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L R P p ro d u c t i o n o f ‘An n e Fra n k ’ i s p owe r f u l re t e l l i n g
For ticket information, contact The Florence Events Center box office at (541) 997-1994
process of theater and the opportunity to
stretch herself beyond her shy comfort
zone.
Kyle Hight plays Peter Van Daan. His
character in Anne Frank is shy, quiet and
clumsy, but Hight couldn’t be further from
those traits off stage.
A freshman at Siuslaw High School,
Hight is an active, well-spoken and
sure-footed student. He is active in his
community and loves hanging out with
friends, listening to music or playing
video games.
Like Cahoon, this is his fi rst LRP play
and he has reached above and beyond to
relate with his character.
These three young actors are in the
midst of many talented performers, who
have offered mentorship on and off of the
stage.
Additional cast members include:
Otto Frank (Dana Rodet); Edith
Frank (Kate Gibson); Mr. Van Daan
(Jim Wellington); Mrs. Van Daan (Jackie
Crave); Mr. Dussel (Grant Harmond);
Miep Gies (Trudie Cahoon); Mr. Kraler
(Paul Deemer); Nazi Offi cers (James
Bonisteel and Jamison Smith).
The Diary of Anne Frank will be
performanced April 22, 23, 28 and 29, at 7
p.m., and April 24 and 30, at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available now at The
Florence Events Center, 715 Quince
Street. Box offi ce hours are Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or
visit www.eventcenter.org.
For more information, call the FEC at
541-997-1994.
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Resort Players invites the audience to
witness what life may have been like for
the Frank family — living a claustrophobic
existence together, as eight people try to
contain their fear of what is to come, as
well as grief for what was lost.
And hope for a peace that allows them
to return to their ordinary lives.
History plays out in front of the
audience in this adaptation for those
who know the story well, and for a new
generation that has yet to understand the
gift of what Anne Frank gave to humanity
through her diary.
LRP is introducing three young actors
to the stage for the upcoming production
of Anne Frank. Memphis Gliewe will
play the leading role of Anne Frank.
Memphis is a talented 8th-grader who
attends Siuslaw Middle School. She has
been involved in several LRP productions,
including “Our Town.” Gliewe is also
actively involved in Indian Education, and
plays the trumpet in band. Her character
in Anne Frank explores deep, intimate
emotions throughout the play, and she
is said to capture those moments with
maturity and skill.
Brooklyn Cahoon is taking on the
role of Margot Frank, Anne’s older sister.
Cahoon is also an 8th grader at Siuslaw
Middle School and in her fi rst role for
LRP. Cahoon spends her extra time
volunteering in her local church helping
teach children. The young actress also
loves playing guitar and singing all genres
of music.
Cahoon says she enjoys the learning
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records daily activities and conversations
with wit and astonishing honesty. The
audience learns through a mature 13-year-
old that the human heart truly can defeat
the fear of death. In this drama, the Last
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he latest production of Anne Frank,
being produced by Florence’s Last
Resort Players, is a retelling of the
well-known play based on Anne Frank’s
diary, which was reclaimed by her father,
Otto Frank, when he returned to the
Annex following the end of WWII. He
was the fi nal survivor of the families that
had hidden there. He released some but
not all of the writings in the diary, as he
thought some of the refl ections she wrote
about might offend the tenants of the
annex — particularly Anne’s opposition
to her mother, which he felt didn’t honor
their memory.
Those newly released writings and
survivor accounts have been interwoven
into a powerful, intimate adaptation of
Anne Frank’s story. Audience members
fi nd themselves going back in time as cast
members enter an era where human moral
is shattered by horrifi c changes.
But somewhere in a small annex a
little girl fi nds the courage to survive.
During two years of hiding, Anne Frank