The Santaland Diaries December 7, 2007

By David Sedaris Adapted by Joe Mantello
Co-Produced by Cardboard Playhouse Productions
and Prophet Productions

Tickets are $10.00
THE SANTALAND DIARIES is a brilliant
evocation of what a slacker's Christmas
must feel like. Out of work, our slacker decides
to become a Macy's elf during the holiday
crunch. At first the job is simply humiliating, but once the thousands of visitors start pouring
through Santa's workshop, he becomes battle weary and bitter. Taking consolation in the fact
that some of the other elves were television
extras on One Life to Live, he grins and bears it, occasionally taking out his frustrations on the children and parents alike. The piece ends with
yet another Santa being ushered into the
workshop, but this one is different from the lecherous or drunken ones with whom he has
had to work. This Santa actually seems to care about and love the children who come to see
him, startling our hero into an uncharacteristic moment of goodwill just before his employment runs out.

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