Truman Capote left a forever legacy on the East End. As the world celebrated Capote during his centennial year in 2024, reflecting upon his literary prowess and larger-than-life persona, in the Hamptons, the author was remembered for the rich treasure trove of memories he created in a place he called home — and where his ashes were spread on Crooked Pond.
And so it’s especially meaningful that this year, back by popular demand, staged readings of literary icon Truman Capote’s holiday story collection will once again bring his singular voice to life on a Hamptons stage.
Center Stage at Southampton Arts Center will present the Long Island staged readings of Truman Capote’s holiday short story collection: “One Christmas” and “A Christmas Memory,” directed by Michael Disher, at the Southampton Arts Center, from November 28 to November 30, at 2 PM and 7 PM.
Produced through special arrangements with and permission granted by The Truman Capote Literary Trust, Center Stage will bring to life the bittersweet, heartwarming, and thought-provoking prose written by one of the 20th Century’s greatest and most celebrated American writers, Truman Capote.
Set during The Great Depression of the early 1930s, the tales are based largely upon Capote’s youth in rural Alabama and focus on young Buddy and his lovingly eccentric cousin, Sook. Together, through two Christmases, Buddy and Sook learn much about honesty, love, loss, and enduring friendship.
In “One Christmas,” young Buddy spends the holiday away from his Alabama family and in New Orleans with his rarely seen father. “A Christmas Memory” is Capote’s love letter to his elderly cousin, Sook, who raised him and taught him much about kindness, sharing, and forever.
The productions are sponsored in part by Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, LMS Design, SHA, and The Yaffa Foundation.
For additional information and tickets, which cost $25 for general admission and $20 for SAC members, click here.