Performers Needed for Theatre Audition "The Miracle Worker"

Helen’s teacher. She is a strong and vibrant woman who is determined to connect Helen to the world. Her challenging past is what drives her to push Helen to the brink. There is a crude vitality to her and she is undeterred by the Keller’s protection of their daughter Helen. She is involved in intense physical scenes. Irish accent is a plus.

Helen’s mother. She is tormented by Helen’s perceivably insurmountable disability. She seeks to please Helen in order to avoid the tantrums and to compensate for her extreme misfortune. She is Captain Keller’s wife, completely devoted to her husband, but a fiercely devoted mother as well. She is determined to give Helen any chance she can get. Southern Accent

Helen’s father. A captain, he is stern, but devoted to his family. He struggles to connect to young Helen, but he is loving nonetheless. Southern Accent

Helen’s half brother, the son of the captain. He is described as indolent. He sees Helen as mentally defective and believes it best she be put in an asylum. Southern Accent

Helen’s aunt. Helen’s aunt. She is a talkative, opinionated woman who serves as the catalyst for the Kellers’ contact with the Perkins School for the Blind. Southern Accent

A servant of the Keller’s, (Traditionally played by a black actor)

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. A kind man who cares very much for Annie. Greek Accent