Downtown Springfield Association
The Santaland Diaries

The Santaland Diaries

December, 9 2017 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

302 E. Pershing St. Springfield, MO 65806
http://www.springfieldcontemporarytheatre.org/the-santaland-diaries.html

$24–27


By David Sedaris, Adapted by Joe Mantello
Directed by Richard Dines
Music Directed by Alex Huff
Starring Nathan Shelton* with Carolyn Billingsley, Michaela Karr and Haley Rolland

You won’t want to miss this encore run of the hilariously irreverent holiday show. It’s David Sedaris’ side-splitting send-up of Christmas and his brief, misguided career as a Macy’s elf. Besieged by bratty kids with overzealous parents and donning a humiliating costume, he finds that his cynical self and his elfin alter ego, “Crumpet,” are not exactly compatible. The Santaland Diaries skewers everything we love (and secretly loathe) about the holidays. See what it’s like for the subversive to work at Santaland, where the only thing more plentiful than good cheer is a good case of the giggles. This production contains mature language.

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM & Sundays at 2:00 PM

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract. ​