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THE LITTLE FREIDA
MYSTERIES The new comedy adventure by Amy Sedaris and NPR commentator David
Sedaris
Brother and sister playwriting duo
Amy and David Sedaris (a.k.a. The Talent Family) launches the west coast
premiere of their latest outrageous adventure. The Obie Award-winning
creators of off-Broadway hits Stitches, One Woman Shoe, and Incident at
Cobbler's Knob (commissioned by Lincoln Center) present a collection of
characters arranged around an incapacitated heroine in The Little Freida
Mysteries. A tangled history of greed, heartbreak, and inspiration,
Mysteries follows the story of Little Freida, a jaded sophisticate who
breaks both her arms in a freakish accident and is forced to seek out her
aunt (Amy Sedaris) in quaint Cape Seemore, whose entire life is centered
around a collection of miniature doll furniture. In The Talent Family's
typical corkscrew logic , the lives of both Freidas undergo a wild
transformation in the onslaught of events.
David Sedaris made his comic debut recounting his strange-but-true
experiences of being a Macy's elf clad in green tights, reading his
SantaLand Diaries on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. Sedaris'
sardonic humor and incisive social critique have since made him one of
NPR's most popular commentators. Author of Barrel Fever, Naked, and
Holidays on Ice. He is a frequent contributor to the BBC, NPR's Morning
Edition and Ira Glass This American Life. His stories have appeared in The
New Yorker, Harpers, and Esquire.
Born in New York and raised in North Carolina, Amy Sedaris is an
accomplished career waitress who happens to do a little acting on the
side. Sedaris first felt the tug of the stage when she moved from Raleigh,
North Carolina to join her brother, David, in Chicago to pursue her dream
of serving deep-dish pizza to tourists. While in Chicago, Amy took a few
classes at the famed "Second City" and before she knew it was on their
"Main Stage." After her stint at "Second City," Sedaris moved to New York
City where she teamed up with Colbert, Dinello and others to develop a
half-hour sketch comedy series for HBO Downtown Productions called "EXIT
57." The series, which ran for two seasons on COMEDY CENTRAL, received
five CableACE nominations for best writing, performing and comedy series.
Sedaris has once again teamed up with Dinello and Colbert to create COMEDY
CENTRAL's first ever, live-action, narrative series, "Strangers with
Candy," in which she currently plays the role of Jerry Blank ; a twisted
take on the classic and typically moralistic afterschool specials. Her
writing has appeared in The New Yorker and she has originated roles in the
last 7 Talent Family shows.
In addition to the many plays she and her brother have been involved
with, including the 1996 Obie award-winning "One Woman Shoe," Amy Sedaris
has added Paul Rudnick's "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" and Douglas
Carter Beane's "Country Club" to her ever expanding acting resume. This
June, Amy and her brother will stage their 1997 critically acclaimed
collaboration, "The Little Freida Mysteries" in Seattle. Single tickets
are on sale now and are $20.
For single tickets call 206-292-ARTS (2787), all Ticketmaster outlets,
or visit The Paramount Theatre Box Office (10AM to 6PM,) M-F, or you can
purchase
online at www.themoore.com. For groups 10 or more call 1877-878-2217.
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