Before Helen Keller became a symbol of hope and possibility, she was a frustrated child unable to communicate — until her teacher, Anne Sullivan, unlocked her world. Their story of struggle, ...

There’s a point in William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker” where Kate Keller commits the ultimate sacrifice of giving up her daughter. Most people know the story of Helen Keller, struck deaf and blind ...

KEARNEY — For director Steven Barth, “The Miracle Worker” tells a powerful story of Helen Keller — but it also reminds him to look deeper into the lives of people with special needs. “People often ...

The Miracle Worker, written by William Gibson, presents the familiar story of Annie Sullivan s determination to bring Helen Keller the gift of language and free her from the isolation of her dark and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WHNT) – The Helen Keller ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The Raleigh Playhouse and Theatre in Beckley will host performances of “The Miracle Worker,” a stage play that tells the story of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan, from ...

Support local journalism by subscribing at Special Offers - USAToday Network. The story of young Helen Keller is iconic in our culture. Many of us are familiar with Helen's story of optimism, ...

When you grow up disabled, the names of other disabled or Deaf icons are always running through your mind — Helen Keller being one of the mainstays. Whether one is actually deaf or not, any perceived ...

Odessa College Theater Performance Program chief Mark Kolokoff is always drawn to well- written plays and he counts “The Miracle Worker” by William Gibson as one. “Some people consider it to be one of ...

We begin learning communication skills at an early age, but sometimes the unspoken word is the most powerful. Twelve-year-old Savannah Klingerman from Nuremberg is learning, first-hand, the struggles ...

Rock 'n' roll lovers on a musical mecca throughout the South are likely, during their travels, to make a stop at the famed recording studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. But just a few miles away in the ...

Patty Duke’s Oscar nominated performance in 1962’s "The Miracle Worker" wasn’t the first movie about a disabled person I saw, but it was the most ubiquitous. When you grow up disabled, the names of ...