The Anne Frank Project

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

AFP-2010
The Orange Wave of Hope

This is a test Blog--just prepping for the trip January 10-20, 2011.

The Anne Frank Project: In the fall of 2006 the Buffalo State College Theater Department produced The Diary of Anne Frank. Little did we know that we were embarking on a journey that would define our department’s path towards social change and diversity education. In an attempt to refresh this classic play, we chose to weave the horrors of the Rwanda Holocaust of 1994 into Anne’s story set during Hitler’s reign of World War II. We cast two “Annes”: one, Jewish, hiding from Nazis, the other, Tutsi, hiding from Hutu extremists—both speaking Anne’s words.We clearly touched a nerve that has since ignited a passion for world improvement and exploration of diversity amongst our students and faculty.

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