ANNE-MARIE CUSSON (Mrs. Van Daan) This is Cusson’s first appearance at VSC. Recent roles include, Catherine Petkoff in Arms and The Man (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey); Lane in The Clean House (Geva Theatre); Wasserstein’s Third (Riverside Theatre); Romeo & Juliet (Alabama Shakespeare Fesival); The Count Of Monte Cristo and Cymbeline. National Tour: Steel Magnolias Regional: Enchanted April; Present Laughter; A Mood for the Misbegotten. In New York, she appeared opposite Richard Easton in The Mint Theatre’s Echoes of the War. Other credits include Arthur Schnitzler’s Far and Wide, and Craig Lucas’ one-woman piece Your Call is Important (Circle East). Anne-Marie is a native of New Hampshire and a proud member of Actors’ Equity and regularly takes part in new play readings.
ROBERT DORFMAN(Otto Frank) Broadway: To Be Or Not To Be; The Lion King; Social Security. First National Tour: The Drowsy Chaperone. Regional: Shylock in The Merchant of Venice directed by Joe Dowling for Minneapolis' Guthrie Theatre; Claudius in Hamlet directed by Brian Kulick for New York's Classic Stage Company. Other credits include, Queen Elizabeth/Hitler/Reagan/Nixon in the world premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play, directed by Molly Smith for Washington DC's Arena Stage and the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius, directed by Rebecca Taichman for Boston's Huntington Theater. David is a longtime associate artist at Baltimore’s Center Stage, and appeared in David Sedaris’s The Santaland Diaries directed by Irene Lewis.
Patrick Marlette(Peter Van Daan) is a young actor making his VSC stage debut. He studies theatre performance regionally as a BFA student attending Old Dominion University under the direction of Chris Hanna. Acting credits include principle roles in The Serpent; The Odd Couple (female version); The Laramie Project; The Wizard of Oz; Dracula and Fragments. Beyond any expressible means, Patrick is honored to be a part of the production and cast of The Diary of Anne Frank. He would like to thank his family and friends for their support, and Chris Hanna for this wonderful opportunity.
KENNY MORRIS(Mr. Van Daan) A Norfolk native, Kenny is a Lake Taylor graduate and bar mitzvahed at Temple Israel. He is proudly a Cavalier Dinner Theater alumnus. Broadway: Hairspray; Les Misėrables; Jacques Brel…; The Tenth Man; National/Intl Companies: Sunset Boulevard; Jolson: the Musical; Joseph and the Amazing (with David Cassidy)Doubles (with Robert Reed); Les Misėrables; Sessue (Tokyo); Off-Broadway: A New Brain(Lincoln Center) She Loves Me; The Quick-Change Room (Orson Beane, Dir.). Regional: Visiting Mr. Green;Cabaret (with Deborah Gibson); Will Rogers Follies; Little Shop of Horrors; City of Angels. Films: Title to Murder; Big, Bright Lights, Big City; Another Woman. TV: Third Watch; Law & Order Criminal Intent. Kenny dedicates this performance to his grandmother Ettie, with much love.
RON NEWMAN(Mr. Kraler) is the Director of Fine Arts at Norfolk Academy where he has been a proud member of the faculty and administrative team for the past 24 years. During his tenure at the Academy he has taught drama, musical theater, directing, and film studies. Prior to his move to Hampton Roads he taught and directed at many theaters on the East coast including the National Theater in D.C. and the Milburn Stone Memorial Covered Bridge Theater, where he was a founding member. He has written, produced, and directed over 100 stage productions. Regional tours include, Marlo Thomas’ Free To Be….You and Me; The Sound of Music; The Music Man; Oliver; and Show Boat (Portfolio Winner). He is proud to be making his debut performance with the Virginia Stage Company and with such a dedicated and talented group of professionals and artists.
AMELIA PEDLOW(Anne) New York City: Why They Came (2010 Strawberry One-Act Festival) NYTW, Friendly Fire Theatre Co., Cherry Lane Studio Theatre, Tisch New Play Festival. Regional: Laura in The Glass Menagerie; Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sarah in Sick; Death of a Salesman (Chautauqua Theater Company). Amelia graduated from the Juilliard School this spring and was the recipient of the Laura Pels Award in Drama. Favorite Juilliard Credits include: Denise Savage in Savage in Limbo, Desdemona in Othello, and Abigail Williams in The Crucible. Television: The Good Wife (CBS).
JOHN SEIDMAN (Mr. Dussel) appeared previously at VSC in Jitters. Broadway: Eva LeGallienne’s revival of Alice in Wonderland. Off-Broadway: Give Me Your Answer, Do! (Roundabout); Once in a Lifetime (Atlantic Theatre Co.); Jeffrey; Adam and the Experts; Therese Raquin; and Communion. Regionally he has appeared in The Persians (Shakespeare Theatre of Washington); Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat (Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Cincinnati/St. Louis, Kevin Kline Award nomination). TV: Hack; Spin City; episodes of Law & Order; PBS’s Bedtime Playhouse. Films: Racing Daylight; The Thomas Crown Affair; Jeffrey; Sea of Love; and The Silence. His recording of Matthew Pearl’s The Dante Club received an AudioFile Award.
LORI WILNER(Edith Frank) was last seen in the workshop of the upcoming revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and in the world premiere of Giant (Michael John LaChiusa & Sybille Pearson). Broadway: A Catered Affair; The Diary of Anne Frank; (with Natalie Portman and Linda Lavin); Fiddler on the Roof (opposite Harvey Fierstein); Everett Beekin; Awake and Sing! and Those Were the Days. Lori co-created and performed her award-winning one woman show Hannah Senesh (Drama Desk nomination, Goldy, DramaLogue awards). Off-Broadway: Dreyfus in Rehearsal; Yiddish Trojan Women; Bubbe Meises; Bubbe Stories; Hannah 1939; Milk and Honey and The Witch. Regional: A Catered Affair; Brighton Beach Memoirs; Broadway Bound; Broken Glass; When Something Wonderful Happens; The Jewish Wife. Film: Second Guessing Grandma; Gebirti; and Ride for your Life.
ZOË WINTERS (Margot Frank) Regional: Mauritius (Magic Theatre; Bay Area Critics Circle nomination for Principal Female Performance); The Importance of Being Earnest (Paper Mill Playhouse); The Imaginary Invalid (Seattle Repertory Theatre; Seattle Times’ Footlight Award for Acting); The Matchmaker (Baltimore CENTERSTAGE); The Comedy of Errors (Theatre Works). New York City: Hater - modern translation of Molière’s The Misanthrope (Ohio Theatre; NYT Critics’ Pick); The Anatomy of a Female Pope (NYTW Dartmouth residency); Othello (Firebird Productions); Never The Sinner (Convergent Theatre Company); Speak Easy (Sabooge Theatre Company). TV/Film: Law & Order; Ugly Betty; Gossip Girl; Army Wives; All Nighter. Education: SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory (BFA).
AMBER WOOD (Miep Gies) happily returns to the Wells Theatre where she was last seen as Raegan/Naomi/Barbie in King Lear: The Storm at Home. She also appeared as Miss Sandwich in VSC’s production of The Elephant Man. Regional: Viola in Twelfth Night (Red Clay Theatre Company). Hampton Roads: 40th Street Stage, Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads, SlapHappy! Improvisational Comedy Troupe, and Shakespeare in the Grove (Lady Macbeth, Jaques). TV: Wicked Attraction; A Hauntin; and Diagnosis Unknown. Film: Christopher J. Hansen’s festival award winning short Keeping Up with the Joneses.
