Miracle Worker

Winner! 1960 TONY Award - Best Play This profoundly moving and unforgettable classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller. The Miracle Worker dramatizes the volatile relationship between the lonely teacher and her charge. Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, Helen is violent, spoiled, almost sub-human and treated by her family as such. Only Annie realizes that there is a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from the dark, tortured silence. With scenes of intense physical and emotional dynamism, Annie's success with Helen finally comes with the utterance of a single, glorious word: "Water". An ROH Production directed by Michael Walsh. Play By William Gibson Based on Helen Keller's autobiography "The Story of My Life" The Miracle Worker is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Winner! 1960 TONY Award - Best Play This profoundly moving and unforgettable classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller. The Miracle Worker dramatizes the volatile relationship between the lonely teacher and her charge. Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, Helen is violent, spoiled, almost sub-human and treated by her family as such. Only Annie realizes that there is a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from the dark, tortured silence. With scenes of intense physical and emotional dynamism, Annie's success with Helen finally comes with the utterance of a single, glorious word: "Water". An ROH Production directed by Walsh Play By William Gibson Based on Helen Keller's autobiography "The Story of My Life" The Miracle Worker is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC