The Darker Places Trilogy

THE DARKER PLACES TRILOGY - A collection of three one-act plays about William, a troubled teenager, boy and man, who descends into madness. The plays include: ATTIC, BASEMENT and CRAWLSPACE.

*ATTIC won the Kennedy Center/ACTF short play award in 2004.*

"If you like psychological thrillers, you REALLY need to see THE DARKER PLACES TRILOGY. With a tight script by Daniel Guyton,...
THE DARKER PLACES TRILOGY - A collection of three one-act plays about William, a troubled teenager, boy and man, who descends into madness. The plays include: ATTIC, BASEMENT and CRAWLSPACE.

*ATTIC won the Kennedy Center/ACTF short play award in 2004.*

"If you like psychological thrillers, you REALLY need to see THE DARKER PLACES TRILOGY. With a tight script by Daniel Guyton, spectacular direction by David Crowe, and an amazing, talented cast. I was blown away." (Rachel Jones, The Alliance Theatre, 2012)

"Come see Dan Guyton's DARKER PLACES TRILOGY... David Crowe's direction is brilliant-- Dan's script is intensely, beautifully written, and [the] cast [is] outstanding." (Lory Cox, Impulse Repertory Company, 2012)

"I saw THE DARKER PLACES TRILOGY tonight at opening for the first time. Holy cow, is it good! You gotta see what the amazing David Crowe has done with Daniel Guyton's poetic, twisted mommy issues!" (Kara Cantrell, Impulse Repertory Company, 2012)

"Saw the premiere tonight - it will stick with me for a long time. Those who know me will know that I don't praise a piece if I don't like it... But I can't say enough about what the Circle Ensemble has done with Dan's trilogy." (Jerry Jobe, Rosewater Theatre, 2011)

"The idea behind this arrangement of plays by rooms -- and dark ones at that -- is provocative and vivid... The BASEMENT play is powerful and nasty." (Dr. Stanley Longman, University of Georgia, 2011)

"I never say this, but [ATTIC] was the most innovative, original play I've ever seen... well, from a college student." (Gary Garrison, executive director of the Dramatists Guild, 2004)

"CRAWLSPACE adds a beautifully tragic climax to the show." (L Marcus Williams, A Fly on the Fourth Wall Productions, 2012)

"It's been fascinating, disturbing, upsetting, and funny. In the best possible way... It's very rare to have such dark material treated with humor... I think it rings the most true, because there's humor in everything." (Kathleen Hogan, Circle Ensemble Theatre, 2011)

"The Black Swan meets Seinfeld." (Lisa Mende, The Circle Ensemble Theatre, 2011)

"THE DARKER PLACES TRILOGY—three plays which center around one man's descent into madness, all taking place in "the darker places" of his mind and of his home." (Rick Rose, Flagpole Magazine, 2011)

"Poetry, sheer poetry." (Peg Thon, actress, 2012)

"Riveting, dark... presentation of the inside of a schizoid head. I like the structure of it." (Nick Boretz, Playwright's Binge, 2012)

"As a professional actress with 30 years of experience I was lucky enough to perform in the world premiere of BASEMENT. The character was masterfully crafted, the play a gem." (Lisa Mende, Circle Ensemble Theatre, 2012)

"Darkly funny and emotionally raw... Directing [ATTIC] was one of the highlights of my theatrical career. This is a dark, yet moving play that can be taken in many interesting directions by an intelligent and creative cast. It's deep, with a lot of facets, so have fun with it!" (Greg Campbell, Incumbo Theatre Company, 2012)

"[ATTIC] was daring, unorthodox and wonderful. The actors did a fine job with it and gave it all their talents which were enormous." (Liam Mitchell, Winner of the Sue Nims Distinguished Playwright Award, 2012)

"A riveting portrait of a schizophrenic boy, ATTIC has received wide critical acclaim." (Rikin Shah, The Red and Black Newspaper, 2012)

"[ATTIC is] quirky, funny, dark, and overall interesting." (Nichole Hamilton, actress, 2015)

"It was beautifully done. Mesmerizing. Scotty Gannon was FANTASTIC as the alter ego character. Spooky story, spookily told." (Judith Beasley, Working Title Playwrights, 2012)

"[ATTIC] is exceptional theatre... It is a beautifully written, highly dramatic and actable piece. I highly recommend it." (Joelle Re' Arp Dunham, Circle Ensemble Theatre, 2012)
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The Darker Places Trilogy

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  • Nelson Diaz-Marcano:
    3 Jun. 2017
    Expertly crafted, terrifying, it goes deep into you to make you question your own vision of the world around you. Guyton's words are full of meaning as they move along this chronicle of a muderer's life through three short plays. "Attic" is a poetic ode to the internal battle a man must wage between its good and bad side, while "Basement" is a exhilarating horror study of a man and his demons. And it's finished by "Crawlspace" a short but vital character study that ends this trilogy. Doing horror on stage can be hard, but Guyton makes it look easy.

Production History

  • Professional
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    Impulse Repertory Company in Atlanta, GA
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    2012
  • Professional
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    Circle Ensemble Theatre in Athens, GA
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    2011

Awards

Winner
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Best Short Play (for "Attic")
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Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival
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2004