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William Gibsons drama The Miracle Worker chronicles the relationship between the real-life Helen Keller, a young girl from Alabama who was blind and deaf, and her teacher, the Irish, headstrong Annie Sullivan from Boston. The play follows a three-act structure and was adapted from Gibsons 1957 Playhouse 90 teleplay. The staged production premiered in New York City at the Playhouse Theatre in 1959. The show received five Tony Award nominations in 1960 and won four, including Best Play. Gibson credits inspiration for the title to a quote by Mark Twain: Helen is a miracle, and Miss Sullivan is the miracle-worker. Since its debut, the play has been widely performed at regional and professional theaters alike. Most notable is the annual summer production performed at Helen Kellers birthplace, and where she met Annie Sullivan: Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The play is significant in its centering of a real-life heroine with a disability. Helen, underestimated at every turn, learns to unlock the world before her through the power of language, and of love.
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Curtains
Broadway RFD (7/19 - 7/27) | ||
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Jersey Boys
Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy (9/6 - 10/5) | ||
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Bright Star
Family Community Theatre (7/18 - 7/21) | ||
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12 Angery Jurors
Family Community Theater (6/20 - 6/24) | ||
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Monty Python's Spamalot School Edition
Manhattan Arts Center (8/2 - 8/3) | ||
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The Puzzle with the Piazza
Wichita Community Theatre (6/6 - 6/16) | ||
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Clue: On Stage
New Theatre Company (6/25 - 6/25) | ||
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