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Pegasus Theater Company presents The SantaLand Diaries, written by David Sedaris and adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello. Directed by Buzz Bense and performed by John Rowan, the play will run from December 5 through December 20 at West Sonoma Inn and Spa in Guerneville.
In The SantaLand Diaries, Sedaris recounts, in his own inimitable and hilarious manner, his job as Crumpet the Elf at SantaLand in Macy's Manhattan store. He takes us from Elf Training, with its motivational cheers ("Give me an S!", "Where’s my A?" – you can see where this is going), to his experiences with drunken or lecherous Santas, abusive parents, and the escalating madness of the crowds at Macy's Christmas extravaganza. It’s small wonder that this play has become a cult classic, with its behind-the-scenes look at the abject commercialism of Christmas in the belly of the beast, Macy’s flagship store.
But if Sedaris grows battle-weary and bitter, taking revenge on parents who slap their children while they’re on Santa’s lap, or offer cash bribes to jump the line, he ends on a poignant note when he meets a Good Santa on his final day,Christmas eve. This Santa never asked what children wanted for Christmas;instead, he spread his message that we should try to love one another. Sedaris observes: "Before this evening I’d never even been accidentally mistaken for a good person but suddenly I was good by association." .
TO RESERVE TICKETS call (707) 583-2343 or go to Box Office page.
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