The final bell rings as thousands of kids all shuffle out of Cypress Ridge High School, either to go home or meet up with friends. A small group stays behind, walking towards the auditorium to look over their lines or go over their blocking, which is the movements they do across the stage. Everything needs to be perfect. It’s time for “The Miracle Worker,” the fall play which opens on each night at 7 p.m. from Oct. 26 to Oct. 28. The tickets are $5 each at the door and concessions will be sold near the entrance.

The Miracle Worker is the story of Helen Keller’s life and struggles, as she was born both blind and deaf, yet she still accomplished a lot. The cast is working on fixing every little error that they can find, and has done a lot to get ready for this show, including sophomore Diana Fitz.

“Well, we are preparing by, first of all, going home and taking our time to really look over and understand what the story is about and how we portray our character, so it’s a lot of individual work, but then when we get together, it’s all the director’s image, everything we do is in his vision,” Fitz said. “Which is quite convenient because you don’t have to stress yourself out. It’s very helpful, it’s just a really big community, we’re an ensemble, we all work together very nicely.”

Fitz plays the family servant and says the role is not as bad as one may think. The servant is a very supportive character and is close to the family.
“It’s kinda hard portraying her character because there are many stereotypes about slaves in that time period,” Fitz said. “But she is valued and respected and is quite close to the main lead, and I have to take that step back, and imagine myself as her.”

Sophomore Kathy Amigoni, on the other hand, says that the thing that worries her the most about the play is the audience’s reaction.

“It’s very long, and I don’t know if people are going to sleep through it or not, but it’s a very intense play, so I don’t think things are going to get to that point,” Amigoni said.

Amigoni is an active member of dRAMa club, who is helping out with the play by serving as ushers for all three nights. This isn’t Amigoni’s first theater production either.

“Ushering, they are part of the audience, they tell you to get off your phones, that there are no food or drinks allowed in the audience. That last part is very important!” Amigoni said. “I was in Annie the Musical last year, and it’s kinda different [here] because there is music to it, but with Annie we did all the ‘musical’ stuff first, and then the acting, but with this one, we went directly into the lines, so it’s kinda different, but not really.”

Sophomore Michelle Guerrero, started in dRAMa club in her freshman year and did not want to provide the name of her character due to spoilers, but she could reveal that her character will work with the main character.
“With my character, per se, he’s kinda scared of Helen as you can see during the play, so you would sense a little bit of fear and some ‘oh my gosh’ from me,” Guerrero said.

The one thing the three seem to agree on, though, is that the cast is really united, even outside of rehearsal.

“We are a family,” Amigoni said, “because even if it is outside of school, no matter what happens, we always try to help each other.”

Guerrero agrees with Amigoni. Guerrero says that “The Miracle Worker” is something you definitely shouldn’t miss.

“The cast members are funny! If you’re– I would say, if you are having a bad day, they would always try to cheer you up,” Guerrero said “It’s heartwarming. It will be a bit funny and all, but there will be moments where you’re like …ugh, like your heart just warms up.”