The Center for the Arts continues its 25th season with The Diary of Anne Frank. This dramatic telling of how Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis in an attic for over two years opens on Friday, March 6, and runs through Sunday, March 15.
“The show gives us an insight into the mind and world of a young Jewish girl who came of age during WWII,” says director Alex Warren DeHoff. “She lived under extreme tension and fear but remained hopeful that the world would change and that people are good underneath all of the outward portrayal of hate and discrimination.”
In this powerful retelling of the literary classic, 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 Frank captures 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!”
Tickets start at $14 and are on sale at boroarts.org, by calling 615-904-ARTS (2787), or at the Center for the Arts box office, 110 W. College St., in downtown Murfreesboro.
The Diary of Anne Frank is rated PG. Performance times and dates are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, March 6 and 13, and Saturdays, March 7 and 14; and at 2 p.m. on Sundays, March 8 and 15, and on Saturday, March 14.
The Diary of Anne Frank cast list:
Anne Frank – Hannah Williams
Margot Frank – Taylor Jones
Otto Frank – Rob DeHoff
Edith Frank – Katrin Keiningham
Peter Van Daan – Ryan Disla
Mr. Van Daan – Anthony Cummings
Mrs. Van Daan – Amy Barbieri
Mr. Kraler – Grant Weingart
Mr. Dussel – Ryan Green
Miep Gies – McKinley Green
