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From  the  moment  the  house  lights  dim­
                                                                                          med,  to  the  final  curtain,  the  audience  was
                                                                                          held spellbound by this tense drama.
                                                                                            The acting was  superb, especially  the  lead
                                                                                          pans of Anne Frank and her father,  played by
                                                                                         Jayne  Atkinson  and  Mike  Blanco.  The excel­
                                                                                          lent  set  was  constructed  on  three  planes  of
                                                                                          activity,  and  while  the  audience’s  attention
                                                                                          was  focused  on  one  particular  section  of  the
                                                                                          stage,  the  other  characters  went  about  their
                                                                                          business  as  if  no  one  were  watching.  It  was
                                                                                          not  possible  to  keep  from  being  thrilled  by
                                                                                          the  emotion  that  the  players  generated,  and
                                                                                          the  favorable  comments  about  the  profes­
                                                                                          sional quality of  the performance lingered for
                                                                                         weeks after the play.
















































                                        Sara Bedford, senior, and Mike Blanco, junior, portray the parents of Anne Frank.



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