The Miracle Worker

by William Gibson (2)

Overview

Drama / 7m, 7f / Unit set Immortalized onstage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780573612381
Publisher:	Concord Theatricals
Publication date:	03/26/2010
Series:	Play in Three Acts
Pages:	124
Sales rank:	1,058,791
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.26(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)

About the Author

William Gibson (1914-2008) was a playwright and author whose many works include Golda’s Balcony and Two for the Seesaw. The Miracle Worker, his most famous play, won several Tony Awards, including Best Play, and was made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke.

Editorial Reviews

Radiant, emotion-charged, memorable, superb!” –The Philadelphia Inquirer

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