The Diary at Theater for the New City

A new Anne Frank play, “The Diary” brings to life the story of how Anne Frank's diary went from paper to one of the world's most famous books. Written by Theater for the New City playwright in residence Claude Solnik and directed by Deborah Rupy, with Charles E. Gerber as Otto, "The Diary" starts with the arrest in Amsterdam when a journal is found, ignored and abandoned on the floor. The play tells the story of how Anne’s words, with the help of Otto Frank, her father, go from pages that could easily have been overlooked to one of the world’s best known and best loved books. Told through forward storytelling, family flashbacks as Otto reads the diary and moments with father and daughter Anne, played by Eva Gozé, this play adds a new chapter to a well known narrative. Gerber has appeared on Broadway, TV and film, recently winning Best Actor awards from the Burbank International Film Festival (Calif.) and AMT International Film Festival (NY) for a short film titled A King’s Curtain. A powerful new play about a girl’s, a father’s and a family's struggles in the Netherlands, and a book’s voyage to renown in that nation and the world, The Diary helps us discover new aspects of a story that many of us thought we already knew.