Artists’ Collective Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank : Auditions

Artists’ Collective Theatre will be holding auditions for their upcoming production of The Diary of Anne Frank.

The play gives an evocative retelling of the memoirs of a young Jewish girl forced to hide for nearly two years to escape Nazi oppression during World War 2. Anne Frank, her mother, father, and sister, joined by the Van Daan family, hide in the secret annex space above her father’s office in Amsterdam as the Nazis deport the Jews of Holland to their deaths. In this annex, Anne comes of age: laughs, plays, cries, and falls in love for the first time. In spite of her circumstances and the horrors that surround her every day, Anne’s spirit transcends as she voices her faith, “in spite of everything…people are truly good at heart.”

Characters to cast:

Otto Frank – Male, Late 30s-50s
Margot Frank – Female, 13-16
Mr. Van Daan – Male 30s-40s
Mrs. Van Daan – Female, 30s-50s
Peter Van Daan – Male, 13-16
Jan Dussel – Male, 20s-30s
Miep Gies – Female, 20s-30s
Mr. Kraler – Male, 30s-60s

Those wishing to request an audition, send your headshot and resume to audition@acttheatre.ca with “ANNE FRANK AUDITION – [YOUR NAME]” in the subject heading. Only those selected for an audition will be contacted.

Please prepare one dramatic contemporary monologue no longer than two minutes. You may be asked to do a cold read from the script.

Audition dates: December 5th and December 6th 2015
Production dates: March 24th to April 2nd 2016
Tentative rehearsal period: February to March 2016