BAGLEY WRIGHT THEATRE
Holiday Special Presentation
Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the
Yule Log
written and performed by
Kevin Kling
December 14 & 15, 2006
Kevin Kling describes his zodiac sign as “Minnesota
with Iowa rising,” and his accent could be right
off the set of the movie Fargo. While many of
his tales come from his Midwest roots, his childhood stories
of the absurdity and irony of common human experience
are recognizable to all of us. In Tales from the Charred
Underbelly of the Yule Log, Kling lovingly skewers
the holiday traditions that we all recognize, from long
drives to grandmother’s house to sibling competition
for love and attention to the giddy excitement and profound
disappointment of Christmas morning.
Kling is perhaps best known for his regular storytelling
contributions to NPR’s “All Things Considered,”
but he is also an established playwright whose works include
21A, Lloyd’s Prayer, and Home and Away,
which was produced at Seattle Rep in 1990.
“…This festive nut roll is less like
opening presents under the tree with your family and more
like opening beers on Kwanzaa with a charming lunatic
you met in an airport bar after your plane got delayed
by a freak hail of frogs.” —The Stranger
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