JESUS PHREAK: Comments

"JESUS PHREAK is a REMARKABLE show. Dale is AN AWESOME PERFORMER. Also, I really liked the post-show discussion." --S. Dooley, Philadelphia, PA

"THANK YOU! Our church will be talking about JESUS PHREAK for a long time..." --J. Sartorius, Philadelphia, PA

"A POSITIVE SHOW done in great taste. JESUS PHREAK made me feel more okay with religion than I had felt in a very long time." --S. DeVoss, Richmond, VA

"Very funny, and VERY MOVING. The faces Dale makes are great!" --Rev. W. McGarvey, Pittsburgh, CA

"JESUS PHREAK brings A MESSAGE OF HOPE and exemplifies how big God's love is for all." --S. Reed, University of Richmond

"JESUS PHREAK is A CALLING FROM GOD TO THE CHURCH today. Word will spread about this message Dale presents in a professional manner and with intensity." --Rev. G. Edwards, Stillwater, OK.

"I recommend this FANTASTIC professionally performed story to all churches. Why? There are those sitting in pews in every church who will COME CLOSER TO GOD because of this powerful testimony. For some, it will literally save their lives." --Rev. C. Arehart, Washington, DC

"I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED EVERYTHING about the performance. God calls us to love -- not treat anyone like a 'second class citizen'. Amen." --M. Mahaney, Richmond, VA

"I wish every student graduating from seminary would partake in this conversation. It's that POWERFUL." --Rev. B. Reynolds, Chicago, IL

"JESUS PHREAK [provides] AN AWESOME WAY TO GET PEOPLE TALKING about a hot topic in our church and in our country." --Rev. D. Jones II, Jefferson City, MO

"JESUS PHREAK offers a REVELATORY perspective on Christianity and the phenomenon of feeling like an outsider. [It's] the kind of thing you want people to see and really talk about!" --Rev. J. James, Richmond, VA

"One thing that really spoke to me was the portrayal of a disciple being relentlessly pursued by God, even in the face of the disciple's doubt and skepticism and derision. That FEELS SO LIKE MY JOURNEY, as I kick and scream all along the way." --K. Wilkens, Charlottesville, VA (from her blog: http://kimxtom.blogspot.com/2008/12/heretic-phreak-sufferer.html)

"JESUS PHREAK is hilarious, inspiring, thought-provoking, and UNIFYING! I cannot remember the last time I felt more touched by something. I walked away remembering the feelings of hope and love I used to associate with Christianity. Gay, straight, religious, not religious... EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS!" --Sarah, James Madison University

"This show opened my mind in a way that I never could have expected. Dale is A COURAGEOUS PERFORMER and I am honored that I could hear his message." --G. Hobbs, James Madison University

"JESUS PHREAK reveals that the Gospel is not about adopting a formulaic belief system, but about receiving the love of God; and that the Gospel is primarily GOOD NEWS FOR THE MARGINALIZED, with a felt need to be loved."--M. Noyes, Colonial Heights, VA

"Dale Smith's show MADE ME THINK DEEPLY about my faith. Having grown up in a "churchy" family, I recognized many of his characters. His clever performance made me laugh and ponder." --T. Emert, Atlanta, GA

"I highly recommend bringing this show to your community of faith. Each time I saw it, I saw and heard something I hadn't seen or heard before. Each character is BOOMINGLY REAL, and THE CONCLUSION WILL RESONATE with anyone who has felt moved by faith." --M. Watson, Richmond, VA

"JESUS PHREAK captures the FUNNY AND INSPIRING journey of one man's relationship with God. Both believers and nonbelievers find their feelings voiced, and ENCOUNTER A LOVING GOD with a great sense of humor."--I. Prunier, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education

"JESUS PHREAK GAVE ME INSIGHT into what it feels like to want to do the right thing by God, but to feel blocked by everyone and everything, and then to realize that it is within everyone to overcome everyone and everything and find God." --S. Schein, Richmond, VA

"Dale Smith's play was ABSOLUTELY MESMERIZING. I was completely caught up in his journey." --S. Sams, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education

"JESUS PHREAK, gently and with GREAT WIT, hooks you as a young man wrestles with the UNIVERSAL THEMES of love, truth, and the search for meaning."--E. Nelson, Virginia Commonwealth University