The Diary of Anne Frank
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
The Jewish Ensemble Theatre 2013-2022
Directed by Chris Bremmer
Lighting Design by Neil Koivu
Costume Design by
Sound Design by
The Jewish Ensmble Theatre has produced The Diary of Anne Frank for school groups for almost 30 years. It was re-imagined in 2009 to have a minimalist feel, using tape on the floor to seal the family in and makes the show easy to tour. I was asked to re-design the lights, using less fixtures and making it ready to tour in 2013. I’ve loaded it into 2 different venues once a year in Detroit. In 2019 we finally took the production out of state to Phoenix Arizona, and in 2022 we took it to Scottsdale, AZ.
Anne and Margot in their room
The Radio filling us in on what was going on at the time.
Anne Dancing with Otto Frank
Edith comforting Anne after a nightmare
Otto and Anne talking after her nightmare
As the air raid siren sounds everyone grabs their work lights
Dussel singing a prayer after the bombing
They turn off the lights as the thief investigates.
Blowing out the menorah candle light
Edith confiding with Miep away from the family
Kissing Peter
Anne Worrying about the futre
Otto telling the epilogue of how everyone died in the camps