TICKETS
$14 Adult / $12 Senior/Student CO-SPONSORED BY
Faye and Lucille Stewart Foundation
South Lane Television |
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PHOTOS
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CAST
Annie Sullivan / Pamela Lehan-Siegel Asylum Doctor / Dan French Aunt Eve / Kay Fullerton Captain Arthur Keller / Dave Kessler Helen Keller / Kyra Siegel James Keller / Max Maltz Kate Keller / Sue Schroeder-White Keller’s Family Doctor / Frank Schulz Martha / Alayna Pearson Mr. Anagnos / Mark Allen, Aaron Earlywine Crones / Kay Fullerton, Cassie Ruud, Frank Schulz Percy / Grant Pearson Viney / Angela Pearson Young Annie / Natalie White Young Jimmy / Samuel Pearson Young Servants / Alayna Pearson, Kathryn Pearson Adult Servants / Aaron Earlywine, Mark Allen, Dan French Blind School Children / Chelsea Armstrong, Cedar Earlywine, Laura Fullerton, Rebecca Hart, Libby Ladd, Chloe Leczel, Kathryn Pearson, Halle Petersen, Jarett Raade, MJ Raade, Tori Raade, Cassie Ruud, Katherine Spriggs PRODUCTION CREW
Director / Judy A. Smith Producer / Marian Dempsey Assistant Director / Karen Snyder Stage Manager / Joe Ortis Assistant Stage Manager / Kim Dorr Set Design / Robert Campbell Set Construction / Richard Reaksecker, Phil Dempsey Set Assistants / Frank Schulz, Dave Kessler, Joe Ortis, Daniel Smith, Victor Pearson, Steve Ward, Grant Pearson, Jeff White, Saylor Smith Paint Foreman / Nikki Pagniano Paint Specialists / Marc Siegel, Janet Whitlow Additional Painters / Karen Snyder, Lindy Lou Smith, Saylor Smith, Daniel Smith, Amanda Ferguson, Alayna Pearson, Angela Pearson, Grant Pearson, Kathryn Pearson, Victor Pearson, Natalie White, Dan French Light Design / Amanda Ferguson Light Board Operator / Georgia Morrill Sound Design / Lee Walker Sound Operator / Victor Pearson Costume Design / Rebecca Elsemore Costume Construction / Monica Petersen, Sandra Petersen, Rhonda Turnquist Fight Choreographer / John Elliott Props / Joe Ortis, Judy Smith, Karen Snyder, Daniel Smith |
