THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Comes to Whitaker Center February 25

Open Stage of Harrisburg presents the highly acclaimed, award- winning play, THE DIARY OF Anne Frank. The play is an inspiring story of perseverance and hope, which serves as a timeless lesson that the spirit of a child is impossible to deny. Adapted by Wendy Kesselman, the play was first dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from the novel Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, edited by Otto Frank. This production is sponsored by Capital BlueCross.

Open Stage Education Director Anne Alsedek is directing this production, the professional theatre’s 13th annual presentation of THE DIARY. Jim Woland is redesigning and reimagining the set design of the Annex, where the Frank and Van Daan families hid for over two years.  Sound Design is by Michael Banks and costumes are by Open Stage Resident Costume Designer Gwen Alsedek.

The cast includes Evan Brubaker, Lisa Leone Dickerson, Brendan Downey, Emily Fiorenza, Nancy Kraft, Patrick Sanders, Brian Schreffler, Mabel Schreffler, Preston Schreffler, Natalie Snyder and Thomas Weaver. 

Second only to the Bible, THE DIARY OF Anne Frank is one of the world’s most read books. Even if audiences have read the diary and watched the movie, experiencing the live stage play is a unique and moving experience that brings new life to the story and the characters. Set during one of history’s most brutal periods, the Holocaust, the play is based on the actual diary of a young girl who comes of age while hiding from the Nazis in a tiny, overcrowded attic with her family for more than two years. During their confinement, Anne discovers herself as a beautiful, thoughtful, and extraordinary girl. Her story is a constant reminder to us all of the power of the human spirit. 

THE DIARY OF Anne Frank will be performed Saturday, February 25 at 2pm in the beautiful Sunoco Performance Theatre at Whitaker Center, 222 Market St. in downtown Harrisburg. Parking is available in the Walnut Street Parking Garage. 

Admission to THE DIARY OF Anne Frank is $29 regular admission and $21 for students with ID. For all advanced ticket reservations, call 717-232-OPEN (6736),visit openstagehbg.com, or stop by our box office, located at Open Stage, 223 Walnut St., on the street level of the Walnut Street Garage in downtown Harrisburg.

Visit openstagehbg.com for more information. This season is funded, in part, by the Cultural Enrichment Fund, the capital region's united arts fund.  Open Stage of Harrisburg is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for American theatre.

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