The Twisted Mind of
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"Tarpit-Dark Comedy" - Mark Lowry, Theatre Jones
"The Blackest of Black Comedies" - Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News
"Darkest-of-Dark Comedies" - Will Arberry, D Magazine
"Delightfully Perverse" - Mark Lowry, Theatre Jones
"Morally Repugnant" - Grant Tyler Peterson, off-off-online.com
"Creepy, Discomforting and Revelatory" - Ryan Wilson, University of Georgia
"Mr. Guyton's Talents as a Poet and Dramatist are Stellar" - Steve Capra, the
Living Theatre
"The Most Innovative, Original Play I've Ever Seen... From a College Student"
- Gary Garrison, the Dramatists Guild
"Theatre of the Obnoxious" - Grant Tyler Peterson, off-off-online.com
"The Opening Scene... is Comic Gold" - Mark Lowry, Theatre Jones
"Very Moving and Poignant" - Bryan Fonseca, the Phoenix Theatre
"Provocative and Vivid... Powerful and Nasty" - Dr. Stanley Longman, UGA
"Best of the Bunch" - Lou Harry, Indianapolis Business Journal
"Extremely Well Written and Deplorably Funny" - Geri Albrecht,
Heuer Publishing
"The Black Swan Meets Seinfeld" - Lisa Mende, The
Circle Ensemble Theatre
"Hilarious" - Mary L. Clarke, Pegasus News
"Sweetness Spiced With Gentle Humor" - Jay Harvey, Indystar.com
"Tightly Structured With an Amazing Premise... The Story Captivates You...
Delectable to the Nth Degree." - What the Butler Saw theatre website
"Guyton Brings Tender, Real Moments to the Stage, Without Slipping Down the
Too-Much Slope." - Elizabeth J Musgrave, Gotta Go! Newsletter
"Surreal, Tender... An Acting High Point for the Entire Festival... Plan on
Being Horrified, then Amazed, then Relieved." - Alexandra Bonifield, Critical
Rant and Rave
"It's Stuff Like This That Made Me Fall In Love With Acting in the First
Place" - Charlie Pierce, Third Eye Theatre
"Lovely Piece of Black Humor, Yet Heartwarming, and Real. It's Edgy, and
Sweet and Funny... and a Bit Warped." - CJ Ehrlich, Playwrights' Binge, 2011
"Haunting, Poetic, Beautiful and Funny." - Brian Harris, Strawberry Festival
"He Likes to Bring People by Surprise and Force Them out of the Sweet
Molecules." - Frettabladid Newspaper, 2005 (Run Through Google Translator)
"American theologian and activist Harold Thurman once said; “Don’t ask what
the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the
world needs are people who have come alive.” Dan Guyton... does this with his
life. He does what makes him come alive and it inspires all those around him...
Among his many awards, he is a two time winner of the Kennedy Center
playwriting award, the second one during his tenure at the University of
Georgia. Some people change the world with great inventions or foundations,
Dan changes the world and inspires others through who he is a person and his
gift as a story teller and playwright. He addresses social issues in his playwriting
that most people look at and then simply look away. Through humor and
sensitivity he has given voices to the voiceless in our society. His unique and
compelling style make us not be able to look away from our communal woes such
as teen pregnancy, racism, mental health problems, homophobia and more. He
does this with humor and grace and ultimately compassion. He has a lot to say to
the world and he is just beginning." - Jenifer Margaret Kelly, UGA
"The Blackest of Black Comedies" - Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News
"Darkest-of-Dark Comedies" - Will Arberry, D Magazine
"Delightfully Perverse" - Mark Lowry, Theatre Jones
"Morally Repugnant" - Grant Tyler Peterson, off-off-online.com
"Creepy, Discomforting and Revelatory" - Ryan Wilson, University of Georgia
"Mr. Guyton's Talents as a Poet and Dramatist are Stellar" - Steve Capra, the
Living Theatre
"The Most Innovative, Original Play I've Ever Seen... From a College Student"
- Gary Garrison, the Dramatists Guild
"Theatre of the Obnoxious" - Grant Tyler Peterson, off-off-online.com
"The Opening Scene... is Comic Gold" - Mark Lowry, Theatre Jones
"Very Moving and Poignant" - Bryan Fonseca, the Phoenix Theatre
"Provocative and Vivid... Powerful and Nasty" - Dr. Stanley Longman, UGA
"Best of the Bunch" - Lou Harry, Indianapolis Business Journal
"Extremely Well Written and Deplorably Funny" - Geri Albrecht,
Heuer Publishing
"The Black Swan Meets Seinfeld" - Lisa Mende, The
Circle Ensemble Theatre
"Hilarious" - Mary L. Clarke, Pegasus News
"Sweetness Spiced With Gentle Humor" - Jay Harvey, Indystar.com
"Tightly Structured With an Amazing Premise... The Story Captivates You...
Delectable to the Nth Degree." - What the Butler Saw theatre website
"Guyton Brings Tender, Real Moments to the Stage, Without Slipping Down the
Too-Much Slope." - Elizabeth J Musgrave, Gotta Go! Newsletter
"Surreal, Tender... An Acting High Point for the Entire Festival... Plan on
Being Horrified, then Amazed, then Relieved." - Alexandra Bonifield, Critical
Rant and Rave
"It's Stuff Like This That Made Me Fall In Love With Acting in the First
Place" - Charlie Pierce, Third Eye Theatre
"Lovely Piece of Black Humor, Yet Heartwarming, and Real. It's Edgy, and
Sweet and Funny... and a Bit Warped." - CJ Ehrlich, Playwrights' Binge, 2011
"Haunting, Poetic, Beautiful and Funny." - Brian Harris, Strawberry Festival
"He Likes to Bring People by Surprise and Force Them out of the Sweet
Molecules." - Frettabladid Newspaper, 2005 (Run Through Google Translator)
"American theologian and activist Harold Thurman once said; “Don’t ask what
the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the
world needs are people who have come alive.” Dan Guyton... does this with his
life. He does what makes him come alive and it inspires all those around him...
Among his many awards, he is a two time winner of the Kennedy Center
playwriting award, the second one during his tenure at the University of
Georgia. Some people change the world with great inventions or foundations,
Dan changes the world and inspires others through who he is a person and his
gift as a story teller and playwright. He addresses social issues in his playwriting
that most people look at and then simply look away. Through humor and
sensitivity he has given voices to the voiceless in our society. His unique and
compelling style make us not be able to look away from our communal woes such
as teen pregnancy, racism, mental health problems, homophobia and more. He
does this with humor and grace and ultimately compassion. He has a lot to say to
the world and he is just beginning." - Jenifer Margaret Kelly, UGA
| The winner of two Kennedy Center/ACTF Awards for his plays 'Attic' and 'Where's Julie?', Daniel Guyton is a published and internationally produced playwright, poet, author and funny man. He acts and directs from time to time, but prefers the quieter life of writing. He is primarily a satirist, though some may say a sadist, who focuses on the morally ambiguous and the insecure. His plays are usually funny, but with a hint of gravitas. He normally does not enjoy writing about himself in the third person, but he has to pay the bills. He is a modest man. For the most part. |
