The Miracle Worker
Based on the remarkable true story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker has moved countless readers and become an American classic.
Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a “half-blind Yankee schoolgirl” named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter.
Despite the Kellers’ resistance and the belief that Helen “is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open,” Annie suspects that within Helen lies the potential for more, if only she can reach her. Through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen’s walls of silence and darkness. She teaches her to communicate, bringing her into the world at last.
- About the author: William Gibson is a playwright and author. His 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. It also went on to inspire an Academy Award-winning film.
