Anne and Emmett

Anne and Emmett is a play by the American Janet Langhart Cohen. It explores an imaginary conversation between Emmett Till, an African-American, and Anne Frank, a German-Dutch Jew, which takes place in Memory, a non-specific afterlife or alternative dimension. They were killed as young teenagers because of racial persecution. The play recounts the lives of Till and Frank, comparing and contrasting the events in their lives and deaths.^[1]

The show features recorded narration by Morgan Freeman, and a score by Joshua Coyne.^[2]

Shooting

A planned premiered at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on 10 June 2009 as part of the commemoration of Frank's 80th birthday^[3] was cancelled because of a shooting at the museum, which resulted in the death of a museum guard.^[4]

Use in training police

The New York City Police Department has had the play produced for audiences of its police officers, using it to teach tolerance.^[5]

References

1. . Anne & Emmett. Langhart Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
2. Courtland Milloy (14 June 2009). "Courtland Milloy on the Debut of 'Anne and Emmett'". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 July 2011. (subscription required)
   - Diana Furchtgott-Roth. . San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
3. "Fate of Anne Frank, Emmett Till plays out in our minds - Faith & Reason". USA Today. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
4. . Washington Jewish Week. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
   - "Museum Shooting Draws Attention To Play About Hate". NPR. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
   - Matthew Stabley, Jim Iovino and Andrew Greiner (10 June 2009). "Slain Museum Guard's Kindness Repaid With Bullet". NBC Washington. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
5. "NYPD Begins Using One-Act Play 'Anne & Emmett' To Teach Tolerance". CBS News. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2020.