MorrisCo Art Theatre
presents
The Diary of Anne Frank
A Dramatization by
Wendy Kesselman
Susan Morris directs local actors in this powerful adaptation of the journal Anne Frank wrote while she and her family hid from the Nazi regime for two years in a cramped storage attic. The play captures the fears, hopes, tears, and laughter of the two families in hiding, but it is Anne's voice that shines through:
We look at the fighting below and the peace and beauty above, but were cut off by the dark mass of clouds and can go neither up nor down... I can only cry out and implore, "Open wide. Let us out!"
Miep
Gies (responsible for hiding and caring for the Frank family):
"I am not a hero. My story is the story of very ordinary
people during extraordinary times. Times the like of which I
hope with all my heart will never, never come again. It is for
all of us ordinary people all over the world to see to it that they
do not."
Cast includes Savannah Binion, Sam Zwetchkenbaum, Mary Anne Nemeth, Isabella Weber, Brooklyn Dimitrie, Patricia Rector, Tony Putman, Glenn Bugala, Mouse Courtois, and Nathan Corliss.
Performances:
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Friday, November 18 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 19 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Riverside Art Center
76 N. Huron St., Ypsilanti
Tickets: $20 (students and seniors, $16)
To reserve tickets or for more information:
(734) 996-2549
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
MorrisCo Art Theatre is a group of Ann Arbor area actors, designers, and directors who are committed to excellence and the highest standards of theatrical production.
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Tickets or information:
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