The Diary of Anne Frank
Youth Wing, Mainstage, Drama
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Anne Frank illustration by Caroline Getz
Performance Dates: Feb. 13-21, 2026
The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most famous and haunting stories to emerge from the 20th Century. The memoirs of this young Jewish girl, forced to hide for nearly two years to escape Nazi persecution, are an essential part of how we remember one of the darkest periods of our human history. Wendy Kesselman’s adaptation of the original, Pulitzer Prize award-winning script by Goodrich and Hackett draws from previously unpublished parts of Anne Frank’s real-life diary, allowing the audience to experience Anne in a way that breathes life into this passionate, complex young woman, allowing us to share her relatable experience of adolescence as a familiarly modern teenager.
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