Using archival material and interviews with surviving cast and crew members, Forward executive editor Adam Langer presents a story that's never been told: the backstory of "The Diary of Anne Frank," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play and Oscar-winning film, and how this iconic work shapes those involved in performing it — including high school students putting the show on today. The Diary of Anne Frank, which debuted on Broadway in 1955 and then later toured the country, was one of the most influential plays of the 20th century, and a life-changing experience for many of those who saw it. It introduced millions of Americans to the Holocaust and its victims. But what did reenacting Anne's story mean to the people who created and acted in the play or the 1959 film? How did dramatizing her life affect their lives and careers? Who were they? In seven episodes, "Playing Anne Frank" weaves together stories of art and culture and, ultimately, deep humanity.
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Romeo and Juliet - Episode 1 - Bite Your Thumb
Introducing...Romeo and Juliet
The Winter's Tale Bonus Interview - Estelle Parsons
Introducing...Gurus: the Story of Acting, from Stanislavsky to Succession
Introducing...The History of Literature
Othello Bonus Content - Victor Malana Maog
Introducing...The Play's The Thing
Introducing...Shelter
Full Play - Othello
Introducing...Lit Society
Othello Bonus Content - Jeremy Tardy
Othello - Episode 7 - Put Out
Othello - Episode 6 - The Wrongs We Do
Othello Bonus Content - Mfoniso Udofia
Othello - Episode 5 - False As Hell
Introducing...Small Victories
Othello - Episode 4 - Give Me A Breathing Reason
Introducing...Goodbye Blue Mondays
Othello - Episode 3 - Men Should Be What They Seem
Introducing...Hidden Signal
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It’s All An Act
The Turn of the Screw
Anne of Green Gables
The Magnus Archives
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