The Diary of Anne Frank (One-Act Version)
Albert Hackett
The Diary Of Anne Frank
by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Broadway
Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Pulitzer PrizeTony Award
Winner! 1956 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner! 1956 Tony Award for Best Play Nominee: Five 1956 Tony Awards
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the emotional depth and historical significance of this adaptation of Anne Frank's story. Many find the portrayal of Anne's experiences and relationships relatable and poignant, making it a powerful educational tool. Some raise concerns about the suitability of certain content for younger audiences, yet the overall feedback remains overwhelmingly positive.
Emotionally impactful storytellingStrong character developmentEducational value for studentsSome content may be inappropriate for youth
Synopsis
A two-act play based on the diary of a Jewish girl who died in a Nazi concentration camp at the age of fifteen.
Press Reviews
"A lovely tender drama… Strange how the shining spirit of a young girl now dead can filter down through the years and inspire a group of theatrical professionals in a foreign land."
— The New York Times
"The precise quality of the new play at the Cort is the quality of glowing, ineradicable life—life in its warmth, its wonder, its spasms of anguish and its wild and flaring humor… Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett have fashioned a wonderfully sensitive and theatrically craftsmanlike narrative out of the real-life legacy left us by a spirited and straightforward Jewish girl… as bright and shining as a banner."
— The New York Herald-Tribune
"A moving document on the stage."
— The New York Post
"There is so much beauty, warm humor, gentle pity… in The Diary of Anne Frank that it is difficult to imagine how this play could be contained in one set on one stage… this is a fine drama."
— The New York Daily News
"One of the year’s ten best."
— Time
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Miep Gies |
Mrs. Van Daan |
Mr. Van Daan |
Peter Van Daan |
Mrs. Frank |
Margot Frank |
Anne Frank |
Mr. Kraler |
Mr. Dussel |
Mr. Frank |
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Publication
PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year1986
BindingPaperback
Pages72
Place[New York]
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822203070
ISBN-100822203073
LCCN58003988
LCCPS3513.O53515 D5 1986
The Diary Of Anne Frank is a American adaptation play written by Albert Hackett and published by Dramatists Play Service in [New York] (1986).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1986 · 72 pp
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