An Evening with David Sedaris

David Sedaris is returning to the State Theatre on Saturday, October 17, at 7 PM. It's a solo show—An Evening with David Sedaris—and it's exactly what it sounds like: Sedaris on stage reading his work. If you've read his essays, you already know the voice he brings to them, and that's the whole point of the night. Hearing him read his own pieces is a different experience than reading them on the page.

He's built a reputation as one of the country's pre-eminent humor writers, and the description of his work hits on what most of us recognize: satire, incisive social critique, and a sardonic wit. He has a way of taking the small, often awkward details of the human condition and turning them into something sharp and observant. If you've followed his books, you know the territory he covers—family, travel, the absurdities of daily life—and he delivers them with a dry, precise timing that works best when he's the one doing the talking.

This isn't a new tour or a specific new project; it's a return to the State Theatre by popular demand, which tells you something about how his last visit went over. The show is billed as An Evening with David Sedaris, and the program is just that: Sedaris reading. There's no band, no guest, no elaborate set—just the writing and the reading of it.

The show is at the State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave. in Minneapolis, on Saturday, October 17, starting at 7 PM.