The Diary of Anne Frank (1999)

The Diary of Anne Frank (1999) was a play production staged by a group of students at Ben Franklin Junior High School.

Plot Summary
When concentration camp victim Otto Frank returns to his former hiding place after the war he is given his daughter's diary. The story recorded therein of how he hid his wife, two daughters, the three members of the van Daan family, and a dentist Albert Dussel, in an attic from the Nazis for two years is shown in flashback. Their growing tensions, their food shortages, and Anne's falling in love with Peter van Daan are set against the backdrop of wartime Amsterdam. After two years the building is raided by the Nazis and all of its occupants are sent to their deaths in concentration camps.

Production Information
The show was completely produced by students. Andrew Grimm and Megan Hunter approached the administration about putting on the show. The show was so successful, many of the same students banded together the following year to do Clue (1999).

Cast

 * Jessica Wolf (credited as Jessica Turmo).... Anne Frank
 * Tucker Lucas.... Otto Frank
 * Mali Yahnke.... Edith Frank
 * Katie Bakken.... Margot Frank
 * Phillip Coghlan.... Herman van Daan
 * Allison Achtenberg.... Petronella van Daan
 * Scott Strandberg.... Peter van Daan
 * Ryan Hellevang.... Albert Dussel
 * John Martin.... Mr. Kraler
 * Ashley Volk.... Miep Gies
 * Annie Onstad.... Soldier
 * Megan Goetz.... Soldier
 * Mason Lewis.... Soldier
 * Divya Agarwal.... Soldier
 * Claire Rasmussen.... Soldier

Crew

 * Directed by Andrew Grimm and Megan Hunter