
From a Chicago Novel to Podcast: Adam Langer Takes You Behind the Scenes of “Playing Anne Frank”
At Illinois Holocaust Museum

Thu, Mar 23, 2023
6:30 P.M. CST
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
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Chris Jones, editorial page editor and chief theater critic of the Chicago Tribune will chat with Adam Langer, creator of The Forward’s Playing Anne Frank podcast, about the history of the play, which inspired both the podcast and his novel Cyclorama, which was named one of the best novels off 2022 by the Chicago Tribune. Join us at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, Illinois, for this dynamic conversation about an artistic piece of work which transformed Holocaust education and perception.
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?
Using archival material and interviews with surviving cast and crew members, Forward executive editor Adam Langer created a podcast to tell a story that’s never been told. Reservations required.
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