The City Theater Company Presents "The Miracle Worker"

The inspiring story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, the teacher who opened the world to a blind and deaf child, comes to the stage as The City Theatre Company presents The Miracle Worker October 29 – November 20, 2011.

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life.

William Gibson’s play tells the story of young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, who is in danger of being se...nt to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie attempts to break through Helen's walls of silence and darkness to teach her to communicate. Only her teacher realizes that there is a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from the dark. The play was written following Gibson’s discovery of Sullivan’s letters detailing her experiences teaching a young deaf and blind child in Alabama in the late 1800s.

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - - they must be felt with the heart.

The Miracle Worker is a Tony Award-winning play, an Academy Award-winning movie, an Emmy Award-winning television movie and was recently revived on Broadway in 2010 with Abigail Breslin. It is directed by City Theatre’s Artistic Director and three – time B. Iden Payne nominee Andy Berkovsky with assistance by Matthew Burnett. "This play is a touching story of strength and hope,” Berkovsky says. “It puts human struggles into such a poignant perspective and truly highlights the potential of those who are faced with exceptional difficulties." This past year marked the 50th anniversary of The Miracle Worker and the story remains compelling — how Helen Keller, a deaf and blind child, became a leading figure of the twentieth century. William Gibson’s classic touches the heart because it is a compelling example of a powerful true-life story related in an inspirational and moving way. This is a drama about a family for families.

The cast includes Monique Borses as Helen Keller, Dawn Erin as Annie Sullivan, Michael Miller as Captain Keller, Kim Rubin as Kate Keller, Shirley Wofford as Aunt Ev, Gabriel Diehl as James Keller, R. Michael Clinkscales as Dr. Anagnos, Patrick Bannister as Jimmy and Eva McQuade as Viney. And Robin Bond Interior's own Barbara Weems is the stage manager for this show!

An actor discussion will immediately follow the Sunday performances. Audience members may stay after the performance and ask questions of the cast.

The City Theatre Company is a non-profit arts organization and is sponsored in part by the Greater Austin Creative Alliance, the Austin Cultural Arts Division and the AMD Foundation. CTC is dedicated in providing quality theatre experience and entertainment for Austin artists and its community.

SHOW INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
The Miracle Worker
October 29 – November 20.
Thursday – Saturday 8:00 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m.

The City Theatre.
3823 Airport Blvd. 78757
– east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ½ Street.

General Seating $15. Guaranteed Front/2nd Row Reserved $25.
Students $12. Thursday all seats $10. Group discounts are available.
Reservations 512-524-2870 or info@citytheatreaustin.org
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