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STAGE RIGHT Announces Auditions for THE MIRACLE WORKER July 15 & 16

STAGE RIGHT of Texas, resident theatre company at the historic Crighton Theatre, announces auditions for their upcoming production of William Gibson’s THE MIRACLE WORKER. 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 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". Director Reena Alvis is looking for a large cast of all ages.

Characters
Annie Sullivan, age 20s , is Helen’s teacher. She is a strong and vibrant woman who is determined to connect Helen to the world. There is a crude vitality to her, and she is undeterred by the Kellers’ fierce protection of their daughter. She is involved in intense physical scenes.

Helen Keller, age 8 – 12, 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.

Captain Arthur Keller, age 40s - 50s, is Helen’s father. This role has been pre-cast.

Kate Keller, age 30s, 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, so submissive in some capacity, but a fiercely devoted mother.

James Keller, age teens - 20s, 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, age 40s - 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, age 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.

Viney, age 30s - 60s, is a servant. She is cheerful and very loving towards the Keller children.

Martha, age 8 – 12, is a playmate of Helen.

Percy, age 8 - 12, is a playmate of Helen.

Blind Girls, ages 8-17.

Doctor, age 40s - 70s, may be played by a variety of people depending upon the response from the community (looking for local physicians, clergy, teachers, etc.). Appears in one scene at start of the show.

Auditions will be held at the Crighton Theatre rehearsal hall (enter at 117 Simonton) on July 15 & 16 at 7 pm. Callback auditions may be held at the discretion of the director. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Persons auditioning for the part of Annie Sullivan should be prepared to use the manual alphabet to some degree during the audition

Show dates are Sept. 7-23 with Friday & Saturday performances at 8 pm and two Sunday matinees on Sept. 16 & 23 at 2 pm. Performances will be held at the historic Crighton Theatre at 234 N. Main in downtown Conroe. Tickets for THE MIRACLE WORKER can be obtained by calling the Crighton Theatre box office at 936-441-SHOW or online at www.stage-right.org . Tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for seniors and $12 for youth. Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.

Auditions for The Miracle Worker continue tonight, Monday July 16 at 7 pm at the Crighton Theatre. The Crighton is located at 234 N. Main St in downtown Conroe, TX. We are on the stage of the theatre so you can enter thru the front door instead of Simonton St. entrance. Role of Capt. Keller has been cast all others are open.