Protesters waved Nazi flags outside of a community theater production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” leaving performers "understandably shaken" by the hateful display in Michigan, officials said Monday.
American Legion Post 141 in Howell, Mich., where the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett was being staged.
"For this production, our cast was also on stage in character during intermission, which was when they found out as well," according to a statement by the Fowlerville Community Theater.
The Fowlerville Community Theater drew direct parallels between the play — adapted from the famed diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl killed by Nazis in the Holocaust — and the events of Saturday night.
"The presence of protesters outside gave us a small glimpse of the fear and uncertainty felt by those in hiding," the statement said.
Persons:
Anne Frank, ”, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Anne Frank ., Sheriff Michael Murphy, Murphy, Donald Trump, Hitler
Organizations:
American Legion, Google, Fowlerville, Getty, Michigan Anti, Defamation League
Locations:
Michigan, Howell, Mich, Livingston County, . Michigan, U.S