You can find The Santaland Diaries starring BeeJay Aubertin Clinton at Breakthrough Theater (421 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789.) As the audience filed in, the actor on stage was decorating the Christmas Tree. He turned to Pam and said, “Oh, so that is what you decided to wear?” She was in her sweatshirt and jeans, granted not an elegant outfit, but comfortable. I was also in a sweatshirt and my hiking boots. BeeJay had a snarky comment for everyone in the audience to get us warmed up for the show.
With dreams of someday landing a roll in his favorite soap opera, this actor has to resort to auditioning as an elf for the Christmas Holidays. To make matters worse, he gets the part. His dark view of the world is only reaffirmed as he sees the way parents force this holiday madness on their children.
BeeJay removed his jeans and shirt to unveil red snowflake tights and an elf jacket. His elf hat was under a pillow, and he extricated his sneakers from under a couch. Clearly this actor wasn’t prepared for the saccharine sweet training that followed. Some sights can’t be unseen, like the mom who was encouraging her young son to pee in the fake snow. The high stakes horror of waiting to meet Santa brings out the worst in any parent.
This was a fun night of pessimism with a dash of sass.
Remaining Show Dates and Times:
Monday, December 18, 10 p.m.