Justin Waldman talks with director Barry Edelstein about the world premiere comedy What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
By Nathan Englander
Directed by Barry Edelstein
September 13 – October 23, 2022 at The Old Globe
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 women, inseparable in high school, whose adult lives have taken them to opposite ends of the earth, and to wildly different experiences of culture, religion, and family. When they reunite, their bond 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—hilarious, outrageous, and emotional—gives us a uniquely funny and smart exploration of how we see ourselves and how our friends see us.
Cast: Rebecca Creskoff as Debbie, Greg Hildreth as Mark, Joshua Malina as Phil, Nathan Salstone as Trevor, and Sophie von Haselberg as Lauren.
Creative team: Scenic design by Paul Tate dePoo, costume design by Katherine Roth, lighting design by Russell H. Champa, original music and sound design by Lindsay Jones, casting by Caparelliotis Casting, and production stage management by Alyssa Escalante.
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