ATLANTA DRAMATISTS:
"I just want to thank you again for last night! I didn't expect such full and robust feedback. Everyone seems so considerate, engaged, and interested in new work and improving it. I hope to attend again in the future. Thanks for allowing me to participate and for offering this opportunity in the first place!" (Jennifer Schaupp, 2023).
"Thank you so much for including my piece. I loved hearing everyone's works and the incredible actors who brought them to life. I'm excited to tackle revisions with your excellent observations in mind" (Donna Latham, 2023).
"Last year, I accomplished a big goal: I wrote a full-length play! And now, I'm sooooo excited and grateful that I will get to experience a read of it, thanks to Atlanta Dramatists. I always make it a point to support the arts however I can. Now, I feel super supported as an artist" (Tanya M. Blackwell, 2024).
"Thank you so much, it was great to hear some awesome writing, and the actors are amazing! Hearing the first scene from mine helped me so much. Going to edit now!" (Paige Steadman Ross, 2023).
"I've already made changes to my piece given some good notes. I appreciate it so much" (Marj O'Neill Butler, 2024).
"Thank you... actors for a great reading--I laughed, not at my own jokes, but at how you performed them! And the feedback was so helpful. When listening, I didn't hear the clunks, but now I understand them. A better play will result" (Judith Pratt, 2024).
"That was an absolute pleasure. Thank you so much for bringing me on board!" (Emma St. Kathryn, 2024).
"Thanks for including me. I had a good time. Some really intriguing new works!" (Kirstin Popper, 2024).
"That was fun. Thank you so much for letting me be involved, Daniel, even though I’m in another state. I really enjoy participating in these kinds of readings" (Adara Alston, 2024).
"Daniel, that was great! I loved the actors and the fabulous hats--and what a lovely group SUGA is. Thanks again for including my work" (Donna Latham, 2024).
"I’ve only just discovered Atlanta Dramatists, and I’m so glad to find that this exists. I really look forward to attending future readings to see other playwrights’ work! Thank you so much for hosting these... P.S. Just got off the phone with my parents, who aren’t quite theatre people but absolutely loved attending the reading and were so, so excited to tell me everything they could remember about it. They so enjoyed it. Thank you!" (Hope Kay, 2024).
"Thank you for allowing me to participate in SUGA, both as an actress and a playwright. It was absolutely wonderful and thank you for the multicultural experience! I'm sure that the SUGA audience has been enriched. Thank you for all that you do" (Linda Green, 2024).
"Thank you again! The savor of that beautiful evening lingers... It inspires me to do more" (Brenda Shoshanna, 2024).
"Thanks again for having me last night, Dan! You're a great facilitator, and I admire what you've put together with this group. It was a joy to act in the readings, and to have the opportunity to share feedback! I found the whole evening really energizing" (Cait Cortelyou, 2024).
"Thank you for the wonderful reading last night! Everyone made so many interesting choices, and hereafter I'll be hearing your voices in my head, for better or for worse(!) every time I pick up the script... And thank you Dan for Atlanta Dramatists and its monthly reading series, it's a really great program and it's making an impact on Atlanta's art and theater scene" (Nathan Jerpe, 2024).
"Just wanted to say thanks so much for having me and [my play] Merely Players at last night's reading session! It was a terrific crew with a great mix of perspectives, and the actors absolutely crushed all of the pieces. Appreciate you pulling everything together, and look forward to the next event!" (Danielle E. Moore, 2024).
"I wanted to thank you for last night. I thought the comments were all excellent and I took a lot of it to heart... I really appreciate being included in your program. Your readers are good and the comments are always succinct" (Marj O'Neill-Butler, 2024).
"Thanks so much, everyone, for your brilliant acting it was riveting! Thanks to Dan [Brown] for moderating. I appreciate everyone's insightful comments and questions, and I'm grateful for your time and talents in bringing this piece to life" (Donna Latham, 2024).
"Thanks so much to all of you for last night! You were wonderful, and the whole experience was so amazing!
I am still floating" (Wendy Simonds, 2024)
IN THE NEWS:
Interview with Daniel Guyton about Atlanta Dramatists on Canvas Rebel, 2023
