Anne Frank Sara Farb Analysis

My favourite actress in the play was the main character, Anne Frank. She was spectacularly portrayed in an inspiring and uplifting way by Sara Farb. Whether she was acting out the childish girl we first met or the increasingly self-conscious young woman two years later, Sara Farb was effectively able to convey Anne because she made me believe she is actually going through whatever the character is going through both physically and mentally. The performances that most often thrill me are those where instinct and technique are both in perfect balance. Sara was flamboyant in her captivating acting, and was able to transform feeling into thought and words.

Watching Sara Farb's delightful, wise, and exuberant performance as Anne made me easily grow to love her character and relish her optimism. When the play begins, it seems as though Anne may …show more content…
If Anne was going to be locked away from sunlight and the world, she should at least have had large areas to traverse, rooms to leap through, and space for her impressive intellect to expand. Sara possessed exceptional physical skills in the play. She used her physical movement to dance around the stage, and clearly showed how lost Anne was in her imagination, as her parents and other adult characters fretted over the safety and dangers of their hiding. Furthermore, in the play, Anne had to cross that divide between her life's chapter of childhood to adolescence. The actress is able to show how Anne matures over time. For instance, she is able to show the change of Anne embracing her older sister Margot more. In addition, she becomes more conscious to her sexual awakening. Through Sara's acting, we can see how she begins to see Peter in a new light, and is able to express her attraction to him. Her maturity also made her more spiritual. Overall, I believe that Sara's confidence made her successful in being able to express Anne's zest for