TUSCUMBIA-It’s that time of year again, time for spring, time for the celebration of Tuscumbia’s own Helen Keller. Auditions for William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker” play at Ivy Green, the Birthplace of Helen Keller will be April 11 and April 13.
Date & TIMES:
Thursday, April 11th 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Auditioning Helen Keller, Blind Children at Perkins ONLY
NOTE: This is the only audition time for the role of Helen Keller
Saturday, April 13th – 10:00 a.m.
Auditioning Annie Sullivan, Cpt. Keller, Kate, James, Aunt Ev, Viney, Mr. Anagnos, the
Doctor, Percy, Martha, Blind Children and Perkins School for the Blind
Note: There will be no “live” flashback scenes this year. They will be recorded.
* Callbacks will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon as needed.
WHERE: The Helen Keller Birthplace Amphitheatre
300 N Commons West, Tuscumbia, AL – Enter through back gate
Additional Information: Those wishing to audition will read from the script of The Miracle Worker.
Those auditioning must be available for seven weeks of rehearsal and six weekends of performances.
For more details, please contact the Director, Darren J. Butler at 256.856.2934 or by email,
djbwriter@gmail.com E-mail is the preferred method of communication.
“The Miracle Worker” cast
*All ages are approximate
Helen Keller – A petite girl, 7-10 years of age. Must look young.
Height is a consideration for this role. However, the height of Helen must be compared to that
of Annie Sullivan. Therefore, I will be measuring the girls to compare them with all of the Annie
possibilities. Those wishing to audition for Helen must be able to act blind and deaf. The
audition will require them to do a number of tasks to show how believable they can be as
Helen. I have seen very talented and experienced young actresses not able to handle this. It
does not matter whether you have experience or not. To prepare for this audition, girls should
practice being blind by being able to reach for things without looking at them; be able to feel
for objects and learn about them from their form and structure. Practice deafness by being able
to tune out sounds around you. This is a very physical role and you have to be tough!
Annie Sullivan – Looking for a young actress between the ages of 18 and 26
Capt. Arthur Keller – Male adult actor, 30 or over in appearance
Kate Keller- Female adult actress. Mid to late 20’s/early 30’s in appearance
James Keller – Male actor between 17 and 25
Aunt Ev – Female actress, prefer 50 or older
Viney- Black female, teen to adult.
Percy – Black male, 10 to 15 years old.
Martha – Black female, 8 to 15 years old. Percy’s sister.
The Doctor- Male actor, 30 or over. Small part in the beginning of the show.
Mr. Anagnos – Male actor, 30 or over. Mr. Anagnos is Annie Sullivan’s teacher at the
Perkins Institute in Boston.
Blind Children – Will cast 2 groups of girls/boys between the ages of 7 and 14 to play
the blind children at the Perkins Institute that were friends of Annie. We traditionally
use two groups and alternate performances.
Media Release/Darren J. Butler/Helen Keller Birthplace
