Weathervane Playhouse Announce Its Exciting 2018-19 Season
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 24, 2018
In the theatre's earliest season announcement in recent memory, Weathervane Playhouse announces an exciting new season of 10 productions including such favorites as Bye Bye Birdie and Noises Off. The new season also includes the regional premiere of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the return of the beloved holiday favorite Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a new adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank, the heartfelt and funny Almost, Maine, the Tony - and Olivier Award-winning Dreamgirls, and our annual 8x10 TheatreFest. All shows will take place in our Founders Theater.
New Stage Announces 2018-19 SchoolFest Matinee Lineup
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 10, 2018
New Stage Theatre, a professional theatre located in Jackson, Mississippi, announces its 2018-2019 SchoolFest Matinee performances, as a part of New Stage's Arts in Education program. We will celebrate our 53rd season, "The Power of Place", with a wonderful variety of great theatre for all ages. "The characters in this season's plays yearn and search for home, redefine place and struggle for identity in the changing worlds around them. A strong impression of place can evoke anger, joy, tears, and laughter. At New Stage Theatre we know there is a place for everyone," says artistic director Francine Thomas Reynolds.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Wins Three Connecticut Critics Circle Awards
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 13, 2018
On the eve of what would have been Anne Frank's 89th birthday, had she survived the Holocaust, The Playhouse on Park production of The Diary of Anne Frank, based on a new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, walked off with three out of the possible four awards it was nominated for, at the Connecticut Critics Circle Awards ceremony on Monday night, June 11.
BWW Review: Arizona Theatre Company Presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by Herbert Paine
- May 22, 2018
David Ira Goldstein, recently retired from his position as Arizona Theatre Company's artistic director, returns to put his distinctive signature on the play. The result is a sensitively drawn, powerfully commanding, and deeply unsettling portrait of a family in waiting for the inevitable, featuring a remarkable performance by Anna Lentz.
Durham School Of The Arts Theatre Brings Timely Production Of ANNE FRANK To The Stage
by BWW News Desk
- May 12, 2018
DSA Theatre Troupe 5765 brings one of the most powerful stories of the 20th century to their intimate Black Box Theatre. Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's The Diary of Anne Frank gives introspection into Anne Frank's daily life in the annex, her coming-of-age story, and blossoming relationship with housemate Peter Van Daan in her two-years of hiding. This is a dynamic exploration of the 'banality of evil' and the ever present flame of hope in the story of a Jewish girl in Amsterdam during World War II, and her family's desperate attempt to preserve humanity in an inhumane world. Seven decades later, Anne Frank's message still resonates with young people around the world.
Durham School Of The Arts Theatre Brings Timely Production Of ANNE FRANK To The Stage
by BWW
News Desk
- May 9, 2018
DSA Theatre Troupe 5765 brings one of the most powerful stories of the 20th century to their intimate Black Box Theatre. Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's The Diary of Anne Frank gives introspection into Anne Frank's daily life in the annex, her coming-of-age story, and blossoming relationship with housemate Peter Van Daan in her two-years of hiding. This is a dynamic exploration of the 'banality of evil' and the ever present flame of hope in the story of a Jewish girl in Amsterdam during World War II, and her family's desperate attempt to preserve humanity in an inhumane world. Seven decades later, Anne Frank's message still resonates with young people around the world.
Gloucester Stage Presents World Premiere Of Madame Defarge
by Stephi Wild
- May 6, 2018
Gloucester Stage Company opens its 39th season of professional theater on May 11 with the world premiere of Madame Defarge, Wendy Kesselman's new musical inspired by Charles Dicken's classic A Tale of Two Cities. The world premiere musical runs from May 11 through June 2 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. A passionate re-imagining of Dickens' infamous Madame Defarge illuminates this new musical by Wendy Kesselman.
Theatre Pro Rata Announces 2018-19 Season
by Julie Musbach
- Apr 30, 2018
Theatre Pro Rata will produce a play reading series and two shows in 2018-2019: three public play readings in October; Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath in February at Gremlin Theatre at Vandalia Tower (550 Vandalia Street, St. Paul); and My Sister in this House by Wendy Kesselman in late spring at the Crane Theatre (2303 Kennedy St NE, Minneapolis).
Durham School Of The Arts Theatre Brings Timely Production Of ANNE FRANK To The Stage
by Julie Musbach
- Apr 26, 2018
DSA Theatre Troupe 5765 brings one of the most powerful stories of the 20th century to their intimate Black Box Theatre. Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's The Diary of Anne Frank gives introspection into Anne Frank's daily life in the annex, her coming-of-age story, and blossoming relationship with housemate Peter Van Daan in her two-years of hiding. This is a dynamic exploration of the 'banality of evil' and the ever present flame of hope in the story of a Jewish girl in Amsterdam during World War II, and her family's desperate attempt to preserve humanity in an inhumane world. Seven decades later, Anne Frank's message still resonates with young people around the world.
2018-2019 Season Announced At Seattle Children's Theatre
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 4, 2018
World-renowned arts organization for young people, Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT), is proud to announce their ambitious upcoming 2018-2019 lineup. The 44th season is brimming with a kaleidoscope of bold adaptations, timeless classics updated for new audiences, and provocative stagings of historical works for ages 3 to 9+. Ticket packages are on sale now with single tickets going on sale August 1, 2018.
MAMMA MIA!, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, and More Announced for Arvada Center's 2018-19 Season
by Julie Musbach
- Apr 2, 2018
The Arvada Center has announced its 2018-2019 season, a diverse line-up of plays and musicals. The three musical and four play season includes a world premiere play, two regional premieres, and a Broadway smash-hit. The season also marks the third year of the Black Box Repertory Theatre, a company of actors who will perform three of the Black Box Theatre's four plays in repertory. The 2018-19 Theatre Season is sponsored by Lutheran Medical Center.
The Belmont Theatre Relives THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 23, 2018
The Belmont Theatre will produce the play THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK in the theatre's Bon-Ton Studio April 13-15 & 19-22. The play is by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman.
Gloucester Stage Announces 2018 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 7, 2018
Gloucester Stage Company Artistic Director Robert Walsh and Managing Director Jeff Zinn, recently announced the six-play lineup for Gloucester Stage's 39th Season of professional theater in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Photo Flash: Geva Mounts THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 14, 2018
Geva Theatre Center's 2017-2018 Season continues with The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed by David Ira Goldstein, in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from February 13 through March 18.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Comes to People's Light
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 1, 2018
Building on the Blaine County School District's mission of inspiring, engaging, educating and empowering every student, Company of Fools announces the 21st year of Stages of Wonder-an in-school dramatic arts program that has served as the theatre curriculum in local elementary schools since 1997.
People's Light Stages THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 1, 2018
In a cramped, secret Amsterdam annex, alongside seven other refugees, a Jewish girl hides from the Nazis. In the midst of this nightmare scenario, Anne Frank channels her lively intelligence into a diary that resonates decades after her death. Wendy Kesselman's adaptation captures the immediacy of Anne's unique voice, and the courage and terror of a life evading Hitler's genocide of the Jews.
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