The Diary of Anne Frank

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

JANUARY 21, 22, 23 | Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm

By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Based on The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Directed by Bethany Miller

Sponsored by The Cecil County Public Library / Friends Foundation of the Cecil County Public Library

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Drama | Recommended for ages 10 and up. 

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​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. 
 

As vital today as when it was first written, Anne Frank’s extraordinary diary has become an essential part of how we remember one of the darkest periods of human history. Through her luminous spirit and her “boundless desire for all that is beautiful and good," Anne 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. 

Winner of the 1956 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Critics' Circle Award, and virtually every other coveted prize of theatre. Very few plays have moved the Broadway critics to write such glowing notices, receiving the unanimous acclaim of all the top New York reviewers. 

“A lovely tender drama…Strange how the shining spirit of a young girl now dead can filter down through the years and inspire a group of theatrical professionals in a foreign land.” —NY Times.

“There is so much beauty, warm humor, gentle pity…in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK that it is difficult to imagine how this play could be contained in one set on one stage…this is a fine drama.” —NY Daily News.

 
The Diary of Anne Frank Is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

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