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Opening December 5
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." . The SantaLand Diaries was originally read by Sedaris on National Public Radio and it launched his career as one of the nation’s premier comedy writers. Since then, he has published several best-selling books, including "Me Talk Pretty One Day," and "Barrel Fever", been named "Humorist of the Year" by Time Magazine, and awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor. John Rowan dons his elf costume to perform The SantaLand Diaries. Rowan is a veteran Pegasus actor who gave a bravura performance in The Life and Times of Jon Sugar, a short play that was part of "Tapas", and was most recently seen in the surprise dinner performance of Isn’t It Fabulous? at local restaurants. The SantaLand Diaries opens on Saturday, December 5, at 8:30 p.m., after Guerneville’s Parade of Lights which runs from 7-8 p.m. The play will then run through the 20th of December, with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. All tickets are $15.The SantaLand Diaries is a one-act play, less than an hour long. Pegasus Theater Company is grateful to the Sonoma West Inn and Spa for stepping forward to provide a venue for the play, which will take place in the Inn’s elegant reception hall. It is located at 14100 Brookside Lane in Guerneville, just west of Safeway. Tapas submissions Tapas: 8 New Short Plays is seeking submissions of 10 to 15 minute plays, a maximum of two per playwright, with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2010. We expect to complete our selections by Feb. 28, 2010 and open the production in mid-summer 2010. Please see our Training Page for more information
 
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