Steppenwolf Theatre Presents AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS 6/8-13

Steppenwolf Theatre Company welcomes back best-selling author and NPR humorist David Sedaris for eight performances only in An Evening with David Sedaris: June 8 - 13, 2010 in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. David Sedaris will be reading selections from his soon-to-be-released book Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, due out in October. The performance will be followed by a Q&A session and book/CD signing with Mr. Sedaris.

Tickets for An Evening with David Sedaris go on-sale to the general public Wednesday, April 28 at 11:00 a.m. with a special pre-sale exclusively for Steppenwolf subscribers beginning Monday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m.

ABOUT David Sedaris

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

David Sedaris is the author Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and When You Are Engulfed in Flames-each of which became a bestseller. There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He was the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris's pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in "The Best American Essays." His newest book, a collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer), is due out this fall.

He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name "The Talent Family" and have written half-a-dozen plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler's Knob and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. David Sedaris's original radio pieces can often be heard on This American Life, distributed nationally by Public Radio International and produced by WBEZ. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His latest audio recording of new stories (recorded live) is "David Sedaris: Live for Your Listening Pleasure" (November 2009).

Location: Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre
Dates: Tuesday, June 8 - Sunday, June 13, 2010
Curtain Times: Tuesday through Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3:30 p.m.
Ticket price: $35 - all seats
20 student tickets reserved for each performance. Available by calling Audience Services only (limited to 2 tickets per order and MUST present a valid student ID for each ticket).
Audience Services: 1650 N. Halsted, 312-335-1650
Online ticketing available at www.steppenwolf.org

Steppenwolf is located near all forms of public transportation and is wheelchair accessible. Street and lot parking are available. Assistive listening devices are available for every performance.

Committed to the principle of ensemble performance through the collaboration of a company of actors, directors and playwrights, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's mission is to advance the vitality and diversity of American theater by nurturing artists, encouraging repeatable creative relationships and contributing new works to the national canon. The company, formed in 1976 by a collective of actors, is dedicated to perpetuating an ethic of mutual respect and the development of artists through on-going group work. Steppenwolf has grown into an internationally renowned company of 42 artists whose talents include acting, directing, playwriting and textual adaptation. For additional information, visit www.steppenwolf.org, www.facebook.com/SteppenwolfTheatre and www.twitter.com/SteppenwolfThtr.

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