Richard Kind in SantaCon by Daniel Yaiullo (Fundraiser Staged Reading) at Pearl Studios

Richard Kind stars in the Fundraiser Staged Reading of Daniel Yaiullo’s scathing new comedy about NYC’s annual SantaCon(vention).

In Daniel Yaiullo’s scathing new comedy about NYC’s annual SantaCon(vention), the lives of the plastered, the merry, and the not-so-bright converge for an evening of harrowing holiday hell. Whether you love it or hate it, celebrate the season with a new play exploring all the highs and lows of the festivity and discover the true meaning of Santa(Con) along the way.

Joining Richard Kind (Only Murders in the Building, Inside Out, A Serious Man, Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney) are Dylan Eshbaugh, Jenna Janet, Danté Jeanfelix, Ben Getz, Raye Levine-Spielberg, Danielle MacMath, Anna Lei Negrin, Katie North, Levi Penley, Austin Reynolds, Tara Westwood, and playwright Daniel Yaiullo. The show is directed by Michael Gardiner and produced by Raye Levine-Spielberg, Katie North, and JT Tsou (Tony-nominated producers of Operation Mincemeat); Michael Gardiner and Danielle MacMath (producers of Eric Bogosian's 1+1 Off-Broadway and Fragments with F. Murray Abraham); and Daniel Yaiullo. Sponsored by AND Theatre Co.

Thursday December 11 at 7:30pm

Pearl Studios, 500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018 4th Fl, Studio 409

All funds raised will go directly towards the play's 2026 production. Can't make the reading? You can still help out by donating here!

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Inquiries: SantaConThePlay@gmail.com