Bluffton University Theatre will present the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” based upon “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl” from November 10-13. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10-12, and at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, in Ramseyer Auditorium in College Hall.
The play is by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman. Dr. Melissa Friesen, professor of theatre and communication, will direct the show.
The producers call the play "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."
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens, Bluffton University faculty and staff, non-Bluffton University students. Bluffton University students will have free admission. Purchase tickets at www.bluffton.edu/theatre.
The roles and participating students are as follows:
Anne Frank - Abby Bush ’25 of Marion, Ohio
Mr. Otto Frank - Carter Ritchey ’25 of Delphos, Ohio
Mrs. Edith Frank - Payton Stephens ’24 of Lebanon, Ohio
Margot Frank - Adrianny Ruiz Suarez ’25 of Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Peter Van Dann - Noah Heiing ’25 of Delphos, Ohio
Mrs. Van Dann - Audrey Hazelton ’23 of Ada, Ohio
Mr. Van Dann - Hunter McCafferty ’24 of Bremen, Ohio
Mr. Dussel - Zachariah Boch ’25 of Lancaster, Ohio
Miep Gies - Jenna Juarez ’26 of Fremont, Ohio
Mr. Kraler - Joseph Earl ’25 of Piqua, Ohio
First man - Peter Song of Findlay, Ohio
Second man - Brett Prothro ’25 of Bluffton, Ohio
Third man - Adara Fuerst ’26 of Delphos, Ohio
Taylor Waldeck ’23 of Springfield, Ohio, will serve as the stage manager. Brit Mustard and Merv Schrock, both from Findlay, Ohio, will be the Costume Designer and the Technical Director, respectively.
