The Diary of Anne Frank, Schemes and Mind Maps of Piano

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The Diary of Anne Frank By: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

ANNE:

I’m trying. Really I am. ( She lies back again more relaxed .) Every night before I go to sleep I think back over all of the things I did that day that were wrong…like putting the wet mop in Mr. Dussel’s bed …and this thing now with Mother. I say to myself that was wrong. I make up my mind; I’m never going to do that again. Never! Of course I may do something worse, but at least I’ll never do that again! (The medicine begins to work. As she talks she becomes more relaxed, drowsy.) I have a nicer side; Father…a sweeter, nicer side. But I’m scared to show it. I’m afraid that people are going to laugh at me if I’m serious. So the mean Anne comes to the outside and the good Anne stays on the inside and I keep on trying to switch them around and have the good Anne outside and the bad Anne inside and be what I’d like to be…and might be…if only…[( She is asleep. Mr. Frank rises quietly places the cup on the dressing table and goes to the door. He turns to look at her once more, then turns out the light. Mrs. Frank sits up as he enters the Center room and the scene lights fade slowly as he comes to her. The backdrop is brought in and we hear Anne’s voice fading slowly in. Site-bumps dim. Drop in. work light on. Curtain light on )] ANNE’S VOICE: …the air raids are getting worse. They come over day and night. The noise is terrifying. Pim says should be music to ours ears. The more planes, the sooner will come the end of the war. Mrs. Van Daan pretends to be a fatalist. What will be, will be. But when the planes come over, who is the most frightened? No one else but Petronella! ... Monday, the ninth of November, nineteen forty-two. Wonderful news. The Allies have landed in Africa. Pim says that we can look for an early finish to the war. Just for fun he asked each of us what was the first thing we wanted to do when we got out of here. Mrs. Van Daan longs to be home with her own things, her needlepoint chairs, the Beckstein piano her father gave her…the best that money could buy. Peter would like to go to a movie. Mr. Dussel wants to get back to his dentist’s drill. He’s afraid he is losing his touch. For myself, there are so many things…to ride a bike again…to laugh till my belly aches…to have new clothes from the skin out… ( Work light off. Drop out. Scene lights begin to

fade in. Voice begins to fade out .)…to have a hot tub filled to overflowing and wallow in it for hours… to be back in school with my friends…

Typed by: Iraida Tang 2-15-