Children's Theater of Madison

The Diary of Anne Frank

A graphic of a pink and white plaid book. The spine of the book has doors and windows like an apartment building. The front cover of the book has a silhouette of a girl's head. In the silhouette reads "The Diary of Anne Frank" in white, handwritten font. The background is gray.

Saturday, May 4 - Sunday, May 19

The Playhouse at Overture Center

Age Recommendation

11 and up

Runtime

90 minutes with no intermission

Directed by Roseann Sheridan

Don’t miss this powerful adaptation created especially for young audiences. Anne Frank’s account of her time as a young adolescent, hiding in the now infamous attic during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam is simultaneously heartwarming and heart-wrenching. An important story that must be told and never forgotten.

A play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Based upon “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”
Newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman

The Saturday, May 11, 2:30pm performance will be American sign language interpreted.

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