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BWW Reviews: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Recounts a Story Never to be Forgotten
by Shari Barrett - Jan 31, 2015

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Theatre Palisades begins with Otto Frank returning to the family hiding place after his release from Auschwitz when the camp was liberated on 1-27-45. With worldwide celebrations of its 70th anniversary this week, now is the perfect time to experience the story never to be forgotten about Anne's two-year ordeal hiding with her family during the German occupation of the Netherlands. This is a story of life, not death - a true depiction of raw, daily survival during the Holocaust.

BWW Reviews: Wild, Bawdy and Ferociously Playful British Farce WHAT THE BUTLER SAW will Have You Shaking with Laughter
by Shari Barrett - May 5, 2013

Psychiatry, religion, marriage, government, definitions of gender and even language are all targets of British playwright Joe Orton's poison pen in his wild and bawdy farce WHAT THE BUTLER SAW. His sly jokes and hilarious slashes at the follies and foibles of human conduct will have you shaking with laughter from start to finish.