1The Bricks Theatre

Presents

The Santaland Diaries

By David SedarisAdapted for the stage by Joe Mantello

FeaturingPeter Hunt

Directed byGeorge Gonzalez

Made possible by our wonderful host, The Barrymore TheatreThanks to our generous sponsors Yahara Bay Distillers and A.V. Club Madison

Originally produced in New York by David Stone and Amy Nederlander-Case on November 7th 1996

THE SANTALAND DIARIES is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Services, Inc., New York

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THE SHOW

The Bricks TheatreOpening Acts

THE STUDENT By Matt HovermanDirected by George Gonzalez

Hugh ...............................................................................................................................Paul MilischBurt ............................................................................................................................Mark Snowden

SURABAYA SANTAFrom SONGS FOR A NEW WORLDPerformed by ............................................................................................................. Laura Spring

15 minute Elf Break

THE SANTALAND DIARIESBy David SedarisAdapted for the stage by Joe Mantello

David ................................................................................................................................. Peter HuntDirected by ........................................................................................................ George GonzalezCostume Design ......................................................................................Jenni Schwaner-Ladd

Time Late 80’sPlace Macy’s Santaland & in your hearts!

A Bricks Creative, For Entertainment Purposes Only Project

GREAT PERFORMANCES

Y O U R O N L I N E G U I D E T O T H E P E R F O R M I N G A R T S

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND B IG THANKS

American Players Theatre., Martinique M. Barthel, Katy Conley, Brenna Farmer - Costume Assistant, Gina Gomez, Goodman Community Center, Doug Griffin - Graphic Design, Miranda Hawk, Laura Keefe-Miller, The Mic 92.1, Nicole Miller, Karen Moeller, Dan Myer, The Old Fashioned, Stephanie Robey, Karen Saari, Steve Sperling & The Barrymore Theatre, Tom Steer, Tony Trout, Ernestine Vanderlin, Elizabeth Vermedahl, Jessica Witham, Andy & Chris Yero,

BR ICKS STAFF

Molly Vanderlin .......................................................................................Lead Producer/OwnerDavid Pausch ...................................................................................................... Producer/OwnerRic Lantz .......................................................................... Producer,Technical Director/OwnerPeter Hunt ........................................................................................................... Producer/OwnerGeorge Gonzalez .............................................................................................. Producer/OwnerGina Gomez ..................................................................................................................Group Sales

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THE COMPANY

THE SANTALAND DIARIES

Peter Hunt (David) is an associate producer for The Bricks Theatre, as well as co-partner in the emerging Bricks Creative endeavor, and is pleased to reprise the role of Crumpet for another year (and hopefully many more years to come). A Chicagoland native, he has been fortunate enough to have performed locally with nearly all of Madison’s theatre companies, playing a wide variety of eclectic roles ranging from a foul-mouthed dog named Bar-ney all the way across the spectrum to the infamous Richard Loeb. In addition, Peter has appeared in several regional television commercials, and will be seen in two upcoming independent, full-length features from Claymore Produc-tions and Barking Shadow Productions, respectively. Mr. Hunt was honored last year by being voted as one of Madi-son’s favorite actors by Isthmus readers in the 2009-2010 Annual Manual.

George Gonzalez (Director), a New York City native, has worked as an ac-tor, playwright, director, and producer, served on the Mercury Players Theatre Board of Directors 04/05, Co- Produced the 2009 Madison Young Playwrights Festival, Served as a Teaching Artist for the 2010/2011 Madison Young Playwrights Festival, produced by The Children’s Theatre of Madison. He has had the pleasure of performing with local theatre companies; Madison Repertory Theatre, Stage Q, Mercury Players, and Madison Theatre Guild. In 2004 he served as Audience Services manager and later Marketing Director for Madison Repertory Theatre until the company closed in February of 2009. Gonzalez currently serves as a member on the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission and is the Co-Founder/Partner and Producer for Bricks Creative LLC, and The Bricks Theatre.

Jenni Schwaner Ladd (Costume Designer) has designed, constructed, or otherwise wrangled costumes for 17 years (and counting). She has worked for Irish Repertory of Chicago, Lookingglass Theatre/Chicago, and Four Seasons Theatre, and toured with Reduced Shakespeare Company and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Currently, she is the touring wardrobe supervisor for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, assistant costume supervi-sor for Madison Opera, and costume assistant for Madison Ballet. Jenni holds an MA in Theatre History and an MFA in Costume Design from the University of Illinois-Urbana.

David Sedaris (Author) 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, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames, each of which became a bestseller. There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He was 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.” His newest book, a collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer) was just released this past September. He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have writ-ten 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

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THE COMPANY (c o n t.)

and produced by WBEZ. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His most recent live album is David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure (November 2009).

Joe Mantello (Playwright) Mantello was born in Rockford, Illinois and studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts and started the Edge Theater in New York City with actress Mary-Lou-ise Parker and writer Peter Hedges. He is a member of the Naked Angels the-ater company and an associate artist at the Roundabout Theatre Company. Mantello directs a variety of theatre works, moving from a two-hander like Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune to the huge canvas of a mainstream musical comedy like Wicked, from downtown stand-up (The Santaland Diaries) to contemporary opera (Dead Man Walking) to political performance art (The Vagina Monologues).

THE STUDENT

Paul Milisch (Hugh) appeared with The Bricks in the September production of True West, and is happy to be on stage with The Bricks again. Other acting credits include Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Berger in Hair, John in John and Jen (which is being reprised in the

summer of 2011), The Defendant in Romance, Laertes in Hamlet, Professor Bhaer in Little Women, Pyper in Ob-serve the Sons of Ulster…, and Edgar in Batboy: The Musical.

Mark Snowden (Burt) Bricks Theatre fans will recognize Mark from his previ-ous Bricks appearances in True West, The Zoo Story and An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein. Other local appearanc-es include: Meg, with MTG (Sir Thomas More); Cloud 9, with Mercury Players/Stage Q (Joshua/Gerry/Soldier); Tea-room Tango, with Mercury Players/NYC Fringe Festival (The Married Guy). Mark has also acted professionally in Seattle and Minneapolis/St. Paul, and studied Theater at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. An avid fan of the local music scene in Madison, he is especially proud to play at The Barrymore.

SURABAYA SANTA

This is Laura Spring’s debut with The Bricks and she is thrilled. Her most recent shows have been Pulp, Sappho in Love, and Queer Shorts with Stage Q. She’d like to thank George and Molly for this opportunity and their sup-port. Laura also gives a big thanks to the fabulous JS Fauquet, voice teacher extraordinaire, and Laura Keefe-Miller for the recording studio time. Merry SolstiChristmaChanuKwanzika!

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