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    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    San Jose Stage Company

    September 19-October 14, 2007

    Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars): 4.5 out of 5 stars rating Add Review/Comment

    A story the world knows by heart: a young Jewish girl's harrowing account of hiding with her family from the Nazis in a tiny attic in Amsterdam. A striking new adaptation restores deleted passages from the diary, offering a richer look into this extraordinary young woman's coming of age. Drawing on newly discovered material from the diary that changed the world, Kesselman's play shows Anne Frank in a more human, realistic light as we honor the 60th anniversary of its publication.

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      Tickets: $20-$45

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    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      September 19-October 14, 2007

      Times:
      Wed-Thurs: 7:30pm
      Fri-Sat: 8pm
      Sun: 2pm

    • Venue Info

      San Jose Stage Theater

      490 S. 1st Street San Jose, CA 95113

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      • Wheelchair Access

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      • Event Name: The Diary of Anne Frank
        4.5 out of 5 stars rating "A Dark Story"
        Review posted by: Sara K. from Mountain View, CA USA, Oct 10, 2007

        This show stirred something in me. The directing is excellent - the stage pictures are truly poignant, especially the ones at the beginning, right before intermission, and near the end. The actress... Expand

        This show stirred something in me. The directing is excellent - the stage pictures are truly poignant, especially the ones at the beginning, right before intermission, and near the end. The actress playing Anne is really good, especially for someone her age. I also like this new updated version of the script, since Anne is more of a unique character in her own right, and more vulnerable. At the end I was crying. I disagree with the post which says this is commercial theater exploiting the holocaust. I come from a family of holocaust survivors, and I think it's important to keep telling the story of the holocaust, and I feel this production respects the human suffering which happened. Collapse

      • Event Name: The Diary of Anne Frank
        "Anne Frank's Legacy"
        Comment posted by: Jean from Sunnyvale, Oct 05, 2007

        Otto Frank, Anne's father, authorized and supervised the writing of the play and the original production. It was written and produced during a time when Jews were still feared and discriminated... Expand

        Otto Frank, Anne's father, authorized and supervised the writing of the play and the original production. It was written and produced during a time when Jews were still feared and discriminated against because of their religion. Mr. Frank and others felt that this story could reach out to people, explain some of Judaism to the general public, and tell the story of the horror of the Holocaust. Only when you pay attention to the details of the actual words from the diary that are incorporated into the play can you appreciate the predicament of the people in the Secret Annex, a microcosm of the thousands, perhaps millions, of others who had to hide to survive. Collapse

      • Event Name: The Diary of Anne Frank
        "PREMATURE"
        Comment posted by: Daniel martin from PALO ALTO, CA, Aug 21, 2007

        GO SEE THE PLAY FIRST DUDE; ;IT HAS NOT EVEN OPENED YET. THE NEW YORK VERSION WAS POIGNENT(LOOK IT UP)

        GO SEE THE PLAY FIRST DUDE; ;IT HAS NOT EVEN OPENED YET. THE NEW YORK VERSION WAS POIGNENT(LOOK IT UP)

      • Event Name: The Diary of Anne Frank
        "Anne Frank legacy distorted"
        Comment posted by: Stan from Los Gatos, CA, Aug 15, 2007

        The theater turns the life of Anne Frank and other victims of Holocaust into unauthentic commercial performance which does not even attempt to live up to the ideals captured in Anne's diary.

        The theater turns the life of Anne Frank and other victims of Holocaust into unauthentic commercial performance which does not even attempt to live up to the ideals captured in Anne's diary.

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