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1. Martha Traynor says:

   October 24, 2009 at 2:18 pm

   THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
   A TENDER, INSPIRING DRAMA
   AT THE Carlmont Performing Arts Center from November 12 – 15

   Winner Of The Pulitzer Prize, The Tony Award, The Critic’s Circle Award, and Virtually Every Other Coveted Prize of the Theatre

   BELMONT, CA – The Carlmont High School Performing Arts Department presents the highly acclaimed, award winning play – The Diary of Anne Frank. The play is an inspiring story of perseverance and hope, which serves as a timeless lesson that the spirit of a child is impossible to deny. The play is dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from the novel Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, edited by Otto Frank. The Diary of Anne Frank will be performed by the Carlmont Performing Arts Department from November 12 – 15 in the beautiful, new Carlmont High School Performing Arts Center at 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont.

   Second only to the Bible, The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the world’s most read books. Even if audiences have read the diary and watched the movie, experiencing the live stage play is a unique and moving experience that brings new life to the story and the characters. Set during one of history’s most brutal periods, the Holocaust, the play is based on the actual diary of a young girl who comes of age while hiding from the Nazis in a tiny, overcrowded attic with her family for more than two years. During their confinement, Anne discovers herself as a beautiful, thoughtful, and extraordinary girl. Her story is a constant reminder to us all of the power of the human spirit.
   “The magic of this play is that it helps bring us understand an event that happened worldwide by allowing us to peer into the lives of individuals experiencing it,” explains Bernadette Fife, Director.

   The production’s cast members add up to a talented group of students from Carlmont Hight School. Portraying key roles are Kayla Tabari as Anne Frank; Max Kardos as Otto Frank; Hazel Bean as Mrs. Frank; Audrey Harris as Margot Frank; Sean Traynor as Peter Van Daan; Conner Sines as Mr. Van Daan; Laura Van Arsdel and Mrs. Van Daan; Michael Saber as Albert Dussel; Andra Whipple as Mrs. Kraler and Samantha Lash as Miep Gies. Andra Whipple, Samantha Lash, Laura McVey and Sara Dumanske will also be appearing as Nazi Soldiers.

   The set replicates the “Annex,” the Frank family’s actual hiding place, as closely as possible. According to Ms. Fife, it is important that the audience understands just how these people really lived in order to provide the complete experience of the play. The actors will remain on stage, even during intermission, to represent how every aspect of the characters life was on stage and in jeopardy. Soldiers will roam the audience to give the audience a feel of being a part of the community.

   Carlmont High School, in a desire to make the play even more accessible to families in our community, is pleased to offer a discounted Student and Senior price. According to Bernadette Fife, “This is just one of the ways that we can help ensure that terribly important plays like this one are accessible to more families throughout the area.”

   For tickets to the production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK ($8-$10) or more information, visit us on the web at http://www.diaryofannefrank-carlmont.blogspot.com/. Or purchase tickets at http://www.carlmontperformingarts.com.