Last weekend for 'The Diary of Anne Frank' at Ashtabula Arts Center

Sep. 22—ASHTABULA — "The Diary of Anne Frank," directed by Bob Kilpatrick, has its final three performances this weekend.

Created from the real historical writings of Anne Frank, the play provides a window into the years Anne (played by Rylee Schor) and her Jewish family spent in hiding from Nazi persecution during World War II.

Anne's diary was published by her father Otto Frank in 1947, two years after she died of typhus at the age of 15 while imprisoned with her sister, Margot, in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Anne wrote her final diary entry on Aug. 1, 1944, three days before the Nazis arrested and imprisoned her family.

On Saturday, special guest speaker Erika Gold, a Holocaust survivor, will give a talk at 6 p.m. in 13th Street Theatre. There is no cost to attend. This event will also be streamed; the link will be provided at ashtabulaartscenter.org and facebook.com/ashartscenter.

The Arts Center is also displaying a series of educational banners examining the timeline of the Holocaust on loan from the Kol Israel Foundation. The display is in the theater corridor and can be viewed before performances, as well as during regular Arts Center business hours: Monday -Thursday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

"The Diary of Anne Frank" runs Friday through Sunday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Advance Sale Tickets: Adult $17, Senior/Student/Military $15, Child 2-12 $13. For tickets at the door, add $2. School performance tickets are $10 each for both students and chaperones. Call (440) 964-3396 or go to ashtabulaartscenter.org to order.

13th Street Theatre 2023-24 is sponsored by Huffman-Mayer Wealth Management Group.

Ohio Arts Council helped fund the arts center with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.