Hannah Bedard
presents her adaptation of
The Diary Of Anne Frank
based on "Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl"
by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett
performed April 14 & 15, 2016
with support from the MHS Drama Club
Directed by Hannah Bedard

 
The Cast
Anne
Mariah Haskell
Margot
Cece Harvey
Mr. Frank
Matt Gormally
Mrs. Frank
Bailey Stearns
Peter
Max Millis
Mr. van Daan
Aidan Costa
Mrs. van Daan
Taylor Moss
Mr. Dussel
Michael Hanlon
Mr. Kraler
Hunter Atkins
Miep
Gianna Sams

Crew
Set Decoration Fiona Chlebecek, Renee Lewis, Hannah Bedard
Sound Design Joey Paz, Hannah Bedard
Lighting Design Linda Vars, Hannah Bedard
Costumes Hannah Bedard, Mariah Haskell, Bailey Stearns, Gianna Sams, Savers
Poster Bailey Stearns, Hannah Bedard
House Managers Nicole Vanasse and Cal Travers
Mentor Linda Vars



Our cast
Back: Matt, Bailey, Mike
Middle: Cece, Mariah, Max
Sitting: Gianna, Aiden, Taylor



Gianna and Matt

Cece, Bailey, Mariah, and Matt

Max and Mariah

Max and Mariah

Director’s Note

In eighth grade, I had a wonderful pair of teachers, Ms. Huntley and Mr. Petrarca. In their English and Social Studies classes, we spent an extensive period of time on World War II and the Holocaust, and in this unit we read the Goodrich and Hackett version of “The Diary of Anne Frank” play. I knew instantly that I wanted to be a part of a production of this show – more specifically, I wanted to direct this show. So, I stole the text book containing the script from Ms. Huntley’s English class, and began to retype it. Now, almost four years later, I am finally getting to fulfill this huge dream I created in eighth grade. So, there are a million and one people to thank for helping me get to this point, after years of planning. First and foremost, I have to thank my Capstone mentor, Linda Vars, for helping me solve every problem along the way and helping me clean up the show and make it audience-ready in the past week. Then there is Kevin Zahm, who printed my scripts, flyers and programs and helped calm most of my anxieties in connection to the show. Also, Jennifer Vaillancourt and my mother, Nicole Vanasse, for their support and encouragement throughout this process. Next there is the Middletown Public Library for allowing me to use their meeting room to hold rehearsal over the last four months. A huge thank you goes out to this amazing cast, whom I love very much for giving their all to me over the rehearsal process. And lastly, I’d like to thank Ms. Huntley for introducing me to this play and not jumping on stage after reading this to yell at me for stealing the book, and Mr. Petrarca for instilling a love of history in me. Oh, and there is one more group of people to thank about, everyone who came out tonight to support me and my Capstone,

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!