Company of Fools to Produce Staged Reading of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

As part of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts' upcoming BIG IDEA project, This Land is Whose Land?, Company of Fools (COF) will produce a staged reading of The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman. The play readings are free and will be held on two consecutive days - Saturday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. - at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey.

In this transcendently powerful, ensemble-driven drama, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, gifted young girl who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, hope, laughter and determination. This is a new adaptation for a new generation, as significant and vital today as ever.

Each performance will be followed by a post-reading conversation with Jeannette Ringold, who was separated from her family and hidden by the resistance as a child in Holland during World War II. As an adult, Ms. Ringold has shared her experience in California schools, making the Holocaust real through her personal story.

COF's staged reading features local student actor Anabelle Lewis in the title role of Anne, COF season apprentice Chris Henderson as Peter, as well as local actors David Janeski, Chloe Khosrowshahi, Christine Leslie, Ward Loving, Rich Rush, Joel Vilinsky, Aly Wepplo and Patsy Wygle. The reading is directed by COF Company Artist Claudia McCain.

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Company of Fools' staged reading of The Diary of Anne Frank is produced in partnership with the Wood River Jewish Community and St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The readings have been generously supported by Carol P. Nie, the Wood River Jewish Community Board of Directors and St. Thomas Episcopal Church. In addition to the two public readings of The Diary of Anne Frank, student matinee performances will be offered for local middle and high school students on Jan. 25 and 26.

Admission to the reading of The Diary of Anne Frank is free, but a $10 donation is encouraged and reservations are recommended. To reserve seats for the reading and for more information about upcoming events associated with The Center's current BIG IDEA project, visit www.sunvalleycenter.org or call 208.726.9491.

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