Megan Ludens Plays Kate Keller In Dordt College Theater Production of "the Miracle Worker"

2013 Feb 21

Megan Ludens of Saint Charles, Minnesota, will play the part of Kate Keller in the Dordt College production of "The Miracle Worker." Ludens is a junior majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. She also has a minor in the Kuyper Scholars Program.

"The Miracle Worker" is a story about tutor Annie Sullivan, who battles to reach into and transform the dark and silent world of blind and deaf student Helen Keller. Performances are scheduled for February 27, 28, March 1, and 2 at 7:30 p.m. and March 2 at 1 p.m. at the TePaske Theatre.

The production is directed by Dordt College Professor of Theater Arts Josiah Wallace, who joined the department at the start of the 2012-13 academic year. Wallace received a B.A. in theater arts from Seattle Pacific University and is completing an M.F.A. in directing at Baylor University. He has taught theater courses at both institutions and also worked as the director of outreach at Taproot Theatre Company in Seattle, Washington.

Tickets are available at www.dordttickets.com or at the door. Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. At Dordt, 98 percent of enrolled students receive financial aid, thanks in part to generous alumni committed to the mission of the college. Dordt offers more than 90 programs of study to a student body of approximately 1,400. See www.dordt.edu for more information.