w® poqf The Pages Of Anne's Mind was stunned. The houselights Iflashed back on and found me staring ahead,shocked back into the reality of my auditorium surroundings. For the preceding ninety minutes, the explorations of my mind were transposed to a dim apartment above a warehouse in Germany. There, I had witnessed the powerful struggles of human nature: the struggle for freedom, for satisfaction, for mere sanity in a world gone crazy with darkened thinking. Eight Jewish people swept me into their world of frustration and bitterness, of boredom and loneliness, of hope and laughter. The characters graphically unfolded themselves, magnificently interacting with one another and with their captivated audience. Kathy Bachelder, once a senior speech major with curly red locks,suddenly became a dark-haired Jewish girl of twelve named Anne. The play followed the events of her life from age twelve to fifteen,as written in her diary. The Diary Of Anne Frank Anne recorded everything: the classes with her mother (Tricia Emerson),the deep affection for her father (Dave Jones), her feelings about being locked up inside a tiny apartment for endless days, her witty remarks about their food, the favoritism everyone held for her quiet sister Margot(Laura Hartsough), her running commentary on the strange antics of Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan (David Johnson and Stephanie Pratt),the disagreements with her "temporary" roommate, Mr. Dussel (Dave Shulse), her simple longing for an afternoon bike ride or a game of pingpong,and finally, her initial distaste for Peter Van Daan(Gary Cooke), which eventually transformed itself into love. She also wrote about the eagerly awaited visits of Mr. Kraler (Chuck Christ)and Miep(Carol Silver), the two who sustained them with food and supplies throughout their hiding. After more than two years of secretive existence, police stormed into the apartment. Everyone was taken to (Cont. on 149) 148 Winter Play
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