The Diary of Anne Frank
Fri, Sep 05
|Theatre Shenandoah
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.
Time & Location
Sep 05, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Theatre Shenandoah, 107 Center St, Edinburg, VA 22824, USA
About the event
SUMMARY
In this transcendently powerful new 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 Frankcaptures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence – their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief.
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.
HISTORY
The original production of The Diary of Anne Frank opened on Broadway at the Cort Theatre on October 5, 1955, directed by Garson Kanin and featuring Susan Strasberg, Joseph Schildkraut, Jack Gilford and Dennie Moore. A new Broadway production, featuring an adapted text by Wendy Kesselman, opened at the Music Box Theatre on December 4, 1997, directed by James Lapine and featuring Natalie Portman, George Hearn, Linda Lavin and Austin Pendleton.