“Thank you for extending the invitation for us to attend Songs from the Soul. The show was very informative, educational and entertaining for all age groups. I am a sixth/seventh grade special educator and my students absolutely loved it!! Thank you, we look forward to attending many more exciting presentations…”

“Thank you for allowing us to make a positive difference in children’s lives…”

“Thank you so much for providing this wonderful experience for the children.”

“Thank you again, from our special education students at George W. F. McMechen High School. Our students loved the shows. One of the students, a young woman of 19 years of age with severe disabilities as a result of cerebral palsy, said that watching Helen Keller was so inspiring for her, that she had new hope for her future. Watching the show made her realize that “if Helen Keller can make it in the world than I can too!! I just need to believe in myself as Annie, Helen’s teacher, believed in her and then she believed in herself.” Your organization did a holy deed by enabling these inner city students to attend.”

“You are bringing wonderful shows here to Chesapeake Arts Center and we are thrilled to work with you.”

“We liked your show because it was cool because you acted out a story.”	“We liked your show because it was very funny.”	“We liked your show because it was very funny and cute.”	“We liked your show because it was funny.”

“We liked your show because I liked when the crocodile was in the bath.”

“I was loving the play. The Crocodile in the bathtub was my favorite part.”

“I liked when they bumped themselves into each other. I like when the family sang.”

“I liked the field trip. I liked Lyle, Lyle Crocodile. He was a very nice crocodile.”

“I liked the whole show.”

“I liked the songs in the show.”
“The puppets were funny.”
“I liked the question and comment time.”
“The show was nice especially the showing of how the puppets work.”

"Just wanted to thank you for the great show (Once Upon A Time). It was my first time there and I really enjoyed it. So did all the kids. I hope to see you again next year!"

"Thanks for offering these opportunities."

"As always, Arts On Stage is very nice to work with. Thank you very much."

"My students and I attended the performance of 'I Have A Dream'. Thanks so much for the awesome production. When we got back to school we began discussing their thoughts on what they saw...they thought the performance was great...I will look forward to coming again next year."

"Lilly and I saw 'Helen Keller: A World in My Hands' this afternnon and loved it! Lilly has taken it on herself to learn sighn language so she can communicate with several children in her school with disabilities. This was a geat reinforcement for her! Thank you."

“We saw 'Roots of Rap' today at Goucher College in Towson, MD. I found it riveting and emotionally moving, funny, engaging, creative, and educational too! It was so much fun to introduce my children to the very best of black poetry (Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Paul Lawrence Dubar, etc.)

The acting was superb. I loved the way the actors had an ongoing dialogue with the audience—it made the performance that much more engaging for the kids.

I was astounded by the phenomenal performance of Nikki Giovanni’s “Ego Tripping.” Wow. I can’t begin to describe the impact that had on us.

And we all loved so much the performance of Langston Hughes “Weary Blues.” My older daughter, who has just started playing blues on the piano, was rocking and swaying to that one. We reread the poem when we got home and talked about it. I hope she will compose a piece using some of the verses.

And “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.” So deep. And Robert Hayden’s 2 poems. Completely riveting. And the rap music and dancing threaded it all together so that we could see where the music comes from.

Thank you so much to the writers, directors, producers, and thank you to the highly talented actors.”

"We plan to go to several shows again this year. My class really enjoys it and learns a lot from them. We appreciate these performances."

“I wanted to tell you that the children from Edgecombe Circle Elementary loved Stone Soup. It was a wonderful performance and well organized. Thanks for the great exposure to the arts. For most of our children, this was their first time watching a show like this.”

"We love coming to the shows every year. We very much hope that they continue for many years to come."