Written by David Sedaris. Adapted for the Stage by Joe Mantello.
Directed by David Ira Goldstein
Starring Ron May
A Christmas Carol
Written by Charles Dickens
Adapted and Directed by Matthew Wiener
Starring Katie McFadzen
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| Ron May photo: John Groseclose |
Two of the Valley’s favorite and most-celebrated actors will bring their special gifts to the holiday season in limited engagement one-person performances of Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, and David Sedaris’ hilarious anti-holiday tale, The Santaland Diaries. Produced by Arizona Theatre Company in association with the Herberger Theatre Center, both shows will play in an intimate custom-built 250-seat stage-within-a-stage located in the grandly theatrical setting of Center Stage in downtown Phoenix.
Katie McFadzen will use Dickens’ own immortal words to turn the family-friendly A Christmas Carol into a one-woman tour-de-force as she performs all 27 characters from Scrooge to Tiny Tim. The edgy, irreverent May will fit right into Sedaris’ cult classic, The Santaland Diaries, the wickedly true, outrageously funny tale of best-selling humorist Sedaris’ tenure as an unemployed writer taking a job as Crumpet the Elf in Macy’s Santaland display.
Both shows will be performed on an alternating schedule from Thursday, Dec. 10 through Saturday, Dec. 26. Ticket prices for both shows range from $23-$51.
A Christmas Carol will be adapted and directed by Matthew Wiener, who put his own unique touch on the popular Dickens tale for more than 19 years while with Actors Theatre of Phoenix. The Santaland Diaries, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, will be directed by ATC Artistic Director David Ira Goldstein.
Santaland Diaries
Thursday, December 10 at 7:30pm - preview
Saturday December 12, at 8:00 pm - opening performance
Sunday December 13, at 7:00 pm
Thursday, December 17, at 7:30 pm
Saturday December 19, at 8:00 pm
Saturday December 19, at 10:00 pm
Sunday December 20, at 7:00 pm
Tuesday December 22, at 7:30 pm
Wednesday December 23, at 10:00 pm
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| Katie McFadzen photo: John Groseclose |
Friday, December 11 at 8:00 PM - preview
Saturday, December 12 at 1:00 PM - preview
Saturday, December 12 at 4:00 PM - opening performance
Sunday, December 13 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 PM
Wednesday, December 16 at 7:30 PM
Friday, December 18 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 19 at 2:00 PM
Sunday, December 20 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, December 20 at 4:00 PM
Wednesday, December 23 at 2:00 PM
Wednesday, December 23 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, December 24 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, December 26 at 1:00 PM
Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Herberger Theater Center Box Office, calling (602) 256-6995 or at www.arizonatheatre.org
The Santaland Diaries and A Christmas Carol are being produced in association with the Herberger Theater Center.
Set and Light Design: Paul Black
Costume Design: Kish Finnegan
Sound Design: Brian Peterson
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