The Santaland Diaries Opens at Arts YOUniverse

The Santaland Diaries will be appearing at Arts YOUniverse on December 14, 15 and 16.

A sardonic, merrily subversive tale, David Sedaris’ humorous and acerbic account of working as an elf at Macy’s in Manhattan has become an ‘anti-holiday’ cult classic.

NPR humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris made his comic debut reading his Santaland Diaries on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Sedaris’ sardonic humor and incisive social critique have since made him one of NPR’s most popular and humorous commentators. He is the author of the bestsellers Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day. Sedaris and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have written several plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. In 2001, David Sedaris became the third recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and was named by Time magazine as “Humorist of the Year.”

Performances are at 8pm December 14, 9:30pm December 15 and 7and 9:30pm December 16. All performances will take place at Arts YOUniverse, 156 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. Tickets are $10 general admission and $8 for students and seniors. For more information visit www.myspace.com/thesantalanddiaries or www.artsyouniverse.com.