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    Hunter is proud to stage the newer adaptation. "In the original script, (Anne's) character was reduced to just a bubbly, universal teenager ... The historical truth is that Anne Frank was a prodigy -- a keen observer and a nuanced thinker. Had she lived, I think she would have gone on to be a celebrated writer." Anne died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the age of 15. Full Article at Iowa City Press Citizen
    In the original script, (Anne's) character was reduced to just a bubbly, universal teenager ... The historical truth is that Anne Frank was a prodigy -- a keen observer and a nuanced thinker. Had she lived, I think she would have gone on to be a celebrated writer.
    Mark Hunter Mark Hunter SOURCE: Iowa City Press Citizen 1 month ago