Young People's Theatre of Chicago presents
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Chicago Premiere of a Vital New One-Act Adaptation
February 16th through March 24th
Anne Frank’s heartfelt diary has humanized the Holocaust for generations of families.
This powerful and poignant new one-act adaptation is an authentic telling of Anne's story.
written by FRANCES GOODRICH & ALBERT HACKETT
newly adapted by WENDY KESSELMAN
based on The Diary of Anne Frank
directed by RANDY WHITE
assistant directed by SAM SHANKMAN
stage managed by PAYTON SHEARN
Anne’s Diary
A teenage girl’s first-hand account of Jewish families hiding in an attic above an office/factory in wartime Amsterdam, Anne Frank’s vivid, insightful, and impassioned diary has personalized the Holocaust for generations, making plain its terrible cost.
A New Adaptation
Wendy Kesselman’s one-act adaptation draws on previously unpublished diary entries to create a more complex, authentic, and compelling realization of the Anne Frank story. Critically, she also centered the Jewishness of those in hiding.
This sensitive and stirring version is not only more approachable and relevant for older children, but proves richer and more resonant for adult audiences as well.
Runtime: 75 minutes
Appropriate for AGES 10+ through ADULTS
Opening Performance: Saturday, Feb 17 @ 7:00pm
Performance Schedule: Saturdays @ 4:00pm & 7:00pm / Sundays @ 1:30pm
Takes place in the Upstairs Mainstage Theatre at The Greenhouse Theatre Center (2257 N. Lincoln Avenue)
set design by Jonathan Berg-Einhorn
costume design by Cindy Moon
lighting design by Bridget Williams
sound design by Kurt Ottinger
properties design by Nicolas Bartleson
dramaturgy by Andrea Avey
LET ME BE MYSELF: THE LIFE STORY OF ANNE FRANK
A lobby exhibit from the Anne Frank Center on the life and legacy of Anne Frank. Free of charge, available to view before and after every performance.