For this scene, the MBTC crew has set up a real, functioning water pump on the auditorium stage. The conclusion of Act Three features the famous “miracle” scene, in which Helen realizes that each physical object has a name.

This long and uproarious scene ends with Helen, Annie, some scrambled eggs, and a couple dozen spoons all strewn on the stage floor. In Act Two, Annie kicks the Keller family out of the breakfast room, and attempts to teach Helen table manners. Soon after meeting her, Helen locks Annie in her room, forcing Captain Keller to use a ladder to retrieve her in a memorable fashion.īut Helen’s behavior does not deter Annie–it only encourages her. In desperation, her parents–Captain Keller (Sam Cohen) and Kate (Carolyn Magri)–send for a teacher for Helen.Īnnie Sullivan (Louisa Stancioff) arrives with an optimistic attitude, but she is not quite what the Kellers expect. Jennifer Hinds plays Helen, who loses her sight and hearing after an illness as an infant. Pictured at top: Louisa Stancioff, at left, plays Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller’s teacher. Jennifer Hinds plays Helen Keller in the production, ‘Miracle Worker’ at Mt. In contrast, “The Miracle Worker” is pure fun, an engaging story with a “miraculous” conclusion. Last fall, MBTC performed “The Boys Next Door,” a humorous but occasionally violent study of mental disability.

Blue Theater Company’s second disability-related play of the year. “The Miracle Worker,” by William Gibson, is the Mt. Blue High School Theater Company will present “The Miracle Worker,” the Tony award-winning story of Helen Keller.

Themes in the miracle worker