Testimonials

Daniel Greene is my sign language interpreter who has exceptional interpreting skills and strong interests in the deaf community, which are important qualities needed to gain a deaf client’s comfort and approval. Along with these qualities, Daniel obtains profound intelligence in various subjects that allows him to understand the material presented in different interpreting jobs, and can assist his clients’ comprehension as well. —Vanessa Bojorquez, graduate student

Daniel Greene is a multi-talented actor who is as comfortable and capable behind a microphone as he is on stage. He takes direction very well and is delightful to work with… Daniel also has the uncanny ability to slip effortlessly into any character I suggest to him—as well as many he has developed on his own. Not only can he get into character quickly; he can maintain a character for long periods of time without losing any of the character’s strength or energy… Working with Daniel has been a joy. Directing him, watching him, and hearing his work is a treat! —Penny Abshire, Senior Producer/Director/Writer, The Commercial Clinic

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed having a professional interpreter. Daniel Greene is the best one I have been worked with. He interprets clearly and in a way more smoothly that I don’t even fall asleep. That was tuesday he came for my 2pm meeting… Thank u very much. Great job he did today also… —M.E.P., computer programmer

…thank you for sending such a fantastic interpreter to the La Mesa/Spring Valley School District for job interviews… Daniel Greene was fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!! I was very impressed with Daniel Greene! He did an excellent job at sounding very professional when he was voicing!! This is definitely a strength for him!! His voicing matched the signing perfectly, and really did justice to the applicants during the interviews. His whole manner was refreshing and eye opening to my administrators… [we] were VERY pleased with Daniel’s manner, signing skill, and especially his voicing/intonation and word choices. I will surely be asking for him in the future when the need arises! —Amy Hina, La Mesa/Spring Valley School District administrator

May 14, 1999

To Whom It May Concern:

Daniel Greene contributed importantly to the success of a play and public forum I produced this spring. When the project ended, I asked Daniel how I might help him. It’s a pleasure to write about our experiences.

Napkins and a Pen is the story of a teenage romance between Derek, who is hearing, and Anna, who is deaf Anna’s older sister, also deaf, tells her not to trust a hearing boy, because he will never understand her. To make the production bilingual, we used offstage actors to voice for the two performers who used ASL, and two on stage interpreters, to sign for the two speaking actors. Daniel helped with the rehearsal process, did a fine job on stage, and was invaluable during the forum.

Daniel is a skilled professional. Coming to the first rehearsal fully prepared, he assisted with the translation between ASL and English, offered strong blocking suggestions, and pitched in wherever he saw the need for another pair of hands. He established a warm rapport with the speaking actor for whom he signed, and with the other interpreter. He took direction well, bringing vitality and humor to his lines. Daniel’s commitment to the project extended to helping me find additional interpreters and driving company members to out of town rehearsals.

Daniel’s ability to move fluidly between voice and ASL was especially valuable after the evening performance and forum at the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla. A panel of experts in ASL, two of whom used ASL, presented information on current research and cultural issues to an audience of hearing and deaf Daniel voiced for one of the panelists during his presentation, and then teamed with two other interpreters to make sure that everyone understood the questions and answers. He switched between English and ASL, facing the panel one moment and the audience the next. Complex ideas were exchanged and debated at a fast pace, thanks to the teamwork and expertise of the interpreters.

Daniel brought intelligence, imagination, skill and flexibility to Napkins and a Pen. I look forward to working with him again.

Sincerely yours,

Deborah Salzer
Executive Director, Playwrights Project