The Miracle Worker

Drama
By William Gibson
July 13 – 29, 2023

Performances

All shows at 7:30 pm

Thursday, July 13
Friday, July 14
Saturday, July 15

Wednesday, July 19 (value night)
Thursday, July 20
Friday, July 21
Saturday, July 22

Wednesday, July 26 (value night)
Thursday, July 27
Friday, July 28
Saturday, July 29

Content advisory: None; suitable for all ages
Approximate run time: 2 hours

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com)

About the Show

In Alabama, an illness renders infant Helen Keller blind, deaf, and mute. Pitied and badly spoiled by her parents, Helen is taught no discipline and grows into a wild, angry, tantrum-throwing child. Desperate, the Kellers hire Annie Sullivan to teach their daughter. After several fierce battles with Helen, Annie teaches Helen discipline and language through persistence, a double breakthrough that changes Helen’s life and has a direct effect on the lives of everyone in the family. Based on the inspiring true story.

About the Playwright

American playwright William Gibson (1914–2008) first wrote The Miracle Worker for television, where it appeared as Episode 19 (February 7, 1957) in the first season of Playhouse 90, and later adapted it for the stage, debuting on Broadway on October 19, 1959.  That Broadway production won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1960, along with five other Tony Awards.

Gibson’s other works include Two for the Seesaw, which opened on Broadway in 1958 and starred Henry Fonda, along with Anne Bancroft in her Broadway debut; the book for a musical adaptation of Golden Boy by Clifford Odets; and Golda and Golda’s Balcony, two productions about the life of Prime Minister Golda Meir of Israel. The Monday After the Miracle, a sequel to The Miracle Worker had a brief run on Broadway in 1982.

Production Team

Cast

Michael Fantry as Captain Keller
Brittany Haut as Kate Keller
Katie Lynne Krueger as Annie Sullivan
Anna LaPean as Aunt Ev / Viney
Jim Mallmann as Doctor / Mr. Anagnos
Lainey Techtmann as Helen Keller
Mark Thompson as James Keller

Production

Director: Elaine Rewolinski
Stage Manager: Gretchen Weber
Set Builder/Master Carpenter: Scott Fudali
Co-Costume Designers: Beccky Molyneux and Ellen M. Rohr
Costume Assistant: Sharon E. Sohner
Lighting Designer: Maaz Ahmed
Sound Designer: David A. Robins
Properties Designer: Stephanie Demyun Smith