Pels

And so while I was intrigued by the idea of giving voice to Peter Van Pels, taking someone whom we only know about through Anne and make him his own person, when it came to actually reading Dogar's imagining of his voice, I struggled.

Monica Edinger: Fiction about Real People: Some Thoughts Related to Sharon Dogar's Annexed Monica Edinger 2010

Peter Van Pels '"voice" arrived powerfully in my mind, and it arrived in two parts, a voice that told the story of his life in the annexe, but also from the perspective of his last few days in the camps.

Sharon Dogar: Are We Allowed to Imagine the Holocaust? Sharon Dogar 2010

The play's revival, now at the Laura Pels Theater, is a strong piece, but a mixed bag for Americans, who have little reference of post-war England or the nuances of class prejudice.

Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Look Back In Anger Fern Siegel 2012

A work of historical fiction, Dogar sensitively and thoughtfully imagines what Peter Van Pels, the boy in Anne Frank's final hidden home, felt and thought and did.

Monica Edinger: Fiction about Real People: Some Thoughts Related to Sharon Dogar's Annexed Monica Edinger 2010

Anne Frank and Peter van Pels are just two of those many millions; through their story I have tried to describe the realities of the Holocaust.

Sharon Dogar: Are We Allowed to Imagine the Holocaust? Sharon Dogar 2010

The play's revival, now at the Laura Pels Theater, is a strong piece, but a mixed bag for Americans, who have little reference of post-war England or the nuances of class prejudice.

Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Look Back In Anger Fern Siegel 2012

The play's revival, now at the Laura Pels Theater, is a strong piece, but a mixed bag for Americans, who have little reference of post-war England or the nuances of class prejudice.

Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Look Back In Anger Fern Siegel 2012

Filing out of the Laura Pels were Josh Hamilton, part of the recent Three Sisters ensemble at CSC, Thomas Sadoski of the MCC production of Reasons to be Pretty, and many others.

Regina Weinreich: The Other Place May Be Right Here Regina Weinreich 2011

The play's revival, now at the Laura Pels Theater, is a strong piece, but a mixed bag for Americans, who have little reference of post-war England or the nuances of class prejudice.

Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Look Back In Anger Fern Siegel 2012

Sharon Dogar wanted to give Peter Van Pels a voice of his own and created a work of fiction that is powerful, heartfelt and well written.

Monica Edinger: Fiction about Real People: Some Thoughts Related to Sharon Dogar's Annexed Monica Edinger 2010