Three Ladies of Orpington

In this high-class horror comedy combining the tones of Jane Austen with Edgar Allan Poe, three Victorian women in a desperate situation find their lives turned upside down when a mysterious, possibly malevolent stranger arrives at their house one night.

  • Daniel Guyton
    Writer
    Death of a Snowman, A Woman's Touch, Utopia 69, I'm Not Gay!, Fat Dick
  • L Marcus Williams
    Story Idea by
    Lifeline, Scopophilia, Nail-Biter
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Horror, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama, Period Piece, Victorian Era
  • Number of Pages:
    85
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Awards
    Atlanta, GA
    August 26, 2018
    Best Overall Performance of a Play, Best Director, Best Ensemble Acting, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound Design
  • Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    September 15, 2019
    Finalist
  • Houston Comedy Film Festival
    Houston, TX
    September 11, 2019
    Semifinalist
  • Georgia Shorts Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    November 10, 2019
    Semifinalist
  • Feel the Reel International Film Festival
    Glasgow, Scotland
    December 23, 2019
    First Place Winner - Screenplay Competition
  • Vegas Movie Awards
    Las Vegas, NV
    January 6, 2021
    Best First Time Screenwriter
  • Kitchen Dog Theatre
    Dallas, TX
    August 1, 2017
    Finalist
  • Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards
    Hollywood, CA
    October 31, 2019
    Quarter Finalist
  • Atlanta Comedy Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    November 11, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Screenplay Festival
    Sherman Oaks, CA
    October 22, 2019
    Semifinalist
  • Northeast Mountain Film Festival
    Dillard, GA
    April 1, 2021
    Official Selection
Writer Biography - Daniel Guyton

Daniel Guyton is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter from Atlanta, GA. His stage plays have been produced nearly 500 times around the world, and he has been published in over 40 anthologies and solo publications, including several of the "Best American Short Plays" collections. His play "Three Ladies of Orpington" recently won 7 awards from the Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Awards. He is a theatre professor at Georgia State University and Georgia Military College, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America East. In addition, he is Vice Chair of the Fayette County Public Arts Committee, and Chair of the Professional Division of the Georgia Theater Conference. For more info, please visit: www.danguyton.com.

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