Anne and Emmett

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Anne and Emmett is a play by Janet Langhart Cohen. The play details an imaginary conversation between Emmett Till and Anne Frank which takes place in Memory a non-specific afterlife or alternate dimension. The play primarily consists of retelling the lives of the Till and Frank, and comparing and contrasting the events in their lives.[1]

The show features recorded narration by Morgan Freeman, and a score by Joshua Coyne.[2][3]

Shooting

The play was set to premiere at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 10, 2009, as part of the commemoration of Anne Frank's 80th birthday.[4] The premiere was cancelled due to a shooting.[5][6][7]

Use in training police

The New York City Police Department used the play to teach tolerance. [8]

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  8. {http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/16/nypd-anne-emmett-tolerance-play/ | NYPD Begins Using One-Act Play ‘Anne & Emmett’ To Teach Tolerance}


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