The Miracle Worker- Impossible Competition

By: Aimee Adams

In today’s society, entertainment has to be dazing to capture attention, and only greatness has the ability to sustain it. Producing a play in a technology driven world is an extremely difficult playing field. The multitude of special features accessible to this generation sets extremely high standards for the entertainment business. With that being said, Avila’s production of, The Miracle Worker was good, but lacked the wow factor of today’s entertainment.

            The Miracle Worker is the well-known story about Annie Sullivan's (played by Kaitlin Gould) struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller (played by Camille Breckenridge) how to communicate. Breckenridge, did an exceptional job of playing Helen Keller. Gould also played her part well. Anne Breitenstein who played Kate (Helen’s mother,) did a superior job throughout the entire production. For the most part, the cast’s acting skills were not at question.

            The hard work of the cast and crew was evident; the fact that the show went on despite the multiple snow days was impressive. Sadly, it takes more than good acting and a heart-wrenching story to make a great production.  The Miracle Worker was good, but it had plenty of room left to grow.