The Tremper Theatre Program produces four full-length theatrical productions per academic year. Any Student within KUSD is able to audition. Tremper’s annual musical is cast through the KUSD Theatre Arts Program auditions. Please contact the Tremper Theatre office at 262-359-2163 with any questions.
Upcoming Auditions
The Diary of Anne Frank
Performance Dates: March 19-22
Synopsis: The Diary of Anne Frank depicts the experiences of a Jewish family, the Franks, and the Van Daans, who hide in a secret annex in Amsterdam to escape Nazi persecution during World War II. Over two years, Anne Frank, a young girl, chronicles their daily lives, fears, and hopes in her diary, revealing the challenges and dynamics of living in hiding, while also reflecting on adolescence and the broader human condition.
Audition Date: December 2nd and 3rd
Audition Location: Tremper Studio Theater (Room 120)
Audition Times: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Audition Sign Up: Students will be able to sign up here for a 10 minute time slot on either audition date. A reminder will be emailed to each student two days before their audition date.
Audition Details: Students are asked to perform one monologue from the provided monologues. These monologues do not need to be fully memorized, but the performer should be quite familiar with them. Students will also be asked to do a short silent activity to show physical expression and movement.
Characters:
Anne Frank – 13 year old girl, ages to 15, warm, witty, intelligent, charming, self aware, sensitive, often impatient, sometimes a know it all, open, determined, easily hurt, spirited, hopeful, fun loving, desperate, with all the longings, expectations and attitudes that adolescence brings. Though hiding and living in constant fear and isolation, she never gave up. She had a fraught relationship with her mother, adored her father, and lovingly envied her sister.
Otto Frank – Father of Anne and Margot and head of the group living in his Annex, middle 40s to early 50s, upper middle class background, a wise man, fair, loyal, attentive, patient, intelligent, soft, level headed, optimistic, genuinely liked people, decision maker, teacher, beloved by his workers who protected him and his family as well as the other tenants of the Annex throughout the war. He was especially susceptible to Anne’s charms. He was devoted to his wife, Edith, and comforted her whenever she was depressed about their living conditions, the attitudes of the Van Daans/Dussel, or her relationship with Anne.
Margot Frank – 15 year old sister of Anne, ages to 17, pretty, quiet, obedient, demure, frail, friendly, very intelligent, overwhelmed by the trials of hiding, very close to her mother and father. Like Anne, she longed for a friend in whom she could confide. She played the role of peacemaker when Anne overstepped. She was a good girl and was admired by all.
Edith Frank – A lovely woman, wife and mother, mid 40s, from a wealthy German family, reticent, loving, moral, concerned, gracious, cultured, devoted to tradition, devastated by her relationship with Anne, barely able to cope with the demands of everyday life in hiding and isolation, tries very hard to accommodate the lower middle class Van Daan family whose uncouth and argumentative ways are an irritant to her and causes her to finally erupt into a seething rage.
Mr. Van Daan – Mid 40s to 50s, dour, selfish, complaining, ungrateful, superficial, quarrelsome, dictatorial, highly critical of his son Peter, easily irritated, is rather withdrawn from the other occupants of the Annex. His transgression causes the great blow up in the Annex.
Mrs. Van Daan – Mid 40s, loud, egotistical, talky, often crude, suspicious, bossy, moody, self important, overbearing, critical of others, flirtatious, manipulative, sometimes depressed, enjoys a good laugh or story, more accepting of her introverted son, delusional about her younger self’s popularity and looks, feels as if she is the Queen Bee in the group, chafes under her husband’s control, tries to run the household.
Peter Van Daan – 17 year old boy, ages to 19, withdrawn, unsure, awkward, immature, shy, sometimes amusing, attached to his cat, tries to stay out of everyone’s way, hates his mother and father’s constant quarrels, ages from the introverted teenager to the more mature 19 year old who enjoys the company of the girls and who begins to be interested in all the other occupants of the Annex.
Mr. Dussel – Mid 40s to 50, dentist, stodgy, old fashioned, disciplined, hypercritical, selfish, horrified at Anne’s behavior, genuinely does not like people, picky, unhappy with everything, a man who has not come to terms with his situation, whiny, a perfectionist, ungrateful, and easily angered.
Miep – 25 to 40, Austrian refugee living in the Netherlands, employed by Mr. Frank, entrusted by Otto Frank with provisioning the occupants of the Annex and hiding them from the outside world, she collected fake ration cards, purchased all their foodstuffs, visited the library on their behalf, and generally tried to keep their spirits up. She was courageous, empathetic, compassionate, and friendly.
Mr. Kraler – Dutch, helps Miep with the responsibilities of feeding and hiding the occupants of the Annex, 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, an honest and good man.
Rehearsal Information: Rehearsals will officially begin in January. Rehearsals will typically occur after school from 5:30-8:30. Rehearsals are currently planned to occur on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. A complete rehearsal calendar will be shared through KUSD Google Drive once the cast list is posted. Cast members are not permitted to miss more than three rehearsals, unless absences were already scheduled, so please list all conflicts on your audition form. No absences will be allowed during tech rehearsals.