Cast member Lauren Piester continues our backstage look at the making of Uni's fall play, "The Diary of Anne Frank," which opens Thursday night. "As you might imagine, this is not a light play," Lauren writes. "It's intense, emotional, complex, and altogether draining." Read on for more as the cast gets closer to opening night.

This year's fall play, "The Diary of Anne Frank," opens on Thursday night. But the cast members still have a ways to go before they'll be ready. Michelle Gao, who plays Miep, starts off the fall play diaries, which will run the rest of the week.