Comments on: What Do I Hope to Find? http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:28:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Jolanda van Huizen http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-151 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:51:37 +0000 http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-151 Dear Tina, thanks for responding to my post. I had no idea you were still in Holland. I hope you enjoyed your stay here (just curious, did you go anywhere else besides Amsterdam? - I know that's THE tourist city to go but we have other beautiful places as well). I live in the eastern part, about 100 kilometers east of Amsterdam (where I used to live for a year). I landed at the Steppenwolf site in 2001. Visited Steppenwolf for the first time in June 2002 on a Dallas-Chi-Dallas roadtrip, to see Crosstown Traffic and The Dazzle. Returned later that year to see the AWESOME play TOYL. Visited 3 more times after that. Tina, if you have a spare minute, can you mail me privately at milcon_98@yahoo.com? I would love to hear more about your trip and visit to the Anne Frank house, would love to hear more about the upcoming play, etc. I don't want to post too personal stuff in here since I'm not sure if it's interesting for other people to read. Looking forward to the second part of your story. Jolanda Dear Tina,

thanks for responding to my post. I had no idea you were still in Holland. I hope you enjoyed your stay here (just curious, did you go anywhere else besides Amsterdam? - I know that’s THE tourist city to go but we have other beautiful places as well).
I live in the eastern part, about 100 kilometers east of Amsterdam (where I used to live for a year).
I landed at the Steppenwolf site in 2001. Visited Steppenwolf for the first time in June 2002 on a Dallas-Chi-Dallas roadtrip, to see Crosstown Traffic and The Dazzle. Returned later that year to see the AWESOME play TOYL. Visited 3 more times after that.

Tina, if you have a spare minute, can you mail me privately at milcon_98@yahoo.com? I would love to hear more about your trip and visit to the Anne Frank house, would love to hear more about the upcoming play, etc. I don’t want to post too personal stuff in here since I’m not sure if it’s interesting for other people to read.

Looking forward to the second part of your story.
Jolanda

]]> by: Tina Landau http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-150 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:51:21 +0000 http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-150 Larry - Thanks so much for writing. I look forward to continuing the blog online, AND: reading THE HIDDEN LIFE OF OTTO FRANK. They had the book there at the museum, and I bought it, along with about a half dozen other books. I also tried to purchase there anything that I thought maybe I could not find easily in the U.S. There was one book in particular, a version of the diary, which they have bound to look as it did in Anne's original red plaid version, which they advertised as being unavailable anywhere BUT at the museum, and I grabbed that up - as well as a significant amount of posters, postcards, etc. But, in particular, I look forward to reading the Otto Frank book as well as one written by one of the "helpers", Miep Gies, and called ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED; I look forward to these two books in particular because I am eager to get another perspective on the story from a "voice" other than Anne's (or "in addition to" shall I say...) I will also be recommending the Otto Frank book, thanks to you, to the actor who will be playing the role in our production, Yasen Peyankov. I'm sure he will find it invaluable. Thanks again. All best, Tina Landau Larry -

Thanks so much for writing. I look forward to continuing the blog online, AND: reading THE HIDDEN LIFE OF OTTO FRANK. They had the book there at the museum, and I bought it, along with about a half dozen other books. I also tried to purchase there anything that I thought maybe I could not find easily in the U.S. There was one book in particular, a version of the diary, which they have bound to look as it did in Anne’s original red plaid version, which they advertised as being unavailable anywhere BUT at the museum, and I grabbed that up - as well as a significant amount of posters, postcards, etc. But, in particular, I look forward to reading the Otto Frank book as well as one written by one of the “helpers”, Miep Gies, and called ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED; I look forward to these two books in particular because I am eager to get another perspective on the story from a “voice” other than Anne’s (or “in addition to” shall I say…) I will also be recommending the Otto Frank book, thanks to you, to the actor who will be playing the role in our production, Yasen Peyankov. I’m sure he will find it invaluable.

Thanks again.

All best, Tina Landau

]]> by: Tina Landau http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-149 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:51:03 +0000 http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-149 Thanks, Kelly, I look forward to sharing more of my thoughts from my trip here, and with you all. I'm finding that the trip has proved invaluable not only in terms of the design of the show but also just waking up for me the various issues around the story and history itself. It is fascinating, and complicated, and I feel honored to gte to work on this material for Steppenwolf. Take care, and thanks again - Tina Landau Thanks, Kelly, I look forward to sharing more of my thoughts from my trip here, and with you all. I’m finding that the trip has proved invaluable not only in terms of the design of the show but also just waking up for me the various issues around the story and history itself. It is fascinating, and complicated, and I feel honored to gte to work on this material for Steppenwolf. Take care, and thanks again -

Tina Landau

]]> by: Tina Landau http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-148 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:50:40 +0000 http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-148 Dear Jolanda - I am so happy to get your email on this blog - THANK YOU so much for taking the time. I'm sorry I did not write back sooner, but I was busy spenidng much wonderful time in Holland! (Where do you live, and what brought you to read the Steppenwolf blog?) I will definitely be continuing the blog, and have just sent my second installment. I too wish, more than anything else, that I could have spent time in the house all by myself. It seems the kind of site, and event, that calls out for quiet reflection - which is hard to achieve in the midst of what is, also, a tourist attraction. As you say, the layers of experience there are definitely many, and complex. Thanks for sharing some of yours. I am glad you will make it to Chicago to see the production in the Spring. Thank you again for your interest, and thoughts - Sincerely yours, Tina Landau Dear Jolanda -

I am so happy to get your email on this blog - THANK YOU so much for
taking the time. I’m sorry I did not write back sooner, but I was busy
spenidng much wonderful time in Holland! (Where do you live, and what
brought you to read the Steppenwolf blog?)

I will definitely be continuing the blog, and have just sent my second
installment. I too wish, more than anything else, that I could have
spent time in the house all by myself. It seems the kind of site, and
event, that calls out for quiet reflection - which is hard to achieve
in the midst of what is, also, a tourist attraction. As you say, the
layers of experience there are definitely many, and complex. Thanks
for sharing some of yours.

I am glad you will make it to Chicago to see the production in the
Spring. Thank you again for your interest, and thoughts -

Sincerely yours,
Tina Landau

]]> by: Larry Kucharik http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-146 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:47:54 +0000 http://blog.steppenwolf.org/2006/10/12/what-do-i-hope-to-find/#comment-146 Tina, Having just finished reading, Carol Ann Lee's, The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, I am sure your visit to the Anne Frank House was a very moving experience. There were times when Otto Frank could not even enter the building due to the overwhelming emotions that came to him upon returning to the small, confining space in which 8 people lived for almost 2 years. The book offers wonderful insight to the life of Otto Frank before, during and after his experiences with the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Can't wait to see your production in the spring of next year. Larry Kucharik Tina,

Having just finished reading, Carol Ann Lee’s, The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, I am sure your visit to the Anne Frank House was a very moving experience. There were times when Otto Frank could not even enter the building due to the overwhelming emotions
that came to him upon returning to the small, confining space in which 8 people lived for almost 2 years. The book offers wonderful insight to the life of Otto Frank before, during and after his experiences with the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam.

Can’t wait to see your production in the spring of next year.

Larry Kucharik

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