"She is sarcastic, rude, and immodest, but those traits are used for covering up the pain and sorrow she feels from living in a state almshouse, losing her younger brother, Jimmie, and going through nine eye operations," she said.ĭue to Annie's complexity, she said she acts like she's so happy and content, but under the surface, she has so many emotions boiling. Meghan Landon plays the role of Annie Sullivan, the epitome of a disrespectful woman in the 1880s. "The actors were given a number of exercises, games and methods to achieve the blind effect," he said.
Other challenges, he said, were the water pump scene and having a working pump, as well as creating a convincing "blindness effect" with the actors. "Our design is a very open set with various levels with many symbolic areas that aids in telling the story and challenging the audience's creative mind." "The script calls for seven different playing areas which can at times be a challenge for some venues," he said. "Throughout our lives each of us have all found times that we needed to be strong-willed and determined to do things our own way, even if it totally destroys everyone around us," he said.įrom the beginning, he said he wanted a different visual concept for telling this American classic. And along with that, make it immediate and important for now."ĭirector Eddie Page said he was trying to reach into Keller's and Sullivan's world to every member of the audience to personalize their experience the lesson to all who have in any way been affected by disability - be it blindness, deafness, poverty or depression.
"I think you have a deep responsibility to approach a beloved story like this carefully: handle with care. "Did we show what the author intended? Did we capture the spirit and nature of Helen Keller of Annie Sullivan’s relationship? Did we get the dramatic elements right?," she said. Roberts said that the most important challenge is always getting the story right, especially when it’s a true story. The goal is to entertain, move, energize, and inspire audiences with an incredible story put into words and images of breathtaking beauty created by William Gibson. She added: "We want to have a great production that fires on all cylinders, where all of the production elements are united to tell an amazing story. "They both fought so hard with everything they had to fill that basic need, and they are two of the most determined women who ever lived." "I believe we can share inspiring, uplifting stories that transcend their time period and remind people that the truth is awesome that the desire to communicate - to be heard, understood, and known - is a basic human need that both Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller understood very well," she said. "You will see amazing acting, an amazing and symbolic set, brilliant period costumes, and wonderful lighting and sound designs by some of the leading figures in our area's community theater."Ĭo-Producer Shelagh Roberts said she wanted to produce the play because she believes in the power of the story. "I think the director (Eddie) Page's vision of the story is amazing and we have labored to bring that to life," he said.
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Parker said his biggest challenge as a producer was to ensure that this classic work lived up to its full potential. I hope our production inspires our audience to search for their own keys to overcome the challenges that each of us face in our life." "This opened up the entire world to Helen. Her teacher Annie Sullivan broke through her darkness to bring Helen the key of language," he said. "The key that unlocks and leads us out of whatever darkness we find ourselves trapped in," he said. Producer Eddy Parker said "The Miracle Worker" is about finding one’s own key. 2-17 at the church located at 1301 Collingwood Road in Alexandria. 2-17.Īldersgate Church Community Theater (ACCT) is presenting "The Miracle Worker," the story written by William Gibson about the blind and deaf Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, from Oct.
Captain Keller (Rich Amada) and Kate Keller (Emily Golden) star in ACCT's production of "The Miracle Worker," Oct.
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