"Anne Frank's diary is about as well-known as books get, translated into dozens of languages, and selling millions of copies. It also prompted an often-performed play and a well-known movie, both adapted from the diary. But now a new Anne Frank play, telling the story of the decisions, difficulties and struggles that Otto Frank faces taking the diary itself from paper to publication, has debuted at Theater for The New City."
"Written in Dutch as Het Achterhuis, Anne Frank's diary became her father Otto's mission and a way of finding meaning in life after so many horrors. It would be published around much of the world, including the United States, where it would also prompt a play and a movie, but only after a struggle that amounts to a different, second Anne Frank story."
"The Diary, a new play by Theater for the New City playwright in residence Claude Solnik and directed by Deborah Rupy, is about Otto and Anne, and the journey of the diary to publication and renown. It has been playing to full houses at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., since opening on Jan. 10 and runs Thurs.-Sat. at 8 and Sun. at 3 through January 25."
Otto Frank wrestles with whether to publish Anne Frank's diary and how to edit it to protect privacy and relatives. A new play, The Diary, by Claude Solnik and directed by Deborah Rupy, portrays Otto's decisions and the diary's path from manuscript to international renown. The play opened Jan. 10 at Theater for the New City and has been playing to full houses through Jan. 25, with performances Thurs.-Sat. at 8 and Sun. at 3. The narrative covers editorial rejection, disbelief that a young girl wrote the diary, and its eventual role in global remembrance.
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