The Miracle Worker: a review by Emma R.

The Miracle Worker was an excellent play, which included twelve parts, played by eleven kids.



Doctor - Isabel Ryde

Franklin Benjamin Sanborn - Isabel Ryde

Kate Keller - Madeline Guth

Captain Keller - Ian Reid-McGaffin

Martha - Helena Redgate

Percy - Alex Dangel

Aunt Ev - Kaitlyn Schaaf

James Keller - Christopher Sykes

Annie Sullivan - Dahlia Raz

Viney - Mary Sapp

Dog - Hobbs

Helen Keller - Lisa Raddassi



The main part, Helen Keller, was played by Lisa Raddassi, and included almost no speaking on her part, except for grunts, screams, and laughs. She had many tantrums, and she had to throw herself on the floor countless times, kicking and screaming. At many parts, it really looked like she was blind, because she would look out over the audience, not looking at anything in particular. She had to walk carefully and wobbly, holding onto whatever furniture she could grasp along the way.

Viney was the server and cook, Kate Keller was the mom, Captain Keller was the dad, Martha was the maid, James Keller was the son, along with Percy who was the other son, and the dog was Captain Keller’s, and was at his side as he walked onstage to talk to Annie Sullivan.

This was an amazing play. The actors did a wonderful job, and played their parts thoroughly. My favorite scenes were the food fight and the last scene.

A dramatic scene was the food fight, where Helen Keller (Lisa Raddassi) was having a tantrum and refused to eat with silverware. Only she and Annie Sullivan were onstage at the time, and it included some really excellent turns. There was thrown water, spat out food, slapping, crawling under tables, and plenty of screaming and crying.

My other favorite scene was the last goodbye scene. Here, Helen (Lisa Raddassi) learned the sound for “w” in the word water. She then spells mother, papa, and Anne, and then hugs everyone. This scene was so sweet, and it made me so happy to learn that Helen was really going to learn what she needed to. Everyone in the audience was sighing, and thinking the same thing - awww.

This play was all about what miracles can happen in the tough situations you find yourself in, and I truly enjoyed it!