Tickets are $25, $35, $45 and are available online at http://mjc.tix.com/ and from the MJC Box Office on Tuesdays through Fridays from noon to 5 p.m., 575-6776. VIP tickets are also available for $100 that include a premium seat and a reception before the speech.
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. Sedaris's original radio pieces can often be heard on National Public Radio's This American Life.
Sedaris is the author of the bestsellers Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as his latest collections of personal essays entitled When You Are Engulfed in Flames that was published ilast summer. He is the editor of an anthology of stories, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. His essays appear regularly in Esquire and The New Yorker.
Sedaris and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name "The Talent Family" and have written several 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 Dramatist's Play Service.
In 2001, Sedaris became the third recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was named by Time magazine as "Humorist of the Year" in 2001. David Sedaris was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album ("Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim") and Best Comedy Album ("David Sedaris: Live at Carnegie Hall").
Event sponsorships are available beginning at $300 and include recognition or advertisement in the program, premium seats and the reception. Call 575-6703 for more information on sponsoring this event.
