South City Theatre is proud to present The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, directed by Lisa Ponder and Sue Ellen Gerrells. Evening Performances are April 21-23, 2022 and April 28-30, 2022 at 7:30 PM Matinees are April 24, 2022 and May 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM All performances will be at South City Theatre. Tickets available at https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/
Starring Michael Wilbanks, Katy Walker, Sharon Beiswenger, Todd Ponder, Jacob Dinkel, Robin Rushing, Abilgail Heuton, Campbell Pate, Tom Robinson, and Jim Billings.
The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most famous and haunting stories to emerge from the 20th Century. The memoirs of this young Jewish girl, forced to hide for nearly two years to escape Nazi persecution, are an essential part of how we remember one of the darkest periods of our human history. Wendy Kesselman’s adaptation of the original, Pulitzer Prize award-winning script by Goodrich and Hackett draws from previously unpublished parts of Anne Frank’s real-life diary, allowing the audience to experience Anne in a way that breathes life into this passionate, complex young woman, allowing us to share her relatable experience of adolescence as a familiarly modern teenager. For nearly two years, Anne, her father, mother, and sister, joined with the Van Daan family, to hide in a secret annex space above her father’s former office in Amsterdam, as the Nazis deported the Jews of Holland to their deaths. In her secret attic, Anne comes of age: she laughs, plays, fights with her mother, and falls in love for the first time. In spite of her oppressive circumstances and the horrors that surround her, Anne’s spirit transcends, as she voices her belief, “in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” Anne’s dynamism, her luminous spirit, and her story of resilience continue to resonate deeply, making her story as vital today as when her diary first was published.