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MONMOUTH — The Theater at Monmouth will present the cult holiday hit “The Santaland Diaries,” adapted by Joe Mantello from David Sedaris’ best-selling book “Holidays on Ice,” beginning Thanksgiving night.
The play, made famous when it aired on National Public Radio, recounts the tale of Sedaris’ stint as a Macy’s department store elf named Crumpet. Sedaris’ holiday memoir is off-kilter, witty and often sentimental holiday memoir (and not suitable for children).
Mike Anthony plays Crumpet. “He relates a series of merry misadventures in this antidote for holiday havoc,” said a news release from the theater. “Spend some time with one of Santa’s little helpers during Macy’s Christmas shopping rush as he handles the hordes of insufferable shoppers and their kiddos with whacked out wisdom and wicked humor.”
Producing artistic director, Dawn McAndrews said, “You know that old saying when something goes terribly wrong, ‘Someday we will laugh about this’? Well, that’s exactly what David Sedaris has done; he’s taken the memory of an awful job during a rough year in his life, and turned it into a delightfully funny and deliciously decadent lesson for us all.”
Sedaris made his NPR debut in 1992, when he read his essay, “The Santaland Diaries” on Morning Edition. Since then, he’s published multiple bestselling books. His tory was adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello.
Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, are $10 with the donation of a non-perishable food item for the Monmouth Food Pantry. Non-perishable food donations will be accepted at all performances. Tickets for all other performances are $28.
The performance dates can be found at www.theateratmonmouth.org.
