The Diary

By Claude Solnik
Directed by Deborah Rupy
January 10 – January 25
JAN 10 - JAN 25; THU, FRI, SAT at 8 PM, SUN at 3 PM

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

The Diary

A new Anne Frank play

January 10 – January 25, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets $20, Students & Seniors $18
Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes including intermission
CINO THEATER

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

A new Anne Frank play, “The Diary” brings to life the story of how Anne Frank’s diary went from paper to one of the world’s most famous books. Written by Theater for the New City playwright in residence Claude Solnik and directed by Deborah Rupy, with Charles E. Gerber as Otto, “The Diary” starts with the arrest in Amsterdam when a journal is found, ignored and abandoned on the floor. The play tells the story of how Anne’s words, with the help of Otto Frank, her father, go from pages that could easily have been overlooked to one of the world’s best known and best loved books. Told through forward storytelling, family flashbacks as Otto reads the diary and moments with father and daughter Anne, played by Dutch actress Eva Gozé, this play adds a new chapter to a well known narrative. Gerber has appeared on Broadway, TV and film, recently winning Best Actor awards from the Burbank International Film Festival (Calif.) and AMT International Film Festival (NY) for a short film titled A King’s Curtain. A powerful new play about a girl’s, a father’s and family’s struggles in the Netherlands, and a book’s voyage to renown in that nation and the world, The Diary helps us discover new aspects of a story that many of us thought we already knew.

CAST
Charles E. Gerber* ……………….Otto
Eva Gozé…..………………………….Anne
Hugo Persson ……..……………..…Peter
Gabi Schwartz……………………….Margot
Deborah Rupy……………………….Edith
Patricia Magno………………………Miep
Laura Jones…………………………..Editor/Relative
Cameron Reilly-Steele………………Tomasz/Officer
Karen Freer…………………………..Judith Jones
Jeffrey Middleton……………………..Publisher
Rene Sambrailo………………………Jan

*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

PRODUCTION
Joanna Newman Assistant Director
Marsh Shugart Lighting Designer

The role of Otto Frank was originated by Chaz McCormack