“The Miracle Worker” tickets on sale at Arkansas Arts & Science Center September performances...

Tickets are on sale for The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas’s production of “The Miracle Worker.” This will be the inaugural production for the center’s Adam B. Robinson Jr. Black Box Theater, 623 S. Main St. Performances are 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, and Saturday, Sept. 18, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. This production is sponsored by Simmons Bank.

Tickets are $13 for ASC members and seniors, $18 for nonmembers and $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased at asc701.org or by calling 870-536-3375.

This production is based on the true story of Helen Keller and written by William Gibson.

“The Miracle Worker” dramatizes the classic true story and life of Anne Sullivan and her student Helen Keller. Only Anne realizes that there is a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued. What may be the beginnings of a volatile relationship transform into lifelong companionship.

ASC’s Theater Education Coordinator Lindsey Collins and veteran performer, stage manager, and set designer Kayla Earnest will direct the production. Their most recent collaborations are ASC’s productions of “Mirror Mirror On The Wall: A Virtual Fractured Fairytale” in 2021 and “A Christmas Story” in 2019.

Anna Grace Bailey of Monticello and Lily Jennings of Rison will star as Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller, respectively.

Rounding out the cast are Latailya Craig, Siyaz Ervin, Kaleb Hughes, Dorian Hunter, Keiren Minter, Sarah Mitchell, Violet Myers, Riley Scholes, Madelyn Thompson, Olivia Thompson and Will Witt.

The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff, is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gallery admission is free.

For more information and to sign up for upcoming event announcements, visit asc701.org.