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The Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich and
Albert Hackett
14 performances:
June 28 to August 2
Recommended for ages 12 and up
“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
This play is a dramatization of “The Diary of a Young Girl,” the
inspiring writings of a young Dutch girl who hid with her family for
two years from the Nazis. The play is truly an American classic, having
won the New York Drama Critics and Tony awards for best play, as well
as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1956. It is appropriate for ages 12
and up.
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Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
13 performances:
July 5 to August 3
Recommended for ages 6 and up
“If music be the food of love, play on!”
One of William Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, Twelfth Night is a
story of unrequited love. Viola is shipwrecked on the coast of an
exotic land, where, while disguised as a young man, she falls in love
with Duke Orsino, who is in love with the Countess Olivia, who in turn
falls in love with Viola, thinking that she is a man. Only the
hilarious hijinks of the gender bending can unfold this comic knot.
This easy-to-understand adaptation will be appropriate for the entire
family – ages six and up – and will feature innovative staging,
clowning and an original score that are hallmarks of OSTF’s productions.
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Light Up the Sky
by Moss Hart
11 performances:
July 20 to August 4
Recommended for ages 12 and up
“If I’m going to work and live in the theater and say what I want to say, it’s got to be with people – all kinds of people – even people like you.”
In this semi-autobiographical comedy by Pulitzer Prize winning author,
Moss Hart (“You Can’t Take It With You”, “Once in a Lifetime”), a young
playwright’s idealism is severely challenged by the temperaments of his
collaborators – the producer, the director, the star, and her mother.
This classic Broadway comedy about the roller-coaster process of
mounting a Broadway show is one of the funniest plays ever written for
the American stage.
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