Anne and Emmett is a play by Janet Langhart Cohen

Janet Langhart

Janet Langhart Cohen is an American model, television journalist and author. She serves as President and CEO of Langhart Communications and is the spouse of former Defense Secretary William Cohen...

. The play details an imaginary conversation between Emmett Till

Emmett Till

Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Till was from Chicago, Illinois visiting his relatives in the Mississippi Delta region when he spoke to 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant, the married...

 and Anne Frank

Anne Frank

Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Born in the city of Frankfurt...

 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 life.

The show features recorded narration by Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is an American actor, film director, aviator and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won...

, and a score by Joshua Coyne

Joshua Coyne

- Personal Biography :Joshua was born in Kansas City, MO. He was adopted at age two and moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Coyne family was involved in the local arts community, participating in community theater and the Cedar Rapids Symphony. Joshua quickly expressed interest and aptitude in music...

Shooting

The play was set to premiere at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history...

, as part of the commemoration of Anne Frank's 80th birthday. The premiere was cancelled due to a shooting

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting was a shooting at that nation's memorial to The Holocaust in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009, at 12:50 p.m. Security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns, 39, was shot, and later died from his injuries. Suspect James Wenneker von Brunn, 88, was charged...

.