The Strength Of Our Spirit
by Cynthia Mercati

Name: The Strength Of Our Spirit
Brand: Cynthia Mercati
SKU: 9780874400687
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

One Act 60 mins 1940s/WWII Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American

Synopsis

Some of us found a way to fight.

Some of us sang on our way to death.

Some of us could only hope.

All of us had a name.

So starts the powerful play, The Strength of Their Spirit, based on actual events and real people.

It is the story of what Anne Frank might have witnessed from her attic window, as her spirit pleaded for peace in the midst of the horrors around her.

It is set in Amsterdam, Holland, our narrator is Miriam, Anne's best friend, the last person to see Anne alive at the Bergen Belson concentration camp where they were both held prisoner.

We follow the stories of several real people, as they gather courage from one another to fight for freedom and dignity for all.

Miriam, Anne Frank's closest friend, and the last to see her alive, at the Bergen-Belson concentration camp, survived the ordeal.

Anne we know did not.

It is Miraim who tells the story.

There are dark moments in the play -- but it leaves us with hope for the future, and a determination not to let such a thing happen again.

As Rachel, Miriam's mother tells her, "Let your spirit soar like the gulls!

In the strength of your spirit there is freedom!" Interspersed in the play are actual poems written by young people during their times of hiding.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mrs. Goldsmit An upstairs neighbor of the Frank family	—	—	An upstairs neighbor of the Frank family
Rachel Miriam's mother	female	—	Miriam's mother
Mr. Presser Miriam and Anne's teacher	—	—	Miriam and Anne's teacher
Liese A young dutch resistance fighter	—	—	A young dutch resistance fighter
Ellie Liese's employer	—	—	Liese's employer
Johann A young dutch farmer's son	—	—	A young dutch farmer's son
Rilke Johann's sister	female	—	Johann's sister
Mother The mother of the young children hidden by Rilke and Johann	female	—	The mother of the young children hidden by Rilke and Johann
Karl A young Jewish Partisan	—	—	A young Jewish Partisan
Second Actor Young, may be male or female	female	—	Young, may be male or female
Young Miriam She is 13 at the start of the play, 15 at the end	female	—	She is 13 at the start of the play, 15 at the end