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Burn out. It happens to the best of us. Even Santa’s elves are susceptible to work-related fatigue, lost interest, and general apathy. Sure, a strict candy cane-based diet can sometimes help snap an elf out of the Scrooge. And if that doesn’t work, there’s always peppermint schnapps.
Photo by Todd Brian Backus, courtesy of Portland Stage Company
“The Santaland Diaries,” showing now through Dec 16 at Portland Stage Company, tells the story of one such dispassionate pixie. His name is Crumpet. He was hired to tend to the endless line of children waiting to sit on Santa’s lap at Macy’s. But despite the recycled pair of elf tights he gets to wear every day, he isn’t feeling the holiday love.
He’s a little on edge, in fact. Downright unelflike. And hilarious.
The one-man play, written by David Sedaris, is an annual event at Portland Stage – and it usually sells out. So buy early to prevent a Crumpet-like emotional tailspin.
Performances run through Dec. 16.
Tickets: $20 students, $30-$40 seniors, $34-$44 regular
FMI: www.portlandstage.org
Read more from the Press Herald: Bob Keyes: The bad-boy elf returns
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Shannon Bryan
mainetoday.com content producer Shannon Bryan has a fondness for Maine’s peculiar goings on. And helmet cams. There’s definitely a fondness for helmet cams. Since she arrived in Maine from the Midwest seven years ago, it’s been her mission to experience it all firsthand – from the cardboard boat races to the paddleboard jousting tournaments. With any luck, she’ll persuade you to try it, too.