But my teacher had been with me several weeks before I understood that everything has a name. In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words, among them pin, hat, cup and a few verbs like sit, stand and walk. I did not know that I was spelling a word or even that words existed I was simply making my fingers go in monkey-like imitation. William Gibson (1914-2008) was a playwright and author whose many works include Golda’s Balcony and Two for the Seesaw.The Miracle Worker, his most famous play, won several Tony Awards, including Best Play, and was made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. Running downstairs to my mother I held up my hand and made the letters for doll. When I finally succeeded in making the letters correctly I was flushed with childish pleasure and pride. When I had played with it a little while, Miss Sullivan slowly spelled into my hand the word "d-o-l-l." I was at once interested in this finger play and tried to imitate it. Next, read the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. What she has to learn first is that things have names.ĪNNIE: Maybe after a million and one words. Who is producing THE MIRACLE WORKER Performances begin on Februopening night is scheduled for March 3, 2010.
Gibsons most famous play is The Miracle Worker (1959), the story of Helen Kellers childhood education. Will I like THE MIRACLE WORKER If you like beautifully written family drama that tells an inspirational story about real-life people, you will love THE MIRACLE WORKER. He graduated from the City College of New York in 1938.
(She takes in KATE'S quickness and shakes her head, gently.) I’m not familiar with the work of William Gibson. Read the excerpt from The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.
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