Anne & Emmett
An imaginary conversation between
Anne Frank and Emmett Till
Written and directed by
Janet Langhart Cohen
A production of Langhart Communications

Monday, May 17, 2010 • 7:00 p.m.

Andrew J. & Georgia Neese Gray Theater
Washburn University Campus
17th and Boswell

RSVP by May 14, 2010
$10 General Admission — Open Seating

Join us in commemorating
Historic Connections:
Diverse Communities Standing Together
for Social Justice
and the
56th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

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Originally published in the book Love in Black and White: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Romance, written by Janet Langhart Cohen and her husband, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, her play "Anne and Emmett" tells the story of a fictionalized meeting of two historic icons, Anne Frank and Emmett Till. In the play, Frank and Till find many similarities in the discrimination that was part of their young lives. As they talk, the two soon conclude that the reason for ethnically motivated hatred is actually fear.

Meet Anne: Anne Frank, was 15 years old when as a German Jew, along with her family, she hid from the Nazis until they were discovered. She was sent to a concentration camp where she died.

Meet Emmett: Emmett Till was a 14-year old African American boy from Chicago who was kidnapped, beaten and murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955.

Janet Langhart Cohen, President of Langhart Communications LLC., is an Emmy-nominated journalist. During her 25 year career, she has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC and BET; hosted ABC's "Good Day in Boston"; covered assignments for Entertainment Tonight; and produced programs, including "On Capitol Hill with Janet Langhart." As an overseas correspondent, she covered news in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mrs. Cohen is the wife of former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen. She was known as "First Lady of the Pentagon," due to her active role while her husband was in office. She spurred several initiatives -- including the Military Family Forum, the Pentagon Pops Concert Series, and the Secretary of Defense Annual Holiday Tour (an entertainment revue). Mrs. Cohen also created and hosted "Special Assignment," a weekly television program that was broadcast globally over the Armed Forces Network from 1997-2001.

Performance followed by Q&A with
former Secretary and Mrs. Cohen
and a reception to meet the cast

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Presenting Sponsors: the Brown Foundation,
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site and Washburn University