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« Dell Comes Through | Main | Off To Vancouver » December 23, 2005"The Santaland Diaries"So Wednesday's performance of "The Santaland Diaries" at the Bathhouse was just terrific. It's a one-man show, and runs a little more than an hour. If you're not familiar with the story, it goes like this: a few years ago, humorist David Sedaris took a job as an elf at Macy's Santa exhibit. He, along with a cast of other elves, were responsible for moving the hordes of people through the line so their kids could sit on Santa's lap, place their order, and have their picture taken. As you might imagine, people shopping at Macy's didn't exactly behave well. And the guys playing Santa, well, let's just say that some of them weren't super-well-behaved, either. The play is hysterically funny. But the thing about Sedaris' writing, though, is that the delivery is key. If you've ever heard him read his own work, you quickly realize that his nasal, neurotic, slightly-bitchy vocal style is the only way to experience the humor in its full form. In fact, Jeff and I were chatting about this at work yesterday, where he confessed that he'd expressly bought the Sedaris book, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" as an audiobook off iTunes. "It's not the same on the page," he said. Sadly, the Bathhouse is sold out for the rest of the season, but they nailed the Sedaris voice. If it comes around next year, go. It's worth it. Posted by Gavin Shearer at December 23, 2005 9:56 AM. Posted to Entertainment. CommentsPost a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |