THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Writers Theatre - “Songbird“

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett Newly Adapted by Wendy Kesselman Directed by Kimberly Senior Now Playing at Books on Vernon - 664 Vernon Ave., Glencoe As vital today as when it was first written, Anne Frank’s extraordinary diary has become an essential part of how we remember one of the darkest periods of human history. Filled with its young author’s luminous spirit – her “boundless desire for all that is beautiful and good” – the diary also illuminates the coming-of-age of a complex, passionate young girl as she falls in love, grows into a woman and struggles to survive with her family amid the chaos of war and religious persecution. Thirteen actors share the intimate Writers Theatre bookstore space in this powerful and authentic portrait of a young girl clinging to hope in a time of tragedy. Directed by Kimberly Senior, the Writers Theatre production will provide a visceral insight into the realities of life in the “secret annex,” in which