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20 ~ Playcrafters' Miracle o i Worker a must see ~ ~~----~----------------- ~ by Susan Kane en The only thlng disappointing about the ~ Playcraft:er:s! ctllTent revival of The Miracle z Worloor is ttmjtis not running longer .. -eThis is tllE last weekend you'll have 5 the chan~e to catch tbis charming o show the whole family can enjoy ~ ~ together.1\h<E final performances are ::::I Saturday aJI'(f Sunday., ,8 p .. m. . .,at the ~ Bellport Middle Schoolaudi,torium. t=. The play ()~Iled last Friday. Directed by Joseph Romano and pro- duced b:v the Playcrafters' ()wn Desmond Barke and Kathy Loizides, The Mirac:le Worker is a joy from beginning to end. Twelve-year-old Long Island actre$ Michelle Long and Claire Parrella-Corran shine as the YOllng Helen Kelle .. and the Irish spitfire of a teacher wilo' is detennined to give her the gift of 18lI\guage, Annie Sullivan. Long tunts in a fine performance as the deaf, bljnld and mute Helen, who, despite ha atlictions, knows just how to manipubte her weary but well.:.mean- iog parents by kicking, moaning and throwing mtrums when she doosn't get what she 'Wants. As Annie wisely observes S()!Oll after she arrives at the Keller home, Captain and Kate KeUers' overprotect:i1ve love for their dau.ghoor is much more ()f a cohandicap\ than Helents deafness and blindness could ever be. Parrella-Cu.rl'an is perfect as Annie Sullivan, tile strong-willed, young teach.er wh() is not beyond getting into an aU-out borawl with Helen to break her of her llncivilized, undisciplined ways. Parrella-Cumm has Annie d()wn pat • from Iter Irish brogue to the defi- ant stampintg of her feet. \It's my idea of the origitlal sin - giving up,\ she tells Helen's cyril(B). half-brother, James. ShaIp-toll~ed and stubborn, Annie is like a breatll of fresh air in the Keller home, WhOSie occupants have long ago st()pped believing in miracles. The Captain, W'olllderfully portrayed by Jim Parise, is llSed to making the family's decisions, amd isn't at all prepared for the spontaJleous Annie, who is 11Sed to speaking ltEl'mind. Kate Kelley, finely-acted by Jane Maushay, feeds into her daughter's bad behavior bJ c~ntinually giving into her_ James Keller\ Captain Keller's grown son from a\ earlier marriage, is still seeking ltis father's approval. John Hannon, as James, and Playcrafters' newcomer\ \iIley Boykin, as the fami- ly's spunks :maid, both have a flair for comedy all<i pr()vide some of the show's reall!' funny moments. Despite tl\e many obstacles Helen and her family :p~e before her, Armie chips away at the seemingly-impossible task of commtmicatiD.g manners and language to her young ~harge. Undaunted by Helen's moodinessllJld rejection, she plods on, NOTICE R.ESIDENTS OF SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCIIOOL DISTRICT The Citizens' Advisory Com- mitteeoD Family Life EdoeatiOlIl will hold a meet .. ing on M()llday, November 14, 1994, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board lI(Jom of the Admlnis- . tration BoUding, 99 Greeley Avenue, ;Saywille PUBLIC INVITED trying to te'ach the girl the names of eve.ryday objects by spelling Ollt the words with her fingers. After a two-week stay with Annie in tlle garden house on the Kellel'S~ .Alabama homestead, Helen is a changed chlld~ but the language with which she and ner teacher communicate is \still just a linger game,\ Annie sadly annoWlces. Pleading for more time alone with Helen, she tells tIle KeUers that \obediem:e without understanding is a bliRdness, too.\ 'l'he scene in which understanding finally comes to Helen is extremely m()ving. Because of the love of a spe- cial teacher - a worker of miracles - her w()rld will never be dark again. 'l'his is a truly beautiful play, brought to life by a splendid cast, costumes by Chrisa Burke, lighting by Joseph Skelly, sound by Dennis Conroy and a hand- some two-level set by Joseph R()Inalo depicting the inside of the Keller home. All of the action takes place during the 1880s in and around the Keller h.ome- stead, and briefly at the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston, where Annie lived prior to accepting her posi- tion as governess to Helen. Romano and his set department deserve special mention for their l' authentic-looking outdoor well, which pamps real water. The pump is an important prop in The Miracle Worker, and was an obvious crowd pleaser last Saturday night, when the play was ~viewed by this newspaper. Tickets for the final perfonnances of TIte Mimcle Worker this Saturday and Sunday are $10 for adults and $8 foJ'stu- dents and senior citizens, and can be r~served by phone by calling Michele DePalo at 286-1134. Tickets may also be pllrchased in advance at Bellport Printers, 5 Bellport Lane, Bellport, OJ' at the door on the nights ()f the perf()r- mances .• Teicher Annie Sullivan (Claire Parrella-Curran) comforts the deaf D blind and mute Helen Keller (MIchelle Long) during the Playcrafters' current pro- duction of The Miracle Worker. Photo by' Michele DePalo I'm Glad I Chose the University at Albany! lilt was obvious, when I did a cost-benefit analysis of all the colleges I applied to that Albany was the best choice educationally and financially,\ says Aimee Nethercott of Rye Brook, Westchester County, Class of 1995, who chose to study accounting at the Univer- sity at Albany because of the fine national reputation of the School of Business. ~'In the accounting program especially you are almost guaranteed a job after graduation. It's a small major, so you get to know everyone very easily. 1 feel I am set up for a comfortable and successful future,\ says Aimee, who gained practical experience working as an intern in the corporate tax division of a local company. Aimee Nethercott of Ryf Bl'vok, Westchester County, Class 011995, chose to study accoullting at tile University at AlballY because of tile fine l1af;Ollal reputation of tile School of Busilless. US News and World Report and Money both select the University at Albany as one of the nation's 2S Best Values in higher education. For a successful future join Aimee Nethercott and choose the University at Albany. ForenroUment information, call1-800-293-SUNY. 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