Final Two Weeks
Posted by Yasen Peyankov on 6/01/2007
We enter the final two weeks of performances for Anne Frank. It has been a long heart wrenching road. It is the first time in my career that I have faced such an emotional challenge. How do you sustain freshness of emotion through such a long run, and how do you stay true to this wonderfully moving story without making it sentimental and self serving? Rest has been the answer for me personally (if I can get it) and focus. Everyone has been wonderful and the ensemble is working together as one, as always. It is a very special group of people and I am going to miss every one of them once we close. A lot of young people are coming to the show, some with their parents, some by themselves. It is such a pleasure to hear their spontaneous reactions and to know that a new generation is growing up watching this story with fresh eyes and having the same emotional reaction to it as their parents and grandparents. The production has been an enormous success and the theatre has been full, even when the weather outside is so nice and inviting.
June 3rd, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Seldom have we had the privilege to see and feel such a powerful and devoted performance as yours in Anne Frank. Thank you for bringing such focus and care to your role. As my wife observed, “Mr. Peyankov was a quiet powerhouse.” And as to the cast, she said, “I sensed no actor’s ego on that stage.” I cannot say it better.
Thank you to the director and the entire cast for giving us not a show, but art. And thank you again, Mr. Peyankov. I shall never forget your performance, in particular the closing monologue. It was perfect.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
We went to see the matinee show this last Sat. I was completely blown away. It was something I was so looking forward to and I had high expectations with a cast like this.
It was even better than I expected. It was the best acting I’ve ever seen. You could tell that the cast was fully ‘connected’ to the characters they played. It was brilliant.
Note to Yasen: the final scene where it was just you on stage, I have no words for it. You were incredible. For me, it was Mr. Frank who was standing there, not an actor.
It’s too bad it was the matinee show so not all of the cast showed up cause of the upcoming evening show. Thanks for Claire and Carolyn for showing up after all.
It was def worth a 9 hour flight.
Jolanda