Tim has been involved in area community theater for the past 19 years. Most recent roles at the Opera House include Andrew the Waiter in "Beyond Therapy", Capt. Corcoran in "HMS Pinafore" and Kris Kringle in "Miracle on 34th Street". He recently made his directorial debut this past summer with "Fork in The Road" by Judith Fergen for Townsquare Players' PHOENIX WORKSHOP. Tim serves on TSP's Board of Directors as Treasurer and resides in Woodstock with his actress wife, Pam. “There’s method acting and there’s just being a (jerk); some actors clearly can’t make the distinction - Bruce Campbell”

His initial theatrical experience was as a cast member in Woodstock Musical Theatre Company’s (WMTC) 1985 production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Having once been bitten by the theatre bug he has devoted the past 19 years in over 100 productions to community theatre serving in the capacities of: cast member, crew member, producer, production coordinator, technical coordinator, set construction foreman, set designer, and production manager for WMTC, TownSquare Players, Inc.(TSP), Paradise People (PP), Woodstock Summer Theatre (WST), Dillie’s Follies, Marengo Summer with the Arts and Gemini Players. He has also served WMTC, TSP, and WST for the past four years, and PP, Elgin Community College, StageCrafters and independent producers as their production photographer. A former member of the WMTC’s Board of Directors he is the current President of TownSquare Players and has served on its Board of Directors for 11 years. He is also a member of the Public Relations Committee of the Friends of the Opera House. Lou is the court administrator for McHenry County and lives in Woodstock with his wife Janie.

Matt grew up in Smithtown, New York. After high school he attended Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota where theater became his life. He was involved with lighting and stagehand work until he got up enough nerve to try out for a student directed play. He has played ‘The (Captain) in “Androcles and the Lion” (1983),‘Mikado’ (Ko-Ko), ‘Music Man’ (Mayor Shinn, Harold Hill, thrice, once with TSP), ‘Sound of Music’ (Georg with TSP), ‘Voyage of the DawnTreader’ (C.S.Lewis), ‘Fiddler on the Roof’(Tevye), ‘Gift of the Magi’ (Jim Dillingham), and ‘Guys and Dolls’(Sky Masterson), ‘Romance in D (Charles Norton). He dedicates his part in ‘DOAF’ to his Mom and Dad who passed away within a month of each other back in the fall of 2001. His inspiration comes from his two wonderful girls Sara (10) and Shannon (7). He is honored to be part of this talented group of individuals who are extremely dedicated, giving 100 percent of their lives to help each of us, experience and learn from the lessons this true life story has to offer. He is very grateful to be a part of this project…

~ Otto’s Motto: ‘Work and Hope’.

Karen is excited to be making her stage debut in the role of Miep. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their support and her instructors at Act One Studios Chicago for sharing their talent. One last thanks to the TownSquare Players for the wonderful opportunity to "play" among them.

This is Amanda's first time on the Opera House stage. She has appeared in four children's theater productions with the Cary Park District, one through the Crystal Lake Park District, and The Children's Hour at McHenry County College. More recently, she has appeared in Scene Stealers 1 and 2 with KurVan Productions at the Raue Center in Crystal Lake. Since her High School graduation two years ago, she has taken several classes in acting and improvisation at Act One Studios in Chicago, McHenry County College, and The Second City in Arlington Heights. Currently, she is enrolled at TVI Actor's Studio in Chicago, and hopes to attend Columbia College Chicago by Fall of 2005. Amanda is extremely proud to be apart of The Diary of Anne Frank. She would like to thank her Mom, Dad, Jason, Micheline, Sarah, Billy, Vinny, and everyone else in her family who could or could not make it to the show. I love you all.

Shannon is returning to the Woodstock Opera House after appearing as Desiree in Elgin Community College's Musical Theatre production of A Little Night Music. Before that, she appeared in Gemini Player's production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile in the Stage Left Cafe and at the Stoughton Opera House in Stoughton, Wisconsin. She also appeared as Velma Kelly in Woodstock Musical Theatre Company's production of Chicago at the Opera House and as Elsa Schrader in Townsquare Player's production of The Sound of Music at the Raue Center for the Performing Arts in Crystal Lake. "No singing, no dancing, no impossibly quick costume changes and no cart wheels? This can't be!" Seriously, she is thrilled and proud to be playing a part in the telling of this very important story. She sends her love to her favorite guys, John and George Bailey. "It can be a wonderful life, don't ya think?"

At fifteen years old, Celia Sax acted in a myriad of shows. From existential shorts like After the Rock Left to glitzy fantasies like The Wiz, Celia loves to do it all. Besides acting on film and on the stage...she enjoys writing, reading, all aspects of cinema, and music. As an honor student at New Trier High School, Celia enjoys learning a great deal. Her level of enthusiasm in performing with the Town Square Players as Anne Frank is difficult to measure. In other words, she's thrilled! She wishes to thank everyone in the cast and crew for collaborating so successfully on this show. Anne Frank's story is just one in a plethora of Holocaust accounts, but her beautiful words and intimacy make her so special. Celia wishes everyone who partakes in and views the show to walk away with a greater appreciation of the consequences and pointlessness of hatred. Anne was a beautiful girl and her story deserves to live on. Thanks go to Celia's friends and family for supporting her and driving her to Woodstock daily. A very special thanks is extended to her sister Heidi for returning home early from Australia to see the show. And of course, thank you to Anne Frank and everyone who worked in publishing her diary. THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Sheri is delighted to be performing in her second TSP show. Before playing Molly in the Phoenix Workshop's production of "Fork in the Road", Sheri toured full time for three and a half years with the international drama company Covenant Players. The highlight of her travels was a nine month tour of Alaska, performing in schools, prisons, hospitals, churches, military bases, drug and alcohol rehab centers and retirement homes all over the state. Sheri also teaches after school drama classes for Christian Youth Theater. She would like to thank the cast and crew for their dedication, creativity and friendship.

Ryan made his debut on the stage two and a half years ago in the Woodstock High School production of "Crazy for You" as Lank Hawkins. Since then he has appeared in nine shows including West Side Story, Bang Bang You're Dead, Pippin, and Grease. Though his love for theatre knows no bounds, Ryan also finds time to paintball, attend as many concerts as possible, and sing whatever, whenever. Should life on the stage not pan out as an actual career or a record label not sign, Ryan is currently studying to go into the field Crimenology.