The Miracle Worker by Theatre of Gadsden in Gadsden, Alabama

What To Know About This Production

Immortalized on stage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and deaf 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.

Performance Dates

  • Sep 13 Friday
  • Sep 13 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Sep 14 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • Sep 15 Sunday 2:30 PM
  • Sep 20 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Sep 21 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • Sep 22 Sunday 2:30 PM

Auditions For The Miracle Worker

What To Expect At Auditions

No preparation will be needed for The Miracle Worker auditions. All those auditioning will be given selections from the script for cold readings at their chosen audition time. You must choose an audition date on the last page of your submission.

Available Roles: (Please note that all ages are approximate. Please audition even if you do not meet the listed ages as casting will be determined by many things, including appearance and other auditionees.)

Annie Sullivan - Helen’s teacher, 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, requires intense physical scenes. Ethnicity: White / European Descent. Age: 22-28.

Helen Keller - a deaf blind mute, 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, requires intense physical scenes. Ethnicity: White / European Descent. Age: 9-11

Captain Arthur Keller - 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. Ethnicity: White / European Descent. Age: 40-50.

Kate Keller - Helen’s mother who 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 - submissive in some capacity and completely devoted to her husband, but a fiercely devoted mother as well.. Ethnicity: White / European Descent. Age: 28-38.

James Keller: Helen’s half-brother, son of the captain, described as indolent, sees Helen as mentally defective and believes it best she be put in an asylum. Ethnicity: White / European Descent. Age: 18-25.

Aunt Ev - Helen’s aunt, a talkative, opinionated woman who serves as the catalyst for the Kellers’ contact with the Perkins School for the Blind. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities. Age: 40-60.

Anagnos - Annie’s counselor at the Perkins Institution for the Blind, a dear and kind man who is very fond of Annie, serves as a mentor and friend. May also double as the doctor. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities. Age: 40-55.

Viney - servant, cheerful and very loving towards the Keller children. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent. Age: 30-50.

Martha - Viney’s daughter and a playmate of Helen. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent. Age: 10-15.

Percy - Viney’s son and a playmate of Helen. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent. Age: 9-11.

Blind Children - Children in the home for the blind. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities. Age: 9-15.

Audition Times

  • Jul 26 Friday 6:30 PM
  • Jul 27 Saturday 6:30 PM

Audition Form

Audition Process

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  1. Information about auditions and privacy
  2. Contact information and background
  3. Upcoming conflict calendar
  4. Time slots and preferred roles

Once submitted, you can review your form and make changes up until your audition date.

Cast List For The Miracle Worker

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Available Roles

  • Kate Keller
  • James Keller
  • Anagnos
  • Viney
  • Doctor
  • Captain Keller
  • Helen Keller
  • Martha
  • Percy
  • Aunt Ev
  • Annie Sullivan
  • Blind Girl
  • Blind Girl
  • Blind Girl
  • Blind Girl
  • Blind Boy
  • Blind Boy
  • Blind Boy & Voice of Jimmie
  • Blind Girl

Cast List

Name Role(s)
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Martha
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3a784831-49ef-4250-9741-559a157c1f22 3a784831-49ef-4250-9741-559a157c1f22 Aunt Ev
58113e1a-9baa-464c-94ab-25f2c28908a7 58113e1a-9baa-464c-94ab-25f2c28908a7 Annie Sullivan
610b7a8c-afa0-41d6-85fc-ee40e3aa7e7b 610b7a8c-afa0-41d6-85fc-ee40e3aa7e7b Blind Girl
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7360d231-41c3-46a7-9680-adf238cb4b72 7360d231-41c3-46a7-9680-adf238cb4b72 Blind Girl
fc96a641-84c8-4cbd-b50e-898c76da4d37 fc96a641-84c8-4cbd-b50e-898c76da4d37 Blind Girl
9c87e648-1687-42c3-8e88-59dcc01b516d 9c87e648-1687-42c3-8e88-59dcc01b516d Blind Boy
6fab7f3a-bcb6-4f61-929f-34901fe536d6 6fab7f3a-bcb6-4f61-929f-34901fe536d6 Blind Boy
a697052e-ed93-4ab5-bab0-4c60fb0875b0 a697052e-ed93-4ab5-bab0-4c60fb0875b0 Blind Boy & Voice of Jimmie
d9c87a33-ffb2-497c-bc5e-6ecc314fc887 d9c87a33-ffb2-497c-bc5e-6ecc314fc887 Blind Girl

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