This year, I participated in my theatre’s production of The Miracle Worker. I was privileged to receive the role in which I auditioned for. Acting in this play helped me understand character types and Gibson’s message of persistence.
The role I auditioned for was James, as I wanted to play a dynamic character. Before, James was abrasive, passively expressing how he felt. In act 3, he dealt with his feelings. He accepted his stepmother, Kate, asking her to be his “friend,” (Gibson 86). Then, James confronted his father, revealing how he felt. To James, he, Kate, and Annie were right, and his father was “consummately wrong.” (Gibson 107).
Roles I didn’t want to play included flat characters like Mr. Keller. Continuously, Keller tried to win his
The role I auditioned for was James, as I wanted to play a dynamic character. Before, James was abrasive, passively expressing how he felt. In act 3, he dealt with his feelings. He accepted his stepmother, Kate, asking her to be his “friend,” (Gibson 86). Then, James confronted his father, revealing how he felt. To James, he, Kate, and Annie were right, and his father was “consummately wrong.” (Gibson 107).
Roles I didn’t want to play included flat characters like Mr. Keller. Continuously, Keller tried to win his