Henderson Theatre to present The Miracle Worker

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ARKADELPHIA - Henderson State University Theatre

will present seven performances of The Miracle Worker by Wil

liam Gibson at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, Saturday and Monday

and Thursday, Dec. 4, Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6.

A reception will follow the opening night performance.

The Miracle Worker won six Tony Awards when it premiered

on Broadway in 1959. Twenty-year-old Annie Sullivan sets

out to do what the experts of the age could not - teach

language to a deaf and blind child, Helen Keller, who does

not even know what a word is.

The cast of The Miracle Worker features Hillary Bell of

Benton, Sarah Burns of Hot Springs, Emily Kirk of Benton,

Marcus Perez of Gentry, Justin Slaughter of Arkadelphia,

Seth Wylie of Leola and Belinda Yegela of Arkadelphia. As

sociate professor of music William Higgins makes a guest

appearance as Captain Keller.

The play is under the direction of Claudia Beach, Hen

derson's director of theatre.

The Theatre Box Office in Arkansas Hall is open for

advance ticket sales from 1- 4 p.m. All seats are reserved.

Admission is $6, or free with an HSU student ID, courtesy

of the Student Activities Board.

For more information, or to make reservations, call (870)

230-5291, or e-mail theatre@hsu.edu.

Tri-Lakes, Pages 57 on 11/20/2008