The Miracle Worker (play)
1957 three-act play by William Gibson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Miracle Worker is a three-act play by William Gibson adapted from his 1957 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name. It was based on Helen Keller's 1903 autobiography The Story of My Life.
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Written by | William Gibson |
Characters | Annie Sullivan Helen Keller Captain Arthur Keller Kate Keller James Keller Aunt Ev (Evelyn) Anagnos Viney |
Date premiered | October 19, 1959 |
Place premiered | Playhouse Theatre |
Original language | English |
Setting | Tuscumbia, Alabama |
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The play's title was inspired by a Mark Twain quote: "Helen is a miracle, and Miss Sullivan is the miracle worker".[1]