Janet Langhart Cohen's Anne & Emmett: A One-Act Play

Overview

• Title: Janet Langhart Cohen's Anne & Emmett
• Author: Anne & Emmett LLC
• Format: Ebook (63 pages, 51 minutes)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Release Date: March 22, 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781493058990

Key Themes

• Imaginary conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till.
• Both characters are victims of racial intolerance and hatred.
• Anne Frank: Jewish teenager during the Holocaust.
• Emmett Till: African-American teenager murdered in Mississippi, sparking the civil rights movement.

Plot Summary

• The play opens in a place of memory, beyond the grave, where Anne and Emmett meet.
• They discuss their experiences and the societal failures that led to their deaths.
• Anne Frank's story includes her time hiding from the Nazis and her eventual death in a concentration camp.
• Emmett Till shares his story of being murdered after allegedly whistling at a white woman in Mississippi.

Significance

• Highlights the similarities in their experiences despite the different contexts (Holocaust vs. Jim Crow America).
• Reflects on themes of racial intolerance and the impact of society's prejudice.

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Related Authors

• Judith Thompson
• Henrick Ibsen
• Mark Crawford
• Dennis Foon
• Richard Wilbur

Related Works

• Other plays related to themes of intolerance, social justice, and historical events.

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