Subject Guides: Theatre & Media Design: Miracle Worker

The Play

The Miracle Worker: a Play for Television by Gibson, William, 1914-2008
Various copies. 1st edition Call # PS 3513 .I2825 M5 1957
Miracle Worker - In Depth Overview
Plot summary, biographical information about the author, critical analysis, and historical context. From "The Miracle Worker." Drama for Students. Ed. David M. Galens and Lynn M.
- The Miracle Worker : a Play in Three Acts by Gibson, William, 1914-2008
  PS 3513 .I2824 M5 1960
Spampinato. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 109-126. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
Overview of The Miracle Worker
Coy, Stephen. "An overview of The Miracle Worker." Drama for Students. Detroit: Gale. Literature Resource Center.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Vol. 23, pg. 173-180 Humanities Reference PN 771 .C59
Critical analysis of Gibson's The Miracle Worker.
New York Times Theatre Review of After Oct. 19th Opening
Found in the New York Times (1851-2010) - Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) by searching for Miracle Worker and narrowing by date. There are lots of other interesting articles about the play leading up to the opening about the preparations, cast, etc.
New York Times Review of 1962 Film
Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews (Consult index to find volume and issue of reviews) Humanities Reference PN 1992.3 .U5 V36
Review of the television play.
Playbill for Miracle Worker
Images of the playbill including biographical information about cast and staff.

William Gibson in Contemporary Dramatists
Moe, Christian H. "William Gibson: Overview." Contemporary Dramatists. K. A. Berney. 5th ed. London: St. James Press, 1993. Literature Resource Center
William Gibson in Contemporary Authors Online
"William Gibson." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Literature Resource Center.
William Gibson in Twentieth Century American Dramatist
Coy, Stephen C. "William Gibson." Twentieth-Century American Dramatists. Ed. John MacNicholas. Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 7. Literature Resource Center.
NPR Interview with William Gibson
Interview with Arthur Penn
Crowdus, Gary, and Richard Porton. "The importance of a singular, guiding vision: an interview with Arthur Penn." Cineaste Spring 1993: 4+. Literature Resource Center.
New York Public Library Archives Guide to George Jenkins Papers & Designs
The Archives includes design layouts and sketches for The Miracle Worker. Contact NYPL Archives for access to the material.
Ruth Morely Biographical Information
Find more information look in Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television (Humanities Reference PN 2208 .W5) and in newspaper articles.

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Try searching in the library catalog for juvenile books about Helen Keller or Annie Sullivan. They're quick to read and tend to have lots of photographs.

Simply search for Helen Keller or Annie Sullivan for other biographical works in our collection.

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