The Santaland Diaries - Arts Club Theatre Company

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The Santaland Diaries By David Sedaris Adapted by Joe Mantello November 21 – December 21 Revue Stage

ABOUT THE AUTHOR "Sedaris has hit upon the narrative equivalent of Pepsi, or the PlayStation, or oxygen, or the haircut: something that others in the world might actually want and find useful… He’s smart, he’s caustic, he’s mordant, and, somehow, he’s … well, nice"—Bill Richardson, The Globe and Mail With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and his most recent book, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, each of which became an immediate bestseller. He is the author of the NYT-bestselling collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer). He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris’s pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have written half-a-dozen plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. David Sedaris’s original radio pieces can often be heard on This American Life, distributed nationally by Public Radio International and produced by WBEZ. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His latest audio recording of new stories (recorded live) is David Sedaris: Live for Your Listening Pleasure (November 2009). A feature film adaptation of his story “C.O.G.” was released after a premier at the Sundance Film Festival (2013).

THE COMPANY Toby Berner ~ Crumpet Toby is so happy to be back at the Arts Club where he was last seen in Morris Panych's Canadian premiere of The Dishwashers as Burroughs. Also for the Arts Club: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged and A Twisted Christmas Carol (co-writer). Vancouver audiences last saw Toby as punk rock drummer Pipefitter in the stage adaptation of Hard Core Logo at the Push Festival. Other theatre credits include: Ash Rizen (Green Thumb Theatre/ATP), Old Nick (Caravan Farm Theatre), Distant Second—The Steve Fonyo Story (20-minute musicals @ClubPush), Guttenberg the Musical, Lifeskills, and Design for Living (Presentation House). Toby has performed all over the world as an Improviser and Sketch Comedian. His troupe Canadian Content won the 2008 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Sketch Troupe and Toby himself has been nominated for Best Male Improviser in Canada. On TV, Toby has appeared in Da Vinci's Inquest, Stargate Sg-1, Smallville, Human Target, and the made for TV movie The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon starring Shannen Doherty. Born and raised in Kerrisdale, Toby now calls west Toronto home. Toby would like to dedicate this show to the memory of two amazing ladies: his mother and grandmother, Nancy and Sybil, two theatre loving moms. John Murphy ~ Director John is a director, actor, producer, and playwright. As a director, some of his favourite productions include Fifty Words (Mitch and Murray), Woody Sed (Theatre Bagger), Plugged! (Beaumont Theatre), Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll (revolution theatre), Sick (Playwrights Theatre Centre), Girls Like Me (Pink Vixen), To the Moon (Working Spark), and Duet for One and Volpone (United Players). As an actor he’s appeared in many plays for the Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Touchstone Theatre, Ruby Slippers, Playwrights Theatre Centre, Neworld, and others. He is co-artistic director of revolution theatre, which toured his one-man show, The Heretic, to the Edinburgh Fringe. John’s second play, True Story, which he directed, won the Jessie Award for Best New Play. Ted Roberts ~ Set and Lighting Design As Resident Designer for the Arts Club, recent designs include Dreamgirls, Clybourne Park, Hairspray, August: Osage County, and Buddy at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage; the set for Its a Wonderful Life at the Granville Island Stage; the set for Craigslist Cantata at the Revue Stage; and the lighting for Boeing-Boeing on the Arts Club’s regional tour. For the Firehall Arts Centre the lighting for Chelsea Hotel, for Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, the lighting for My Chernobyl, and for Douglas College, the set for Blue Window. Ted is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. Sydney Cavanagh ~ Costume Design Sydney is thrilled to be working at the Arts Club and on what a great show! Really, a designer’s dream project. Sydney is the Head of Wardrobe for Bard on the Beach where she just finished her eighth season. She was also the Assistant Head of Wardrobe for the 2010 Olympic Opening and Closing

Ceremonies, a Leo Award-winner for best costume design for the dramatic short Hop the Twig, and a product of Studio 58. William Moysey ~ Sound Design William is a Jessie Award-winning sound designer, composer, musician, writer, performer, foley artist, sound engineer, and theatre technician who has worked extensively in theatre, dance, video games, film, and television since the early ‘80s. Bill has worked with John Murphy for more than a decade, and the two are currently working to develop an album for John’s band China Repair. With innumerable sound designs to his credits and hundreds of productions listed on his CV, Bill is currently writing a rock opera and raising children. Candelario Andrade ~ Projection Design This is Cande’s third production for the Arts Club Theatre Company (having designed the original production and sound for Armstrong's War). Other credits include video or sound design for: Theatre Replacement, Electric Company, Neworld, Rumble, Leaky Heaven, Conspiracy Theatre, Boca del Lupo, Real Wheels, Urban Ink, Theatre for Living (Headlines), Horseshoes and Hand Grenades and Pi Theatre. As co-Artistic Director for Rough House Productions, in 2012 Cande co-created and designed A Last Resort (Co-written and Performed in collaboration with Camille Gingras) presented at Free Fall Festival in Toronto, TREMORS Festival and The Shadbolt Centre. Peter Jotkus ~ Stage Manager Peter is happy to be returning to the Arts Club this season where most recently he was the replacement stage manager on Other Desert Cities. His lengthy career has taken him to many of the country’s regional theatres including: Pacific Opera Victoria, The Belfry, Theatre Calgary, The Citadel, MTC, Canstage, Opera Atelier, The National Arts Centre, The Centaur, Livent, and the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. He spent 12 consecutive seasons working at the Vancouver Playhouse and was assistant stage manager for the international tour of The Overcoat. Peter has had a longtime association with The Banff Centre and was the Program Coordinator for their Professional Theatre Training Program. He studied at York University and is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. This past summer Peter was the ASM on The Secret Doctrine at SFU Woodward’s.