| Show | The Diary of Anne Frank |
| Company | Star Playhouse |
| Director | Rick Grossman, Associate Director: Ellyn Stein |
| Producer | Sandy Lory Snyder & Gene Indenbaum |
| Notes | Actors ages 16+ sought for Anne, Peter, and Margot |
| Instructions | All Roles open Seeking Actors of all Ethnicities. Come ready to read from sides. Bring headshot with resume stapled back to back. Please note: NO conflicts accepted for tech week or performances! |
| Rehearsal Dates | First rehearsal Monday January 17, 2022 |
| Performance Dates | Saturday nights March 12 & 19,2022 @ 8:00PM, Sunday matinees March 13 & 20,2022 @ 2:00 PM |
| Questions | Send Mail |
| Show Info | This impassioned WW II drama shares the story of 8 people whose plight was captured in the most famous diary of all time. A very timely piece. The message then, still applies today. |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | Suffolk YJCC 74 Hauppauge Road Commack | Dec 13 | 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Open | Suffolk YJCC 74 Hauppauge Road Commack | Dec 15 | 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Call Back | Suffolk YJCC 74 Hauppauge Road Commack | Dec 20 | 7:00 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | Anne Frank | F | 16+ | 13 year-old girl, ages to 15, warm, witty, intelligent, charming, self-aware, sensitive, often impatient, can be a know-it-all, open, determined, easily hurt, spirited, hopeful, fun-loving, desperate, with all the longings, expectations and attitudes that adolescence brings. | Margot Frank | F | 16+ | 18 year-old sister of Anne, ages to 21, pretty, quiet, friendly, very intelligent, overwhelmed by the trials of hiding, very close to her mother and father. Like Anne, she longs for a friend in whom she could confide. | Mr. Frank | M | 45-55 | German, father of Anne and Margot. Gentle, cultured European. Loves his family, adores Anne. | Mrs. Frank | F | 45-50 | from a wealthy German family, gracious, cultured, devoted to tradition, barely able to cope with the demands of everyday life in hiding and isolation, tries very hard to accommodate the lower middle-class van Daan family whose uncouth and argumentative ways are an irritant to her and causes her to finally erupt into a seething rage. | Peter Van Daan | M | 16+ | ages from 16 to 19, ages from introverted teenager to more mature 19 year-old who enjoys the company of the girls and who begins to be interested in all the other occupants of the Annex. Loves his cat. | Mrs. Van Daan | F | 45-50 | overbearing, flirtatious, self-important, enjoys a good laugh or story, Stirs things up. | Mr. Van Daan | M | 45-59 | selfish, critical of his son Peter. | Miep | F | 19-40 | Austrian refugee living in the Netherlands, employed by Mr. Frank. Courageous, compassionate, and friendly. Helps hide and feed the occupants of the Annex. | Mr. Kraler | M | 40+ | Dutch, an employee of Mr. Frank?s company, a trusted colleague and friend. He and Miep feed and hide the occupants of the Annex, is sympathetic to their plight, does what he can for them, and runs the company in Mr. Frank?s name, an honest and good man. | Mr. Dussel | M | 40+ | Dentist, old fashioned, picky, quick to anger. The last to join the families in the Annex. |