A Solo show, Written and Performed by Prudence Wright Holmes, Directed by Danielle Winston
Miep Gies was a 32-year-old secretary in Otto Frank’s office when he asked her to help him and his family hide from the Nazis. She immediately said yes. At great risk to her own life, she brought food and other supplies to the Franks on a daily basis for over two years. After the Franks were arrested, she saved Anne’s diary and later went to Gestapo Headquarters to try to buy the Franks’ freedom. Miep was knighted by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and later attended the Academy Awards in 2010 where she won an Oscar for the film based on her book, Anne Frank Remembered. She was 100 years old.
Prudence Holmes, the presenter, is a solo performer based in New York City and has performed at many libraries in our area. She offered solo shows across the U.S. and Europe and has also been in four Broadway shows and ten movies, including Sister Act I and II with Whoopi Goldberg. After the performance, there will be time for a Q&A.
This program will be presented on ZOOM. Registration is required and limited.