Anne Frank's story of hope in the face of evil is celebrated by a multi-ethnic cast of young people, each of whom have had their own experiences with ethnic cleansing, and survived their ordeals by embracing Anne's philosophy of "thinking themselves out" of their situations.

The on-stage characters who portray the figures in Anne's diary come from a variety of eras and conflicts. They include survivors of the Armenian genocide in 1915, the Bosnian civil war of the 1990s, the ethnic cleansing in Rwanda, and a member of the ruling white class in South Africa - along with a young black man whose family was forced into a South African Bantustan. Together, they emphasize that Anne Frank's family was one of many families throughout history who suffered the ignorance and hatred of mobs, putting the Frank's World War II experience into an even larger historical context.

Anne Frank:Thinking Myself Out is targeted to be available starting in January, 2011. Until then, our classic ANNE FRANK: ON THE AIR radio-style production will be available to book. The radio version is more of a 'straight' presentation of the Frank diary, though with the show-within-a-show concept of watching a live radio broadcast from the 1940s.

Anne Frank: Thinking Myself Out is available for touring and also available as a "field trip" show at the Museum of Science and Industry. To make a booking for your group for one of those performances, follow this link to the Cinema Academy site and book online!

With - casting tba

Running time - 55 mins
Best for - grades 5-8
Available - from January, 2011
Fees - from $750