I became a fan of David Sedaris after reading Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. I was inspired by his candor in writing about his family and childhood. I think the allure of humor writing comes from honesty. After all, reality is stranger, or in this case, more entertaining than fiction. Yes, it is encouraging to think that I too could make a living writing about the oddness of my family. That kind of venture takes a lot of courage. I'd better come up with a good pseudonym first.As a birthday/Christmas treat my mother bought us tickets to see the SantaLand Diaries.
"A hilarious, sardonic comedy written by NPR humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris, chronicles his true-life experience as an out of work slacker taking a job as Crumpet the Elf at the SantaLand display in Macy’s Manhattan. The play recounts outrageous tales of encounters with frenzied holiday shoppers during the height of the holiday crunch. This priceless one-man show has become a national cult-classic and will star Dallas’ own Nye Cooper in the lead role. You’ll want to leave the kids at home for this one – we give SantaLand Diaries an “R” rating.
Neither my mom or I had ever been to the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas and were surprised to find it was located in an old church off of Lower Greenville Ave. Their set up is intimate and complete with full bar. I thought the cocktail tables between and in front of the rows of seats were a nice touch. It made it less cramped, and I had a place to set my hot chocolate & peppermint schnapps. YUM!
I highly recommend the show and all things David Sedaris. SantaLand Diaries runs until December 20th. It's only $15 ! I thought it was well worth an hour of laughter. Click here for Ticket Info
"A hilarious, sardonic comedy written by NPR humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris, chronicles his true-life experience as an out of work slacker taking a job as Crumpet the Elf at the SantaLand display in Macy’s Manhattan. The play recounts outrageous tales of encounters with frenzied holiday shoppers during the height of the holiday crunch. This priceless one-man show has become a national cult-classic and will star Dallas’ own Nye Cooper in the lead role. You’ll want to leave the kids at home for this one – we give SantaLand Diaries an “R” rating.
Neither my mom or I had ever been to the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas and were surprised to find it was located in an old church off of Lower Greenville Ave. Their set up is intimate and complete with full bar. I thought the cocktail tables between and in front of the rows of seats were a nice touch. It made it less cramped, and I had a place to set my hot chocolate & peppermint schnapps. YUM!
I highly recommend the show and all things David Sedaris. SantaLand Diaries runs until December 20th. It's only $15 ! I thought it was well worth an hour of laughter. Click here for Ticket Info
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Sedaris is going to be in town soon reading and speaking. I think it is at Dallas Museum of Art, maybe. Check out their Arts and Letters Live series.
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