Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis helms the three-person drama that will officially open Feb. 4 and run through Feb. 28 in New Haven. Following the Yale Rep engagement, Compulsion will bow at Berkeley Rep and transfer to the Public Theater Off-Broadway.
Patinkin stars as Sid Silver in the play, which was inspired by real events surrounding Meyer Levin's battle to have his adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank" produced on stage. Hannah Cabell (A Man for All Seasons, Three Sisters) portrays Miss Mermin and Mrs. Silver; with Stephen Turner (All My Sons, The Evildoers) in the multiple roles of Mr. Thomas, Mr. Harris, Mr. Ferris, Mr. Matzliach and Mr. Williams.
Puppeteers for the production include Emily DeCola, Liam Hurley, and Eric Wright.
According to Yale Rep notes, "Sid Silver wants nothing more than to bring Anne Frank's story to an American audience, and he believes he's the right man to translate the young girl's diary and adapt it for the stage. But his passion spirals into a lifelong obsession when a New York publishing house reveals its own plans for what would become one of the most powerful and enduring documents of the 20th century."
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