The Farmington Players Present
OPEN AUDITIONS
for
The Diary of Anne Frank
By Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett
Newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by: Maureen Mansfield
Asst Director: Kristi Schwartz
Produced by: Jason Wilhoite and Amy Poirier
Sunday, November 15. Check-in 12:30, Auditions 1:00
32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Mandatory dates
Show dates: February 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, March 3, 4, 5
Dress Rehearsals: February 8, 9, 10
Tech Rehearsal: Saturday, February 6
Must be available for rehearsal on Tuesdays. (Two other weekdays negotiable.)
Writings from Anne Frank’s diary, along with survivor accounts, are interwoven to
create an impassioned story about the lives of eight people persecuted under
Nazi rule. This Tony Award winning adaptation, is a reminder not only of
mankind’s dark past, but also of the triumph of the human spirit.
For an electronic preview copy of the script/more information
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Audition Cuts
1. Anne, Mr. Van Daan, Mrs. Van Daan
Begins: pg. 21 - ANNE: ”Mrs. Van Daan, may I try on your coat…”
Ends: pg. 24 - MR. VAN DAAN: “Petronella”
*sections on these pages not concerning these characters will be blocked out for the
reading
2. Anne, Mrs. Frank, Margot
Begins: pg. 24 – MRS. FRANK: “Anne, you can’t behave like this”
Ends: pg. 25 – MRS. FRANK: “I can’t even remember how life used to be”
3. Anne, Mr. Dussel
Begins: pg. 29 – ANNE: “Well, here we are:
Ends:
pg. 30 – ANNE: “You rest, I’ll try to make you feel at home.”
4. Anne, Mrs. Frank, Mr. Frank, Mr. Dussel
Begins: pg. 31 – ANNE: “No, no, don’t let them take me…”
Ends: pg. 33 – MR. FRANK: “…the sooner the war will end”
5. Mrs. Frank, Miep
Begins: pg. 44 – MIEP: “Mrs. Frank?”
Ends: pg: 45 – MRS. FRANK: “ Thank you for listening to me”
6. Anne, Peter
Begins: pg. 46 – PETER: “You left this”
Ends: pg. 47- PETER: “Yes, (Quiet) You”
7. Anne, Margot
Begins: pg. 51 – MARGOT: “Mr. Dussel is getting awfully impatient out there”
Ends: pg: 52. – MARGOT: “There, now you’re ready”
8. Anne, Margot, Mrs. Frank, Mrs. Van Daan, Mr. Frank, Mr. Van Daan,
Peter, Mr. Dussel
Begins: pg. 55 – MRS. FRANK: “ Otto, listen a rat”
Ends: pg. 56- MR. FRANK: “Just let them wait”
9. Mrs. Van Daan
Mono - pg. 58
10. - 13 Anne Mono’s
Mono.- pg. 17, 39, 48, 58
14. Mr. Frank
Mono – pg. 62
Character Descriptions
Anne Frank -- Actor to portray 13 through 15 y/o female
Lively, curious, bright and outspoken.
Loves: reading, writing, fashion, art, history, boys and movie stars.
Dreams of being a famous actress or writer.
Margot Frank -- Actor to portray 16 through 18 y/o female
Academic, modest and easygoing
Loves: dancing, reading and maths
Dreams of being a maternity nurse
Character Descriptions
Edith Frank – 35-50 y/o female
Polite, honest, orderly homemaker
Loves: her children, her husband, music and Germany
Petronella Van Daan – 35-50 y/o female
Coquettish, opinionated and chatty
Loves: her fur coat and her chamber pot
Miep Gies – 20-30 y/o female
Trusted friend of Otto Frank. Brings food and supplies to annex
Determined, courageous, fashionable and worldly
Loves: her fiancée, dancing, Mozart and politics.
Otto Frank – 35-60 y/o male
Kind, friendly, wise, calm and well-educated businessman
Loves: his children and wife, Charles Dickens, history and politics
Hermann Van Daan – 35-60 male
Intelligent, opinionated, outspoken and restless
Loves: his wife, smoking and food
Peter Van Daan – Actor to portray 15 through 17 y/o male
Sweet, awkward, passive, struggles academically
Loves: his cat Mouschi
Albert Dussell – 40-60 y/o male
Latecomer to annex
Precise and fussy disciplinarian, used to privacy
Loves: being a dentist, his wife, Charlotte. Hates: cats
Mr. Kraler -- 30-50 y/o male
Trusted friend and business partner of Otto Frank
Private, humble, precise and polite
Hates: Nazi’s
1st, 2nd and 3rd Man – (Small roles) to portray Soldiers, Nazi’s and various voices