'SantaLand Diaries' Returns to the Gamm

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre will stage a limited engagement of David Sedaris' The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings.  The pair of comic monologues by humorist David Sedaris, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, runs for three weeks only, from December 4th – 23rd at The Gamm Theatre, 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI.

Chris Byrnes directs Steve Kidd in The SantaLand Diaries, a retelling of Sedaris' real-life experiences as a young man who arrives in New York with dreams of being a writer for One Life to Live and instead lands a part-time job as a Macy's Christmas elf named Crumpet.

In Season's Greetings, Wendy Overly directs Casey Seymour Kim in the role of Jocelyn Dunbar — a rigidly chipper housewife who takes pen to paper for her annual Christmas family newsletter. She recounts the joys, the jobs, and the unexpected surprises of the past year — including the arrival of her husband's illegitimate, gold-digging, Vietnamese daughter on the doorstep.

"The themes of crass commercialism and happy holidays gone awry found in both plays never grow old and seemed to have hit a chord with audiences last holiday season", said Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella, in a recent press release.

"The response to the play last season was overwhelming, so a revival was an incredibly easy decision.  Sedaris' crazy Christmas tales are becoming necessary holiday staples. Holly, ivy and mistletoe for sure; but also overcrowded malls, family anxiety and massive credit card debt are hallmarks of the season. Sedaris makes us laugh at it all.", Estrella continued.

Tickets for The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings range from $20 - $34.  To purchase tickets, call 401-723-4266 or go to www.arttixri.com. For more information visit www.gammtheatre.org

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