Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre Conrad Prebys Theatre Center Calendar
World premiere By Nathan Englander Directed by Barry Edelstein
Pulitzer Prize finalist Nathan Englander and director Barry Edelstein
wowed Globe audiences with The Twenty-Seventh Man, and now they team
up again for this world premiere of a modern-day comedy of friendship.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank is Englander’s
adaptation of his award-winning short story about two high school
friends from suburban New York whose adult lives have taken them to
opposite ends of the earth, and to wildly different experiences of
culture, religion, and family. Reuniting for the first time in years,
their love for each other is tested by the distance that has grown
between them… and also by their husbands, who don’t exactly see
eye to eye. Englander’s distinctive voice—by turns hilarious,
outrageous, and emotional—makes this play a uniquely funny and smart
exploration of how we see ourselves, and how our friends see us.
Contains strong language. Production Sponsors Elaine and Dave Darwin
Edelman Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky Jean and Gary Shekhter Karen and
Stuart Tanz Artist Sponsors for Nathan Englander (playwright) Sandra
and Arthur Levinson What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
is the 2020 winner of The Blanche and Irving Laurie Theatre Visions
Fund. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank is the
recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. This series
provides Old Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely connect with
productions both onstage and backstage. A panel selected from the
artistic company of each show (playwrights, actors, directors,
designers, and/or technicians) engages patrons in an informal and
illuminating presentation of ideas and insights to enhance the theatre
going experience. Each Insights Seminar takes place 90 minutes before
curtain time on the Tuesday after performances begin, and includes an
informal reception 30 minutes before the start. FREE; no reservations
necessary. Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Join us after the show
for an informal and enlightening question-and-answer session with cast
members. Get the "inside story" on creating a character and putting
together a professional production. Post-show forums are scheduled
after select Tuesday and Wednesday evening performances. FREE; no
reservations necessary. Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Explore the ideas and issues raised by a
production through brief, illuminating post-show discussions with
local experts, such as scientists, artists, historians and scholars.
Subject Matters will ignite discussion, bring the play's concerns into
sharp focus, and encourage you to think beyond the stage! Subject
Matters discussions follow select Saturday matinee performances. FREE;
no reservations necessary. Saturday, June 6, 2020 Open captioning is
live text displayed simultaneously to the performance and does not
require the user to have any special equipment for viewing the text.
Please contact our Ticket Services Department at (619) 23-GLOBE
(234-5623) or [email protected] to purchase tickets within view of
the captioning screen. Tickets for open-caption performances go on
sale on the single-ticket on-sale date and are subject to
availability. Support for open captioning is provided in part by TDF.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National
Endowment for the Arts. Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.
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