Performed by Carlmont High School.
November 12 - 15

Carlmont High School is performing The Diary of Anne Frank at the Carlmont Performing Arts Center from November 12 - 15

Winner Of The Pulitzer Prize, The Tony Award, The Critic’s Circle Award, and Virtually Every Other Coveted Prize of the Theatre

BELMONT, CA - The Carlmont High School Performing Arts Department presents the highly acclaimed, award winning play - The Diary of Anne Frank. The play is an inspiring story of perseverance and hope, which serves as a timeless lesson that the spirit of a child is impossible to deny. The play is dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from the novel Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, edited by Otto Frank. The Diary of Anne Frank will be performed by the Carlmont Performing Arts Department from November 12 – 15 in the beautiful, new Carlmont High School Performing Arts Center.

Second only to the Bible, The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the world’s most read books. Even if audiences have read the diary and watched the movie, experiencing the live stage play is a unique and moving experience that brings new life to the story and the characters. Set during one of history’s most brutal periods, the Holocaust, the play is based on the actual diary of a young girl who comes of age while hiding from the Nazis in a tiny, overcrowded attic with her family for more than two years. During their confinement, Anne discovers herself as a beautiful, thoughtful, and extraordinary girl. Her story is a constant reminder to us all of the power of the human spirit.

“The magic of this play is that it helps bring us understand an event that happened worldwide by allowing us to peer into the lives of individuals experiencing it,” explains Bernadette Fife, Director.

The set replicates the “Annex,” the Frank family’s actual hiding place, as closely as possible. According to Ms. Fife, it is important that the audience understands just how these people really lived in order to provide the complete experience of the play. The actors will remain on stage, even during intermission, to represent how every aspect of the characters life was on stage and in jeopardy. Soldiers will roam the audience to give the audience a feel of being a part of the community.

The Carlmont High School Performing Arts Department is proud to present "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett on Thursday, Friday and Saturday November 12 - 14 at 7:00pm and November 15^th at 2:00pm. Performances will take place at the Carlmont High School Performing Arts Center, located at 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont. The admission price is $10 for Adults and $8 for Students and Seniors. Tickets may be purchased at www.carlmontperformingarts.com or at the door, 1 hour prior to curtain.

The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book Diary of a Young Girl, which is based on the writings from a diary written by Jewish teenager Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

This play is an insightful look into the innocent mind of a holocaust victim. It treats the historical event with tenderness, innocence and realism. A must see for anyone who wants to try to understand the effects on families during this tragic period.