“The Miracle Worker” – Hale Centre Theatre
This review aired on KBAQ May 26, 2014
SMASHINGLY SUCCESSFUL “MIRACLE WORKER” AT HALE CENTRE
“THE MIRACLE WORKER”
Hale Centre Theatre
Gilbert, AZ
Back in 1957 when William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker” premiered on television and in 1959 when a stage version opened on Broadway, the piece reintroduced blind and deaf Helen Keeler’s touching life story to America. Helen’s high fever as an infant in the 1880’s left her with the challenging impairments.
The play and it’s story has all but disappeared since its initial splash but Gilbert’s resourceful community theater, the Hale Centre, has revived it in a smashingly successful production. The company found a … Continue Reading