— from Nicole Matisse Duke —
Director Robert Hall is holding auditions for The Miracle Worker in Orcas Center’s Black Box on
Sunday, January 25 from 2:00-4:00 pm and Monday, January 26 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Written by
William Gibson and directed by Robert Hall, The Miracle Worker is based on Helen Keller’s
autobiography, The Story of My Life.
This touching production will run March 12-14 and 19-21.
Synopsis: In Alabama, an illness renders infant Helen Keller blind, deaf and mute. Pitied and badly spoiled by her wealthy Southern parents, Helen is not disciplined, so by age six she is a wild, angry, tantrum-throwing child. The Kellers hire Anne Sullivan from New York City to serve as governess and teacher. Through Anne’s fiery persistence and unflagging love, Helen learns to trust, discipline herself and to use her hands to make signs to communicate. Helen and her family’s life are changed forever and Helen lives on to change the world’s perception of the blind and deaf through her books and celebrity.
For more information: orcascenter.org/support/auditions.asp. Tickets for this production are now available on Orcas Center’s website.
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