Casting Call for "The Diary of Anne Frank" Stage Play

Father of Anne and Margot and head of the group living in his Annex. He leads with love and strength in all he does. Unlike Anne, he is even tempered and strives for peace in every situation. He has the resilience of a younger man but the experience to recognize the reality of the world around him. He has an upper middle-class background. He is wise, fair, loyal, attentive, patient, intelligent, soft, level-headed, optimistic, genuinely likes people.

A lovely woman, wife and mother. She is from a wealthy German family. She is loving, moral, concerned, gracious, cultured, devoted to tradition, devastated by her relationship with Anne. Closer with her older daughter, Margot, she longs for a deeper connection with Anne. She has a bit of Anne's fortitude, however, and when pushed will make her mind known. She is barely able to cope with the demands of everyday life in hiding and the isolation.

The head of the Van Daans, he is struggling to find his place as a second family head in the Annex. He is pragmatic and a bit harsh and bombastic. He wishes to make his wife happy, on his terms, and wants to teach his son to be more outgoing and to toughen him up during their time in the annex. He is grateful to Otto for welcoming his family into the Annex without question. He is also dour, selfish, complaining, superficial, quarrelsome, highly critical of his son Peter and of Anne.

She is not ready to give up her lifestyle from outside, and views the annex as simply a new locale, rather than a necessity for survival. She is a bit of a flirt. Anne calls her frivolous. She clings to her fur coast like one would cling to their very identity She hides her fear of the unknown by worrying about trite things such as Anne and Peter's growing friendship. She is loud, egotistical, talky, often crude, suspicious, bossy, moody, self-important, critical of others, manipulative.

He is a fussy dentist. He is the only one in the annex without family, having left behind his live-in girlfriend who is Christian. He puts himself first at every turn, has little patience for his roommate, Anne, and is skeptical of everyone's future. He is old-fashioned, disciplined, hypercritical, selfish, horrified at Anne's behavior, picky, unhappy with everything. He has not come to terms with his situation and is a whiny perfectionist, ungrateful, and easily irritated.

She is a kind, Dutch secretary from the office of Otto Frank that helps hide the Franks, Van Daans, and Mr. Dussel. She is their connection to the outside world as she keeps them informed and supplied. She is worried, but determined to protect them. She collects fake ration cards, purchases all their foodstuffs, visits the library on their behalf, and generally tries to keep their spirits up, and sometimes brings treats. She is courageous, empathetic, compassionate, and friendly.

He helps Miep with the responsibilities of feeding and hiding the occupants of the Annex. He is an employee of Mr. Frank's company, a trusted colleague and friend. He is sympathetic to their plight, does what he can for them, and runs the company in Mr. Frank's name. He is an honest and good man who never questions his obligations to the Franks and doing what is right. He is at a loss to explain the world around him.

German Nazi in uniform.

Dutchman sympathetic to the Nazi cause.

Dutchman sympathetic to the Nazi cause.