The Miracle Worker
by William Gibson
Directed by Doreen Lundberg
AUDITION LOCATION
Twilight Theater Company
7515 N Brandon Ave
Portland, OR 97217
AUDITION DATES
Sunday September 8; 1pm - 4pm
Monday September 9; 7pm - 9pm
Callbacks (if necessary): September 10; 7pm
Headshots and Resumes preferred - non-professional okay!
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Dec 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22
CHARACTERS
Annie Sullivan: early - late 20s, is 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. Must have a strong connection to Helen. Irish accent is a plus but not necessary.
Helen Keller: 8-11 years old, is a deaf, blind mute. She is trapped in her own world, unable to speak, hear, or see. She is almost not human as she has been blind and deaf since she was stricken with scarlet fever as a baby. She is involved in intense physical scenes. Must have a strong connection to Annie Sullivan.
Captain Arthur Keller: 40s -50s. 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.
Kate Keller: 30s - 40s, and is 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 a captain’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.
James Keller: teens - 20s, and is 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.
Aunt Ev: 30s - 50s, is 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.
Anagnos: 40s - 50s, is Annie’s counselor at the Perkins Institution for the Blind. A dear and kind man, he is very fond of Annie. He serves as a mentor and friend. May or may not double as a Doctor.
Viney: 30s - 60s, is a servant. He/she is cheerful and very loving towards the Keller children.
Blind Girls: 6-16 and have minimal lines
Martha: 8 – 12, is a playmate of Helen.
Percy: 8 - 12, is a playmate of Helen.
When appropriate, we will be flexible in our casting choices with regards to age and gender identity. All ethnicities encouraged to audition.
Synopsis:
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 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."
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French.
Twilight Theater Company is a nonprofit company, and regrets there is no pay available for this production.
by William Gibson
Directed by Doreen Lundberg
AUDITION LOCATION
Twilight Theater Company
7515 N Brandon Ave
Portland, OR 97217
AUDITION DATES
Sunday September 8; 1pm - 4pm
Monday September 9; 7pm - 9pm
Callbacks (if necessary): September 10; 7pm
Headshots and Resumes preferred - non-professional okay!
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Dec 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22
CHARACTERS
Annie Sullivan: early - late 20s, is 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. Must have a strong connection to Helen. Irish accent is a plus but not necessary.
Helen Keller: 8-11 years old, is a deaf, blind mute. She is trapped in her own world, unable to speak, hear, or see. She is almost not human as she has been blind and deaf since she was stricken with scarlet fever as a baby. She is involved in intense physical scenes. Must have a strong connection to Annie Sullivan.
Captain Arthur Keller: 40s -50s. 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.
Kate Keller: 30s - 40s, and is 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 a captain’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.
James Keller: teens - 20s, and is 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.
Aunt Ev: 30s - 50s, is 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.
Anagnos: 40s - 50s, is Annie’s counselor at the Perkins Institution for the Blind. A dear and kind man, he is very fond of Annie. He serves as a mentor and friend. May or may not double as a Doctor.
Viney: 30s - 60s, is a servant. He/she is cheerful and very loving towards the Keller children.
Blind Girls: 6-16 and have minimal lines
Martha: 8 – 12, is a playmate of Helen.
Percy: 8 - 12, is a playmate of Helen.
When appropriate, we will be flexible in our casting choices with regards to age and gender identity. All ethnicities encouraged to audition.
Synopsis:
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 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."
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French.
Twilight Theater Company is a nonprofit company, and regrets there is no pay available for this production.
