The Windham Theatre Guild proudly presents an extraordinary theatrical event as its final Main Stage production of the season…The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based upon “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”, and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman.
In 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family—German-born Jews—were driven into hiding
from the Nazis in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Frank family spent two years living in a cramped annex with several other Jews before they were arrested by the Gestapo in 1944. All except Anne’s father, Otto, perished in Nazi concentration camps. However, during those two years in hiding, Anne Frank kept a remarkably witty, insightful, and moving diary about her life and the world around her. From that journal comes the play, The Diary of Anne Frank, winner of the 1956 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Above all, the play is a celebration of the lively mind of Anne Frank and the complex human spirits of those with whom she shared the annex.
David Smith returns to direct his second show for the Guild. As a UConn graduate, he brings his theatrical skills of acting and Directing to the Guild stage.
The Diary of Anne Frank runs June 2, 3, 9 & 10 at 8:00pm, Sunday Matinees on June 4th & 11th at 2:00pm and Thursday, June 8th at 7:30pm at the Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic. Ticket prices are $19 for Adults, $16 for Students/Seniors, and $12 for children under 12. All UCONN, ECSU & QVCC students (with ID) pay the discounted price of $14. Group discounts are also available. Walmart of North Windham sponsors a Thursday night special. Anyone who buys a ticket at the door on Thursday, June 8th will pay the children’s price of just $12 a ticket. This special offer does NOT apply to tickets reserved in advance.
For reservations and information, call the Windham Theatre Guild at 860-423-2245 or buy your tickets on-line
at windhamtheatreguild.org.