1984 Miracle Yearbook

w® poqf The Pages Of Anne's Mind was stunned. The houselights Iflashed back on and found me star- ing ahead,shocked back into the re- ality of my auditorium surroundings. For the preceding ninety minutes, the ex- plorations of my mind were transposed to a dim apartment above a ware- house in Germany. There, I had wit- nessed the powerful struggles of hu- man nature: the struggle for freedom, for satisfaction, for mere sanity in a world gone crazy with darkened think- ing. Eight Jewish people swept me into their world of frustration and bitterness, of boredom and loneliness, of hope and laughter. The characters graphi- cally unfolded themselves, magnifi- cently interacting with one another and with their captivated audience. Kathy Bachelder, once a senior speech major with curly red locks,sud- denly 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 Emer- son),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 Steph- anie Pratt),the disagreements with her "temporary" roommate, Mr. Dussel (Dave Shulse), her simple longing for an afternoon bike ride or a game of ping- pong,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 secre- tive existence, police stormed into the apartment. Everyone was taken to (Cont. on 149) 148 Winter Play