Miracle Worker Cast Visits Perkins Institute
Every year hundreds of school kids across the country put on William Gibson’s play, The Miracle Worker. Students have plenty of research to do to present the unique drama. It’s the story of Helen Keller, a deafblind girl who was given the gift of language and education by her teacher Annie Sullivan. Sullivan had been the valedictorian of her class at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. She even brought Keller to Perkins to further her education.
One of the people Ali met was Jaimi Lard. Lard, like Helen Keller, is both deaf and blind. She is also a highly regarded Perkins alumna, having spoken to groups both large and small. Lard gave this cast of young actors special insights into what Keller must have experienced as she, through an interpreter, told the cast what it means to learn to live independently as a deafblind person.
Perkins School for the Blind, the nation’s first school for the visually impaired, provides education and services to help build productive, meaningful lives for children and adults who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired with or without other disabilities. Founded in 1829, Perkins pursues this mission on campus, in the community and around the world. Learn more online at www.perkins.org
The Kimball Union production of the Miracle Worker takes place November 9, and 10.
