[Nfbk] Braille Readers' Theater Production of Miracle Worker March 24

[Nickie Pearl]

From: Roberta Williams 
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 12:36 PM
To: nickie.pearl at nfbky.org 
Subject: Braille Readers' Theater Production of Miracle Worker March 24

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For Immediate Release

March 7, 2012

 

Readers’ Theater Production:  The Miracle Worker

Actors who are blind to perform Gibson Play

 

Louisville, KY - The Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), located at 1839 Frankfort Avenue, will host a free performance of The Miracle Worker, By William Gibson, on Saturday, March 24, from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.  

 

The play dramatizes the efforts made by the visually-impaired Annie Sullivan to teach the blind-and-deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.  In readers’ theater there are no costumes or sets.  The actors do not memorize lines, but sit together on stage and read from the script—using vocal expression to help the audience understand the story.

 

This reading of the play features actors who have a connection to the story like no other—they are blind, themselves, and will be reading the script in braille. 

 

The event is free, but space is limited; reservations must be made by March 22.

 

Cast members are from Jefferson and other Kentucky Counties:

Kathy Szinnyey  – Stage Directions 

Barb Henning – Annie Sullivan, Helen’s teacher  

Kristi Sykes – Kate Keller, Helen’s mother

Dave Trevino – Captain Arthur Keller, Helen’s father

Shane Lowe – James Keller, Helen’s half-brother

Janet Williams –  Aunt Ev, Helen’s aunt

Laura Myers –  Viney, a servant to the Keller family

Justin Hedges–  Percy, son of the Keller’s servant and playmate to Helen

Taryn Seif– Martha,  daughter of the Keller’s servant and playmate to Helen

Farmer Brock  – A doctor 

Gary Mudd – Michael Anagnos , director of the Perkins Institute for the Blind 

Shawn Smith –  Young man at poorhouse  

Michael Davis – Jimmie,  Annie’s brother 

Logan Armstrong, Mari Durrett, Danielle Hardiman, Jolean O’Connell, and Donnie Risner as Students at the Perkins Institution for the Blind

 

The Miracle Worker is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

 

About the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind:

The Museum, where visitors experience hands-on history, is open Monday through Saturday.  Admission is free. Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Visitors can write in braille, see the first book embossed for blind readers, play a computer game designed for blind students, and much more. More information at www.aph.org/museum or call (502) 899-2365, weekdays.

 

About the American Printing House for the Blind:

The American Printing House for the Blind, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is the world's largest company devoted solely to researching, developing, and manufacturing products for people who are blind or visually impaired. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest organization of its kind in the United States. Under the 1879 federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, APH is the official supplier of educational materials for visually impaired students in the U.S. who are working at less than college level.

 

APH manufactures textbooks and magazines in braille, large print, recorded, and digital formats. APH also manufactures hundreds of educational, recreational, and daily living products. APH's fully-accessible web site (www.aph.org) features information about APH products and services, online ordering of products, and free information on a wide variety of blindness-related topics. One popular feature of the site is the Louis Database, a free tool to help locate accessible books available from organizations across the U.S. APH products can be ordered through Louis.

 

The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. is located at 1839 Frankfort Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, call (502) 895-2405 or log on to www.aph.org.


-END-

 

Roberta

 

Roberta Williams, 502-899-2357

Public Relations Manager

Tours, InSights Art, General Publicity

 

visit our web site: www.aph.org

and our YouTube site, http://www.youtube.com/user/aphftb

 

American Printing House for the Blind

1839 Frankfort Avenue

Louisville, KY 40206

 

Building Independence Since 1858

 

 

 
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