The Diary of Anne Frank 2026
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
- Audition dates: August 10 & 11, 6:30pm
- Performance dates: October 10,11,16,17,18
- Directed by Joy Fitzgerald
“A sensitive, stirring and thoroughly engaging new adaptation.” – New York Newsday
“Undeniably moving. It shatters the heart. The evening never lets us forget the inhuman darkness waiting to claim its incandescently human heroine.” – New York Times
“A powerful new version that moves the audience to gasp, then tears.” – Associated Press
In this transcendently powerful adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, The Diary of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence – their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief.
Through each day of these two dark years, Anne’s voice shines through: “When I write, I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!” This is a new adaptation for a new generation.
CAST
Otto Frank ................................... Zachary Tyler
Anne Frank ............................... Jerusha Threatt
Margot Frank ........................... Katelynn Heaney
Edith Frank ................................ Lydia Zimmerman
Mr. van Daan ............................. Will Zimmerman
Mrs. van Daan ......................... Stacey Greenawalt
Peter van Daan ...................... Caleb Threatt
Mr. Dussel .................................. Alden Smith
Miep Gies .................................. Abreonna Moran
Mr. Kraler .................................... Levi King
Nazi soldiers ........................... Jennifer Poole, Rick Boyd, Stephanie Moran