Theatre Casting Call for "The Miracle Worker" Show
The company is holding auditions for "The Miracle Worker" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: This Tony Award-winning play is the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months. With compassion, humor and dramatic tension, The Miracle Worker explores the volatile relationship between a lonely teacher and her headstrong charge. Late 1800's Alabama. Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, young Helen is violent and spoiled, treated by her family as subhuman. Only Annie sees a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from Helen's dark, tortured silence. After scenes of intense physical and emotional struggle, Helen's breakthrough finally arrives with the utterance of a single, glorious word: "water." Additional info: Auditions will consist of prepared monologues followed by cold readings of a few scenes. Please prepare one of the provided monologues in the link below for your audition. Please apply if interested.
8 roles
Helen’s teacher, is a strong female role and determined to connect with Helen. Her determination keeps the Keller's insistence to baby Helen from getting in her way. She has a difficult past and this affects the way she pushes Helen to succeed. Was once blind herself. Annie will be involved in intense physical scenes with Helen.
Helen’s mother. She is distressed by Helen’s disability and babies Helen in order to avoid tantrums and try to make herself feel better. She is extremely devoted to her husband (Keller). And she wants to give Helen any chance she can get.
Helen’s father, Captain Arthur Keller. He is a confederate captain who is also the second cousin once removed of Robert E Lee. He is a stern man who is devoted to his family, but often gets into arguments with his son from his previous marriage (James), and struggles to connect with Helen.
Keller’s son, Helen’s half brother. He often gets into arguments with Keller, believes Helen is mentally defective, and is described as lazy.
Helen’s aunt. She is talkative and opinionated.
The Keller’s doctor who helps aid Helen’s fever when she was a baby.
Annie’s instructor at the Perkins Institution for the Blind. Greek. A kind man who cares very much for Annie.
A servant of the Keller’s, works in the house to clean and prepare meals.
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