PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 19, 1959
Closing Date
Jul 01, 1961
Performances
719
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Playhouse Theatre
(Oct 19, 1959 - Jul 01, 1961)
Setting
1882; 1886; 1887. The Keller homestead, Tuscumbia, Alabama; the Perkins Institution for the Blind, Boston, Mass; the Tuscumbia depot.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Fred Coe, Tamarack Productions, Ltd. and Hiller Productions, Ltd.; Produced by Fred Coe, Tamarack Productions, Ltd. and Hiller Productions, Ltd.
Written by William Gibson
Directed by Arthur Penn
Scenic Design by George Jenkins; Costume Design by Ruth Morley; Lighting Design by George Jenkins; Sound Consultant: Tony Schwartz
General Manager: Joseph Harris; Company Manager: Leon Spachner
Production Stage Manager: Porter Van Zandt; Stage Manager: Dick Via; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Marriott
Press Representative: Arthur Cantor; Associate Press Representative: Gertrude Kirschner; Master Carpenter: John Walters
Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Patty Duke
Helen Keller
Dale Ellen Bethea
Child
Juanita Bethea
Mary
Miriam Butler
Martha
Kathleen Comegys
Aunt Ev
James Congdon
James Keller
Michael Constantine
Anagnos
Roger De Koven
Doctor
Caswell Fairweather
Percy
Lori Heineman
Child
Rita Levy
Child
John Marriott
John
Eileen Musumeci
Child
Patricia Neal
Kate Keller
Donna Pastore
Child
Beah Richards
Broadway debut
Viney
Lynn Schoenfeld
Child
Torin Thatcher
Captain Keller
Understudies: Dale Ellen Bethea (Percy, Martha), Juanita Bethea (Viney, Mary) and Clarice Blackburn (Kate Keller)

Playhouse Theatre (Oct 19, 1959 - Jul 01, 1961)

Assistant Stage Mgr: George Thorr and Maury McGee

Cast

R. G. Armstrong
Captain Keller
Mary Bell
Aunt Ev
Dale Ellen Bethea
Martha
Clarice Blackburn
Kate Keller
Clifford Cothren
Doctor
Candace Culkin
Child
Jack Hollander
Doctor
 
Anagnos
Karen Lee
Child
 
Helen Keller
Geoffrey Lumb
Captain Keller
Suzanne Pleshette
Annie Sullivan
Understudies: Clifford Cothren (Anagnos), Candace Culkin (Helen Keller), Jack Hollander (Captain Keller, Anagnos), Ruth Hope (Aunt Ev), Tresa Hughes (Annie Sullivan), Karen Lee (Helen Keller) and Bronia Stefan (Annie Sullivan)

Tony Award®

Best Play

1960 Winner
Written by William Gibson
Produced by Fred Coe

Best Actress in a Play

1960 Winner
Anne Bancroft
 

Best Scenic Design (Play)

1960 Nominee
Scenic Design by George Jenkins

Best Direction of a Play

1960 Winner
Directed by Arthur Penn

Best Stage Technician

1960 Winner
Master Carpenter: John Walters

Theatre World

Award

1960 Recipient
Patty Duke
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