The Diary of Anne Frank (Adapted by Wendy Kesselman) - February 15 - March 09, 2014

Year Eight Productions

 Who's Who 

  • Maria Mastroyannis head shot

    Maria Mastroyannis

    as Edith Frank

    Maria is an actor and dancer and lives in LA with her husband and their two young children, 8 and 5. She works in Film, Theater and TV and has also produced and performed her own physical theater pieces. It has been a remarkable journey working on this play with this wonderful cast and crew, and Maria is very grateful to have fallen in with them! My thanks to all of you for this heart felt collaboration and to the audience for joining us in experiencing this challenging project. For reel and credits, please visit www.mariamastroyannis.com.

  • Becca Leigh Gellman head shot

    Becca Leigh Gellman

    as Margot Frank

    Becca hails from the great Austin, TX. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from USC, with degrees in Theatre and Spanish. Film/TV credits include HOPE FLOATS, PAS DE RESTES (currently circulating festivals), THE SECRET LIFE… AMERICAN TEENAGER, and LAW & ORDER: LA. Favorite theatrical roles include THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (Maggie), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Puck), and DAVID AND LISA (Lisa). Thanks to Sig (now we’re REALLY sisters!), and much love to the fam and Bubs!

  • Alejandra Bursik-Cervantes head shot

    Alejandra Bursik-Cervantes

    as Miep Gies

    Alejandra holds a BFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts. Other theater credits include: CYMBELINE (Theatrum Elysium), NEVERWHERE (Sacred Fools Theater Company), JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN (Walt Disney Modular Theater), FLOOZY (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), THE PORN OPERA (UCB West/ CalArts), THE SEAGULL (Walt Disney Modular Theater), BODY LANGUAGE (The Attic Theater), ANGELS OF THE HALF-MOON (Michael Weller Theater), RICHARD II (E400 Theater/ CalArts), and many more. She is deeply grateful to everyone who has helped bring this beautiful story to life!

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