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BWW Reviews: Ocean State Theatre Company Puts on Powerhouse Production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by Robert Barossi - Apr 5, 2014

When Anne Frank wrote in her diary, she was not just expressing her honest and true feelings about her daily observations and experiences. She was recording for posterity a harrowing tale of how a group of people tried against all odds to survive one of the most terrible times in history. Anne's family and friends hid in an attic for just over two years while the Nazis occupied the Netherlands. While living in constant fear of being discovered and captured, Anne and the others did all they could to attempt a normal existence and hold on to some semblance of optimism and hope. Ocean State Theatre Company's production perfectly creates those moments of hope while at the same time truthfully revealing how these people's resilience and courage were tested every day.

BWW Reviews: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Open Stage of Harrisburg
by Marakay Rogers - Mar 16, 2014

Anne Alsedek directs a well-handled version of Open Stage's annual production -- its fifteenth year of presenting the powerful classic

Playhouse on the Square Presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, Now thru 3/30
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2014

During World War II, the gifted young Jewish girl chronicles her rapidly changing life as she and 7 others hide in an attic to avoid the terrors of Nazi rule. This transcendently powerful adaptation by Wendy Kesselman tells a deeper story by incorporating Holocaust survivor accounts and newly discovered writings from Anne Frank's diary.

Playhouse on the Square to Present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, 3/14-30
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 3, 2014

During World War II, the gifted young Jewish girl chronicles her rapidly changing life as she and 7 others hide in an attic to avoid the terrors of Nazi rule. This transcendently powerful adaptation by Wendy Kesselman tells a deeper story by incorporating Holocaust survivor accounts and newly discovered writings from Anne Frank's diary.

BWW Reviews: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Reminds Us To Never Take Our Freedom For Granted
by Shari Barrett - Feb 17, 2014

If you have never seen THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK onstage, do not miss your chance to see it at the small black box Cupcake Theater in Hollywood, directed with a skilful hand and emotional insight by Sabrina Lloyd, starring Sigi Gradwohl as Anne Frank. Lloyd and Gradwohl present Anne's two-year ordeal hiding with her family during the German occupation of the Netherlands as a story of life, not death, and it is a true depiction of raw, daily survival during the Holocaust.

BWW Reviews: A. D. Players' THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK is Deeply Moving
by Kristina Nungaray - Feb 3, 2014

The A. D. Players is in the middle of celebrating their 47th season of theatre. Notorious for providing Houston audiences with thought-provoking and inspirational pieces of theatre, they are kicking off 2014 in the same fashion with their deeply moving production of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's award-winning play, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.

Photo Flash: First Look at Media Theatre's DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 31, 2014

The moving and meaningful 'Diary of Anne Frank' is currently playing at The Media Theatre. It runs through February 16. Check out a first look below!

Anastasia Korbal Stars in Media Theatre's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, Now thru 2/16
by BWW News Desk - Jan 29, 2014

The Media Theatre is producing the 1997 adaptation of the legendary play 'The Diary of Anne Frank' today, January 29 to February 16, 2014. Wendy Kesselman adapted the play when it was revived on Broadway, based on the original text by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The revival was nominated for several Tony awards.

Anastasia Korbal to Star in Media Theatre's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, 1/29-2/16
by BWW News Desk - Dec 17, 2013

The Media Theatre is producing the 1997 adaptation of the legendary play "The Diary of Anne Frank" January 29 to February 16, 2014. Wendy Kesselman adapted the play when it was revived on Broadway, based on the original text by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The revival was nominated for several Tony awards.

Photo Flash: Cast of Bay Street's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Celebrates Opening Night
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 12, 2013

Bay Street Theatre's Literature Live! presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK live on stage now thru Tuesday, November 26. The play is suggested for ages 13 and up. The program is sponsored in part by The Dana Foundation; Halstead Property; Suffolk County; The Sunny & Abe Rosenberg Foundation; Colgate-Palmolive, and the Town of Southampton. Public performance pricing is set at $12 for students and $25 for adults with special rates for schools and other groups. Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Plays Bay Street Theatre, Now thru 11/26
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2013

Bay Street Theatre's Literature Live! presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK live on stage tonight, November 8 through Tuesday, November 26.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK to Play Bay Street Theatre, 11/8-26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2013

Bay Street Theatre's Literature Live! presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK live on stage Friday, November 8 through Tuesday, November 26.

Case Western Announces Class of 2016 MFA Acting Students
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 1, 2013

The Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program today announced its Class of 2016. The three women and five men represent eight different undergraduate programs from across the United States.

BWW Interviews: His Name Is Ari Brand
by Adrienne Onofri - Mar 5, 2013

The star of off-Bway's 'My Name Is Asher Lev' talks about his role, his background and his musical sideline.

Park Square Theatre Opens THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, 2/26
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 23, 2013

Park Square Theatre presents its annual production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, based on one of the 20th Century's most inspiring and enduring narratives. The story comes to life in three weeks of student performances February 26 -March 22 at Park Square Theatre, 20 W. Seventh Place, Saint Paul.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Opens at Milwaukee Rep Today, 10/26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2012

Anne Frank's remarkable diary has become an essential tool for understanding one of the darkest periods of our history - and one of the most beautiful, haunting stories in our shared experience. The play is dramatized from the book by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Making her Rep directorial debut, KJ Sanchez will direct the play. The cast features Associate Artists Jonathan Gillard Daly, Laura Gordon, Lee E. Ernst, James Pickering and Deborah Staples and guest actors J. Alexander Coe, Kelley Faulkner, Larry Neumann, Jr., and rising Chicago actress Lauren Hirte in the title role. Rep Artistic Intern Ensemble Members Jonathan Altman, Emily Berman, Jess Prichard and J.R. Yancher are also in this production. The Diary of Anne Frank runs in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse from October 23 - December 2 and opens Today, October 26.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Opens at Milwaukee Rep, October 26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2012

Anne Frank's remarkable diary has become an essential tool for understanding one of the darkest periods of our history - and one of the most beautiful, haunting stories in our shared experience. The play is dramatized from the book by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Making her Rep directorial debut, KJ Sanchez will direct the play. The cast features Associate Artists Jonathan Gillard Daly, Laura Gordon, Lee E. Ernst, James Pickering and Deborah Staples and guest actors J. Alexander Coe, Kelley Faulkner, Larry Neumann, Jr., and rising Chicago actress Lauren Hirte in the title role. Rep Artistic Intern Ensemble Members Jonathan Altman, Emily Berman, Jess Prichard and J.R. Yancher are also in this production. The Diary of Anne Frank runs in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse from October 23 - December 2 and opens on Friday, October 26.

Milwaukee Rep Announces THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Cast
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 25, 2012

Milwaukee Repertory Theater announced casting today for the moving, true story, The Diary of Anne Frank, their next production in the Quadracci Powerhouse.

Photo Flash: Cast of ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL Podcast in the Recording Studio
by BWW News Desk - Sep 7, 2012

The Spellbound Development Company and Anna Armstrong MD, with permission from the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland, are set to present a podcast of Meyer Levin's long-lost original radio play, ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, in honor of its 60th Anniversary. Not heard since the eve of Rosh Hashanah in 1952, when it aired nationally on CBS Radio, Levin's play was the first adaptation of Anne Frank's diary. Check out photos of the cast in the recording studio below!

Mark Nelson, Ari Brand, et al. Set for Long Wharf's ASHER LEV
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 29, 2012

Long Wharf Theatre will present My Name is Asher Lev, by Aaron Posner and adapted from Chaim Potok's 1972 novel,directed by Long Wharf Theatre Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. The show will run from May 2 through May 27 on the Mainstage. The press opening will take place Wednesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40-$70. For a complete performance schedule, visit www.longwharf.org.

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