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 The Diary of Anne
Frank
By
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett; Newly Adapted by Wendy
Kesselman
Directed by Bob Nelson
September 26-30 and October 3-6
Babcock Theatre
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Map
Anne-Frank-Program.pdf
The Babcock Theatre at the University of
Utah presents The Diary of Anne Frank September 26 through
October 6. Wendy Kesselman’s new adaptation of this enduring and
important play will run September 26-29 and October 3-6 at 7:30 pm,
September 30 at 7:00 pm, with a 2:00 pm matinee on Saturday, October
6. An ASL interpreter will be available at the performance on
Friday, September 28. There will be an encore performance at 7:00
pm in Kingsbury Hall on October 9. Tickets are available through
Kingsbury Ticket Office, 581-7100 or
www.kingtix.com.
A free panel discussion sponsored by the
University of Utah’s International Studies Program and the United
Jewish Federation of Utah will precede the performance on Thursday,
September 27, beginning at 6:00 pm. Panel members include Dr. Janet
Kaufman of the University of Utah’s Department of English, Dr.
Ronald Smelser of the U’s Department of History and local author
Eileen Hallet Stone. All are welcome to attend this informative
discussion.
This
immensely popular and enduring play is based on the diary of a
13-year-old Jewish girl who spent 25 months in hiding from the Nazis
in Amsterdam during World War II. The book, originally published in
1947, is considered one of the key texts of the 20th
century. This show will tour to Kingsbury Hall for a special encore evening performance, October 9
at 7PM.
Director Bob Nelson and cast prepare for
rehearsal on the partially completed set. Left to right: Steve Jackson,
Bob Nelson, Stephanie Stoker, Bryan Glick, Alejandro Stepenberg, Dawn
Boardman,
Gabrielle Gaston, Zach Scott, Stacy Sobieski, Katherine Kurtzweil, Jake
Koeppl.
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Anne (Katherine
Kurtzweil) and her diary. |
Anne and Margot (Stacy
Sobieski) share a moment. |
Anne and Mrs. Frank
(Gabrielle Gaston) disagree. |
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Mrs. Frank and Anne disagree. |
Peter Van Daan (Jake
Koeppl) and Anne enjoy the radio. |
The Frank
Family: Margot, Otto Frank (Zach Scott), Edith Frank, and Anne |
The general schedule for Babcock
productions is Wednesday through Sunday the first the first week of
the run, Thursday through Sunday the second week. Wednesday through
Saturday performances are at 7:30 pm; Sunday performances are at
7:00 pm; and there is a 2:00 pm matinee on the second Saturday of
each run.
[NOTE: The Diary of Anne Frank
will not follow the general schedule. This play will not be
performed in the Babcock the second Sunday, but there will be an
encore performance in Kingsbury Hall at 7:00 pm on October 9.]
Tickets for all Department of Theatre productions
are available through Kingsbury Ticket Office,
581-7100 or www.kingtix.com
ticket information
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