An Evening with David Sedaris

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
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We need volunteers to help greet, usher, and direct guests.  

GROVE OPENS: 5:30PM
GREETER CALL TIME: 6:00PM
USHER/TICKET TAKER CALL TIME: 6:30PM
HOUSE OPENS: 7:00PM
SHOW STARTS: 7:30PM

This is a unique opportunity to see best-selling humorist David Sedaris in the intimate setting of the Duncan-Williams Performance Hall. As always, Sedaris will be offering a selection of all-new readings and recollections, as well as a Q&A session and book signing. Books will be available for sale at the event, courtesy of Novel.

If you love David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you’re getting into at his live readings. You’d be wrong. To see him read his own work on stage allows his autobiographical narrative to reveal a uniquely personal narrative that will keep you laughing throughout the evening.

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, Mr. Sedaris has become one of 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. One of his new books, The Best of Me (Little Brown/ Hachette, Fall 2020), is a collection of 42 previously published stories and essays, about which novelist Andrew Sean Greer wrote in the New York Times: “You must read “The Best of Me.” It will be a new experience, knowing that enough time has passed to find humor in the hardest parts of life. More than ever — we’re allowed to laugh.”

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Shifts (2)

1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Greeters6:00pm (CT)10:00pm (CT)We need 4 volunteers to arrive early to greet/ direct guests once the lobby opens3/4Over
Ushers/Ticket Takers6:30pm (CT)10:00pm (CT) 9/16Over