FULL LENGTH PLAYS (>1 hr)
THE DARKER PLACES TRILOGY - 4M,2F (or 3M,3F). Full-Length (90 min). A collection of 3 one-act plays about William, a troubled teenager, boy, and man. Each play takes place in a separate room in William's house, and symbolically his mind. The titles are ATTIC, BASEMENT and CRAWLSPACE.
*ATTIC won the Kennedy Center/ACTF Short Play award, 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)
For more information, please clickhere.
I'M NOT GAY! - 6M,1F. Full-Length (80 min). Gary is a homophobe. The play explores his prejudices in one of the funniest, most shocking tragedies of all time. Loved and hated by critics across the globe, this play nearly caused someone to choke to death on opening night in Iceland. Some say it was from laughter. Others say it was the bile in the back of her throat. Regardless, you'll never forget the experience as Gary tries to prove how "not gay" he truly is. Mature audiences only.
*Winner - Best Comedy Award from the Author’s Playhouse New Author’s Festival, 2005*
"Artistically flawed... morally repugnant... I'M NOT GAY! [belongs in] a category of its own - the theatre of the obnoxious." (Grant Tyler Peterson, offoffonline.com, 2005)
For more information, please click here.
THE MOTHER OF GOD VISITS HELL - 7M,7F (flexible gender). Full Length (90 min), Based on a poem described in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; and written in rhyming Iambic pentameter. The Virgin Mary travels to hell to comfort the souls in torment. While there, she condemns her own soul to save those of all mankind - much to God's dismay. What erupts is a war between Heaven and Hell, with all of our souls in the balance.
*Official Selection of the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, AK, 2014*
*Semi-Finalist in the Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship, 2014*
"THE MOTHER OF GOD VISITS HELL has my strongest recommendation. It holds out the hope that American playwrights will move above realism. What's more, Mr. Guyton's talents as a poet and a dramatist are stellar, and the script is a model for other dramatists." (Steve Capra, The Living Theatre in NYC, 2009)
For more information, please clickhere.
WHERE'S JULIE? - 5M,4F. Full length (90 min), 15-year old Julie runs away from home to escape her abusive father, her delusional mother, and her autistic younger brother, only to find herself "knocked up" by her drug dealing boyfriend, harassed by her selfish older sister, and shunned by her Born-Again Christian friend. But, when she contemplates abortion, that's when the play gets really funny. Mature audiences only.
*Winner of the Kennedy Center/ACTF Region II Playwriting Award, 2001*
*Winner of the Northwest Zone High School Drama Festival's Best Production, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Sound Awards, 2008*
"Daniel Guyton has done a fantastic job of creating likeable characters out of what may at first appear to be less than desirable stereotypes. WHERE'S JULIE? may at times be offensive, crass, and in your face. But that’s the point. Sometimes life is exactly that. If you only take one thing away from this performance, let it be this: sometimes life can be downright miserable, but there’s always room for laughter if we don’t take ourselves too seriously... If you like dark, offensive comedy (think South Park or Family Guy), with a good deal of wit and character, then this is your kind of theater!" (Richard Sagendorf, Mostly Harmless, 2012)
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ONE-ACT PLAYS (>10 minutes)
ATTIC - 3M,1F. One-Act (35 min). A dark, poetic journey into the mind of a troubled teenager; it combines poetry, audience interaction, and dark humor in a unique storytelling environment, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock. Part One of The Darker Places Trilogy, a series of one-act plays centering around 3 different rooms within a troubled man's home.
*Winner of the Kennedy Center/ACTF Region II Playwriting Award, 2001*
"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)
For more information, please clickhere.

BASEMENT - 1M,2F. One-Act (25 min), Part Two of The Darker Places Trilogy, a series of one-act plays centering around 3 different rooms in a troubled man's home. BASEMENT involves two women trapped in a bas... well, you get the idea. It chronicles their efforts to escape.
"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)
For more information, please click here.

BEDFORD'S STY - 3M. One-Act (20 min), A grown man named Bedford refuses to clean up his room - even when a ghost tells him he has to!
"By far the most entertaining night of theater I have seen at the Alley [Theater]... BEDFORD'S STY... brought the classic Vincent Price films to mind... It explores the hell we create for ourselves. This play has taken elements of comedy and thrown in moments of psychological thrills and created a piece that culminates not only the collection of plays within "Bits and Pieces" but also the entire Inhuman Festival occurring at the Alley Theater." (Kate Barry, Arts-Louisville.com, 2013)
For more information, please click here.

THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF 5M,5F. One-Act (30 min), A group of elementary school students believe their teacher is a werewolf.
"I really enjoyed THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF. Mrs. Henderson, in particular, but all the adults really, reflect the view children often have of adults as arbitrary and nonsensical, but still powerful. I think this should be great fun in production!" (Paul Donnelly, Working Title Playwrights, 2015)
-Produced by the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, 2015
-Excerpt published in "One on One: Contemporary Monologues for Kids Ages 7-15" by 
Applause Books, 2015

CRAWLSPACE - 1M,1F. One-Act (7 min), Part Three of The Darker Places Trilogy, a series of one-act plays centering around 3 different rooms in a troubled man's home. CRAWLSPACE shows us an early glimpse into that man's life.
"CRAWLSPACE adds a beautifully tragic climax to the show." (L Marcus Williams, A Fly on the 
Fourth Wall Productions, 2012)
For more information, please click here.

A FRIEND TO ALL THE LITTLE GUYS - 3M,1F. One-Act (40 min); Two mob thugs in Vermont pressure a poor schmuck into kidnapping a baby for them. "Ey, it's freakin' hilarious."
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GEORGIE GETS A FACELIFT - 1M,2F. One-Act (15 min), A young man tries to kill himself in this dark, disturbing comedy, but an accidental murder puts things into perspective. Mature audiences only.
*Finalist in the Kennedy Center/ACTF Region IV 10-Minute Play Competition, 2003*
*Finalist in the Time to Strike! Festival in Manhattan, NY, 2012*
*Semi-Finalist in the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, NY, 2005*
*Joey Folsom's "Georgie" listed as Outstanding Male Performance of 2010 in 
Theatre Jones*
*Published in 
One Acts of Note 2008 by Desert Road Publishing, 2009*
*Excerpt published in 
The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2014 by Smith & Kraus, 2014*
*Excerpt published in 
Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35 by Applause Books, 2014*
"In Daniel Guyton's GEORGIE GETS A FACELIFT, the blackest of black comedies, the suicide attempts of the title character (played by Joey Folsom) keep getting interrupted by the telephone and the doorbell... [The other show] holds your attention, but Guyton's delightfully perverse script is the one that you'll remember." (Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News, 2010)
For more information, please click here.
GOT CHANGE FOR A TWO? - 3M,2F. One-Act (45 min) - Co-written with Spencer Temkin. Two friends get drunk, discuss money, and bad-mouth the opposite sex. Well... not as much as they bad-mouth each other.
For more information, please click 
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IN THE BEGINNING - 2M,2F. One-Act (15 min), The Book of Genesis is produced as a play by a low-budget community theatre, to near disastrous results.
-Unproduced

A LESSON FROM DR. WADDEL - 1M, One-Act (15 min) - Co-written with Evelyn Reece - Dr. Moses Waddel, fifth president of the University of Georgia, hands over the keys to the sixth  president, Dr. Alonzo Church, in this biographical play - set in the actual home both men resided in during the early part of the 19th century. Adapted from a play by Thomas Horton, and written exclusively for the Church-Waddel-Brumby House in Athens, GA.
"The tour starts at the Church-Waddel-Brumby house with A FAREWELL TO DR. WADDEL (sic), a vignette Daniel Guyton wrote while collaborating with [Evelyn] Reece. The play is adapted in part from Thomas Horton’s work, Log Cabin Learning on the Carolina Frontier. It’s a story that chronicles a changing of the guard between two early University of Georgia presidents during the early 1800's when the university was struggling. Even in hard times, the students wanted to give their leader a fitting send-off, Reece said. The boys were rascals during this period – they’d stay up all night having parties and playing music,” she said. “Some things haven’t changed that much." (Joe VanHoose, Athens Banner-Herald, 2011)
-Produced by the Athens Welcome Center in Athens, GA, 2011
-Produced by the 
Athens Welcome Center in Athens, GA, 2012
MACABRE-CADABRA - 2M,1F. One-Act (20 min), A magician with a very dark secret receives an offer that he... really should refuse.
*Official Selection of the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, AK, 2012*
"A professional magician thought he had everything he ever wanted, until he gets a taste of the real thing. Will he choose tricks over treats? Or is he happy waving his wand and pulling out a rabbit? Find out in this inquisitive comedy/drama by Daniel Guyton, MACABRE-CADABRA!" (Press Release, Darkhorse Dramatists, 2013)
For more information, please click here.

MACBREATH - 5M,5F. One-Act (25 min), a parody of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Set in corporate America. Highlights include Dunkin', the president of the Donut company, getting killed by a scalding cup of coffee.
-Published in Dimensions Magazine in 1995
-Performed at 
Sachem High School in 1995
MILO & BARBARA - 1M,1F. One-Act (15 min),Barbara's life is turned upside-down when her husband suddenly vanishes without a warning. When he returns four weeks later, they each try to pick up the pieces.
*Finalist in the Kennedy Center/ACTF Region IV 10 Minute Play Competition, 2002*
"MILO & BARBARA by Daniel Guyton... has an intriguing set-up, and an ironic ending, as a husband returns home after an unexplained absence of four weeks to discover some unexpected changes have occurred. It is psychologically interesting, and gifted actors Matt Benton as Milo and Courtney Lomelo as Barbara find both the intensity and the humor, and create an intriguing portrait of a marriage leaving a lot to be desired. The work is directed by Melissa Flower, who found the energy and pace." (Jim J. Tommaney, Houston Press, 2013)
For more information, please click here.

PIGTAILS AND BOBBY SOCKS - 1M,1F. One-Act (15 min), A young girl and a pervert meet at a park bench. It doesn't turn out quite the way you'd expect...
-Performed at the Process Theatre's New Play Read-A-Thon in Atlanta, GA, 2013
-Performed by the 
Core Artist Ensemble in Manhattan, NY, 2013
ROMANCE IS DEAD - 1M. Monologue (15 min). Dr. Edward Bainsbridge has been arrested for a terrible crime - interfering with a dead body. Four dead bodies, to be exact. Come hear his terrible confession, which will shock you, repulse you, and might even make you laugh...
*Semi-Finalist in the Spotlight On: One Person Play Competition, 2012*
*Excerpt published in 
The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2014 by Smith & Kraus, 2014*
"Thanks for writing such an awesome piece. I've had a great time with this role and I haven't been this excited about an opening night in a long time. It's stuff like this that made me fall in love with acting in the first place." (Charlie Pierce, Third Eye Theatre, 2011)
For more information, please click here.


10 MINUTE PLAYS

ART: OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - 2M,1F. One-Act (10 min), Two robots are sabotaged in a young entrepreneur's workshop in this Steampunk style universe. Part 2 of The Legend of Steel City: A Collection of Steampunk Inspired One-Acts.
"First up is Daniel Guyton’s splendidly costumed ART: OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. This is a strange play, in which Bob Smith plays the hard taskmaster of two art-creating robots, played by Jeremy Clark and Cat Roche. The plot, such as it is, has taskmaster McGleetch slowly finding out that a mysterious female rival has tampered with the robots. It’s neatly constructed and well acted, and James Beck’s direction gets the utmost out of the script, which hints at a world we don’t fully comprehend." (Playgoer, theaterreview.com, 2014)
-Produced by Onion Man Productions in Atlanta GA, 2014
BENEATH THE MONOLITH - 2M. One-Act (10 min), A young artist struggles against the Industrial Revolution in this Steampunk style universe. Part 1 ofThe Legend of Steel City: A Collection of Steampunk Inspired One-Acts.
"BENEATH THE MONOLITH is a one-act set in Victorian Era USA, with a distinctive Steampunk style. The play follows the interactions of two artists who are old friends - one who is poor and struggling against the oppressive industrialization of the Steampunk culture, the other who has embraced it and become very successful. The play showcases the politics of the culture in regards to art, and the way it affects each artists’ struggle with his inner demons." (Emma K Harr, ActorsEmbassyNY.com, 2012)
-Performed at the Process Theatre's Play Day Read-A-Thon in Atlanta, GA, 2009
-Produced by the 
Good Works Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA, 2012

BINGO, THE BIRTHDAY CLOWN - 1M. One-Act (10 min), Bingo attends the funeral of his best friend in full birthday clown regalia - much to the chagrin of his best friend's family.
-Performed at the Onion Man Production's Annual Open House Party, 2015

BOYS NIGHT IN - 2M. One-Act (10 min), The power goes out on the hottest night of the year. As the thermostat rises, so does the tension between these two roommates.
-Published in The Twisted Mind of Daniel Guytom (Poetry & Plays...), 2009
-Produced by 
Mostly Harmless Productions in Schenectady, NY, 2014
DAFFODILS - 1M,1F. One-Act (10 min); A young man and his fiance' travel to his childhood home. While there, some very dark secrets emerge to the surface.
*Winner of the AuditionArt.com Monologue Competition for Rain's Monologue, 2013*
*Finalist in the Stageworks/Hudson's Play by Play Festival in Hudson, NY, 2013*
*Excerpt published in 
The Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2015 by Smith & Kraus, 2015*
*Published in 
The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014 by Applause Theatre Books, 2015*
"I could hear Rain's voice and cadence so clearly that it was like re-living a conversation I'd had or heard. I was in tears by the time I was halfway through it." (Maggie O'Brien, Columbus State Community College, 2013)
For more information, please click here.

DEAD GIVEAWAY - 1M,1F. One-Act (10 min); Robert buys his wife an unconventional gift for 
Valentine's Day, which leads to an awkward conversation about love after death.
*Winner of the A.R.T. Valentines' Day Playwriting Competition, 2015*
*Winner of the End of the Road New Play Competition Judges' Choice Award, 2015*
*Semi-Finalist in the Minnesota Shorts Festival of Plays, 2015*

"I am the bearer of great news. The independent assessor of the plays has decided [DEAD GIVEAWAY] was the BEST play of all the plays (over 70) submitted. The play was rehearsed yesterday and the actors concerned (as we piloted 8 plays) ALSO decided it was the best play. What this means is that it WILL be performed. There is still one more judging process - the audience - but the likelihood [is that] yours will be the overall winner." (Margaret Taylor, Almost Random Theatre, 2015)
-For more information, please click here. 
DON WANNABE -1M,1F. One-Act (10 min); A handsome Hollywood player actually wants to be sincere with women, but he just can't seem to do it. His inner monologue keeps taking over...
"Naughty, bawdy, touching, and maniacally funny in turns... A producer and an actress share a conversation over a glass of wine as he slips in and out of brilliant sporadic Shakespearean 'moments of truth.' Hysterical!" (Pat Taylor, Tolucan Times, 2013)
For more information, please click here.

FAT DICK - 1M,1F. One-Act (10 min), An overweight private detective has to solve a murder. But can he figure out what to eat for dinner first?
*Finalist in the Independent Play(w)rights 10 Minute Play Competition, 2013*
"Next-to-last is Daniel Guyton’s FAT DICK, which, as its title suggests, involves an obese private detective. His nutritionist has been killed, and the nutritionist’s widow (the fabulous Katie Graham) is under suspicion of murder. The action takes place as a stereotypical film noir meeting in the detective's seedy office. There are clever lines, many recycled "fat" jokes, a nice flow, and an appropriate ending twist. Peg Thon is terrific as the offstage voice of a secretary... Paul Donnelly has directed the proceedings with nice blocking and flow." (Playgoer,theaterreview.com, 2014)
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FATHER AND SON - 2M, various voices. One-Act (10 min), God becomes an atheist. Hijinks ensue.
"I just finished reading your plays and would like to add FATHER AND SON to my syllabus.. Your dark comedy would add a nice twist." (Jody Schardt, College of Lake County, 2012)
For more information, please click here.
GRAVE ASSURANCES - 1M,1F One-Act (10 min) - co-written with Laura Carson - A Jewish comedian and his girlfriend's antisemitic mother battle it out after the girlfriend passes away.
"The script was magnificent! I think I was the luckiest actor there! Funny, funny stuff! What a rush!" (Mary Claire Klooster, Working Title Playwrights, 2012)
For more information, please click here.

THE GRIM RAPER - 1M,2F. One-Act (10 min), The Angel of Death tries to pick up women the only way he knows how... With roofies.
*Published in The Best American Short Plays 2012-2013 by Applause Theatre Books, 2014*
"Daniel Guyton's THE GRIM RAPER takes its own comic barroom scene, but chillingly reverses all audience allegiances by transforming an abstraction of Death into a commonplace but horrific vision of evil." (William Demastes, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2014)
-Produced by Mostly Harmless Productions in Albany, NY, 2013
HATE MALE - 1F. One-Act (10 min), An angry punk grrrl who hates men is arrested for murder. She tells us why she did it.
"I have chosen the Gretchen monologue to perform as my final piece... I totally just fell in love with it! Just superb." (Courtney Jessica Furnell, actress, 2014)
-Performed at Emerging Artist Theatre's One Woman Standing Festival in Manhattan, 2013
-Produced by 
Mostly Harmless in Schenectady, NY, 2014
I'M NOT GAY! - 2M. One Act (10 min). A gay man and a homophobe are trapped on an elevator together. Hijinks ensue. (This is also the first scene of a full-length play)
*Winner of the Best Comedy Award from the Author's Playhouse New Author Festival, 2005*
"A brilliant play about all the hypocrisy about homosexualism (sic) and people either loved it or hated it... just as it should be." (Gudmundur Ingi Thorvaldsson, Theatre Loftkastalinn, 2005)
For more information, please click here.

IN THE SHADOW OF A WAR - 2M. One-Act (10 min), A nod to Samuel Beckett, and a satire of this blasted war. Two roommates await the cannon fire of an impending army.
"IN THE SHADOW OF A WAR, by Daniel Guyton, is a cut above. It's highly reminiscent of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, but seems to take place in some sort of dungeon in which two prisoners cower and read from a blank book, awaiting a coming war. The dialogue is opaque and repetitious, but very nicely delivered by Jerry Jobe and Bob Winstead. Julie Taliaferro's direction prevents the action from becoming static. It provokes thought, [and] it's the sort of piece that needs to be done to perfection to work on all levels." (Playgoer, TheaterReview.com, 2013)
For more information, please click here.

MID-DAY AT THE GREASY SPOON - 2M. One-Act (10 min), Two friends meet at a greasy spoon diner, eat lousy soup and talk about love.
-Unproduced

OLD CHUM - 2M. One-Act (10 min), Two former roommates meet on Christmas Eve, after one of them stole the other's wife away from him. Mature audiences only.
-Unproduced

PICTURES ON THE INTERNET - 1M. Monologue (10 min), A teenage girl commits suicide after a "sexting" incident goes public. Her boyfriend deals with the fallout.
-Published in InterJACtions: Monologues at the Heart of Human Nature, Volume II, 2012
POISONED APPLES - 2F. One-Act (10 min), Two old women plan an unforgettable Halloween celebration for the children in their neighborhood.
-Produced by Darkhorse Dramatists in Binghamton, NY, 2014
-Performed at the 
Process Theatre's Play Day Read-A-Thon in Atlanta, GA, 2014

POLE DANCES WITH WOLVES - 1M,1F. One-Act (10 min), A stripper and a strip-club owner get into a huge argument after a prominent customer gets a little too "touchy-feely" with her.
-Unproduced
POOR BASTARD - 2M. One-Act (10 min), A homeless man finds a dead body in an alley - a RICH dead body. Who vaguely resembles himself. What would YOU do if you were him?
"I love POOR BASTARD and looking forward to seeing it again today. I'm forever a Daniel Guyton fan!" (Tanya Freeman, GOOD Works Theatre Festival, 2013)
-Performed at the GOOD Works Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA, 2013

SEPTEMBER'S SON - 1F. One-Act (10 min),September is a poor woman, accused of murdering the father of her child. In this interrogation sequence, she explains what really happened.
-Unproduced

THE SINS OF REBETHANY CHASTAIN - 1F, One-Act (10 min). A prison inmate shares her zany story about how she got arrested, in this one woman monologue.
*Excerpt published in The Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2014 by Smith & Kraus, 2014*
*Excerpt published in Best Contemporary Monologues for Women 18-35, Applause Bks, 2014*
"Black Sheep Theatre included this piece in our Halloween event this year. It was brilliant!" (Deborah Smola, Black Sheep Theatre, 2013)
For more information, please click here.
THE TOOTH FAIRY GETS AIDS - 2M, One-Act (10 min). The Tooth Fairy gets some really bad news...
"Oh my god... this was one of the funniest skits I have ever seen." (Matt Holden, Mostly Harmless Productions, 2013)
-Produced by Mostly Harmless Productions in Albany, NY, 2013
-Produced by 
Herman Torkelson's Armada in Anchorage, AK, 2015

TOTALLY BUZZED - 2F. One-Act (10 min), A young woman loses her vibrator right before her "big date!" Can the kindly old woman at the coat check counter help out?
-Produced by Mostly Harmless Productions in Schenectady, NY, 2014

URINE TROUBLE NOW - 2M. One-Act (10 min), A young man's job interview is going swimmingly! Until he learns the results of his unfortunate "piss test."
-Performed at the Process Theatre's Play Day Read-A-Thon in Atlanta, GA, 2014

THE WEDDING NIGHT TWEETS - 1M,1F. One-Act (10 min), A newlywed husband discovers a problem with his wife's over-zealous affinity for social media on the day after their wedding.
"Congratulations! We have decided to use your play THE WEDDING NIGHT TWEETS for our one act play festival and could not be more excited! We received hundreds of submissions and decided on four incredible plays." (Eleah Burman, Quirky Productions, 2015)
-Excerpt performed at the Valdez Fringe Festival in Valdez, AK, 2014
-Produced by 
Mostly Harmless Productions in Schenectady, NY, 2014
-Produced by 
The Pensacola Little Theatre in Pensacola, FL, 2015
-Produced by 
Quirky Productions in Manhattan, NY, 2015

YOU TRIPPIN? - 4M. One-Act (10 min); 4 teenagers plan to shoot up their high school. But first they want to play some video games and smoke a bowl. Are they for real? Or are they just"trippin?" It's a very dark comedy.
-Performed at SUNY Albany in Albany, NY, 2000
-Published in
 The Twisted Mind of Daniel Guyton, 2009
For more information, please click here.


HOLIDAY PLAYS
DEATH OF A SNOWMAN - 1M,1F. One-Act (10 min), A snowman and a little girl discuss the afterlife in this existential Yuletide comedy.
*Winner of the GottaGo! Newsletter's "Favorite of the Evening" award in 2009*
*Semi-Finalist in the Play-Makers Spokane Hit & Run VII Series in Spokane, WA in 2013*
"I felt as if my face were leaking, I cried so much during this piece, but I just let the tears fall and wiped them away as needed. I never got around to voting online, but Guyton’s DEATH OF A  SNOWMAN is probably my favorite of all of the Phoenix Xmas pieces." (Hope Baugh, Indy Theatre Habit, 2010)
For more information, please click here.

DOMINIC THE DONKEY GETS LARYNGITIS 3M (or 2M,1F). One-Act (10 min), Dominic the Donkey gets laryngitis on the day before Christmas. Santa will be devastated, unless Dr. Stevens can come to the rescue!
"The play is VERY funny. I think it's going to be a hit with our audiences. This year's very  competitive, but DOMINIC is definitely one of the strongest entries." (Spenser Davis, Hobo 
Junction Productions, 2014)
-Produced by Suffolk County Community College in Selden, NY, 2013
-Produced by 
Hobo Junction Theatre in Chicago, IL, 2014
HOW I MET YOUR SANTA - 1F. One-Act Monologue (10 min). Mrs Claus explains how she and Santa first met, in this one woman monologue.
*Winner of the GottaGo! Newsletter's "Favorite of the Evening" award in 2011*
"Rocking into the Gotta Go spotlight this week is Gayle Steigerwald in HOW I MET YOUR SANTA, the tale of her first meeting with Saint Nick. The delightful tale is all the more sentimental because of Steigerwald's tender storytelling ability. You will find yourself believing every word of the future Mrs. Claus' account of the Christmas she encountered the jolly elf in her childhood home. It is no surprise that this piece earns the Gotta Go "favorite of the evening" award once I realized afterward that it had been written by Daniel Guyton. You'll remember Guyton receiving my "favorite of the evening" in 2009 during Phoenix Theatre's A Very Phoenix Xmas 4: Our Stockings are Stuffedwith Death of a Snowman. Guyton brings tender, real moments to the stage without slipping down the too-much slope." (Elizabeth J Musgrave,GottaGo.us, 2011)
For more information, please click here.

LAST OF THE TANNENBAUMS
 - 3M (or 2M,1F). One-Act (10 min), Eddie the Evergreen desperately wants to be a Christmas tree, until a little bird tells him what really happens to Christmas trees...
"LAST OF THE TANNENBAUMS is adorable - well, Eddie (the Evergreen) may not think so but this human thinks it's very cute." (Geri Albrecht, Heuer Publishing, 2014)
For more information, please click here.

A MERRY COUGAR CHRISTMAS - 2F. One-Act (10 min), Two old ladies head to the mall in search of hot young men to spend Christmas Eve with.
-Produced as a Radio Drama by KYRS Radio (92.3fm) in Spokane, WA, 2014
-Performed at the 
Process Theatre's Play Day Read-A-Thon in Atlanta, GA, 2014

MRS. CLAUS GETS MENOPAUSE
 - 1M,1F One-Act (10 min). Santa's wife experiences her magical "changes" on the most important day of Santa's year!
*Semi-Finalist in the Minnesota Shorts Festival of Plays in 2012*
"Daniel, that play was so much fun. The performers were great, and you wrote a wonderful script." (Noah Fredericks, KYRS Radio, 2014)
For more information, please click here.

REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS
 - 1F,2M One-Act (10 min). Mrs Claus reveals how she almost married Arthur Kringle, Santa's rebellious older brother.
"Loved [REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS] at the Phoenix. So much fun, such a hoot. And they really brought their A game - great actors, of course, but the costume design was especially inspired. Great show!" (Eric Pfeffinger, Playwright, 2014)
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ROSIE, THE RETIRED ROCKETTE
 - 4F, One-Act (10 min). 86-year old Rosie is in a nursing home, but she still thinks she's back in her fabulous Rockette days.
"When Dawn and her two daughters visit Dawn's mother, Rosie, in a nursing home, Rosie believes that she is in her dressing room at Radio City and that her granddaughters are two new Rockettes. While the granddaughters enjoy Rosie's scandalous stories - Rosie was a wild one - Dawn needs her mother to see and recognize her. The acting was lovely, the direction was quite good, and the story was moving." (Wendy Caster, ShowShowdown.blogspot.com, 2012)
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THE SECOND NATIVITY - 2M.1F. One-Act (10 min), A year after the first Nativity, Joseph laments being a step-dad to the Lord on High.
-Unproduced

WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS VILLAGE - 1F. One-Act Monologue (5 min), Gingerbell, the Christmas Elf, welcomes people to Christmas Village. Unfortunately, she gets a little distracted by a handsome audience member, and has trouble keeping her lines right.
"Hahaha!!!  I adore it!  I love it!  Very funny and charming!" (Sylvia Veith, Onstage Atlanta, 2013)
"What a fun and cute monologue!" (Sarah Mason, Onstage Atlanta, 2013)
-Produced by Onstage Atlanta in Atlanta, GA, 2013
-Produced by 
Mostly Harmless in Schenectady, NY, 2014

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