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 Steampunk Adventure.

Finalist in the NDNU Hot August Theatre Festival Playwright's Contest in Belmont, CA, 2015

"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)

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2M. One-Act (10 min), A young artist struggles against the Industrial Revolution in this Steampunk style universe. Part 1 of The Legend of Steel City: A Steampunk Adventure.

Finalist in the NDNU Hot August Theatre Festival Playwright's Contest in Belmont, CA, 2015

"An examination of selling out and keeping true to an artistic vision, Guyton creates two friends and their own personal struggles with the lots they have in life. It's a play with weighty questions that follow artists through all time. Daniel Guyton invites us all to consider both perspectives and examine the humanity behind our actions and the motivations to pursue art relentlessly or pursue a more popular commercial approach with creating art pieces. Definitely a play that merits consideration and reading from playwrights at any stage of their career." (Franky Gonzalez, New Play Exchange, 2018)

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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.

"You wouldn't want Bingo at your child's birthday party. But you might want to book him for your funeral, so he can chew to bits anyone on your hate list. Kidding aside, this is a powerful, unforgettable monologue - raw, intense, cruel like the characters in Guyton's Prison Monologues. This character makes me wonder why we are so drawn to vicious characters... Perhaps, they're the ones that suffered some childhood trauma or they've just suffered... just like us. Bravo, again." (Asher Wyndham, New Play Exchange, 2015)

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2M.1F. One-Act (10 min), Two scientists take a journey in a hot air balloon to search of the elusive "brass banyan" in this Steampunk style universe. Part 3 of The Legend of Steel City: A Steampunk Adventure.

Finalist in the NDNU Hot August Theatre Festival Playwright's Contest in Belmont, CA, 2015

Produced by Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA, 2015

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)

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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 Arts & Letters One-Act Play Competition, 2015
Finalist in the Stageworks/Hudson's Play by Play Festival in Hudson, NY, 2013

"I could hear Rain's voice and cadence so clearly that it was like reliving 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)

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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 Short+Sweet Sydney Festival Judges Choice + Peoples Choice Awards, 2017

Winner of Short+Sweet Manila Festival Audience Choice Award, 2016

Winner of Almost Random Theatre's Valentine's Day Playwriting Competition, 2015

Winner of End of the Road New Play Festival Judges Choice Award, 2015​

"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)

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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)

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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 Independent Play(w)rights 10 Minute Play Competition, 2013

Semi-Finalist in Little Fish Theatre's Pick of the Vine Competition, 2014

Published in Best 10-Minute Plays of 2016 by Smith & Kraus, 2016

"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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2M, various voices. One-Act (10 min), God becomes an atheist. Hijinks ensue.

"FATHER AND SON provides another morbidly funny take on generational differences, as told between God and Jesus as they hear countless prayers and see God take a defeated approach towards what he has created. Guyton again tacks a tragic and sobering button to the play’s end, a clever moment slightly obscured by his clever banter throughout." (Michael Weems, Next Stage Press, 2015)

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2M.1F,1E. One-Act (10 min), The half-human, half-robot mayor of Steel City threatens punishment for anyone who engages in sabotage in this Steampunk style uni-verse. Part 5 of The Legend of Steel City: A Steampunk Adventure.

Unproduced

1M,1F One-Act (10 min) - co-written with Laura Carson. A Jewish comedian and his antisemitic mother-in-law battle it out after her daughter 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)

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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 Best American Short Plays 2012-2013 by Applause Theatre Books

""There issssssss no Springgggg Breakkk. Onnnnnly deattttthhhhhhh" is an actual line from this play. Like most of Guyton's plays, it is extremely well-written. The dialogue is indeed superb... and it is funny for like 98 percent of the play. But the ending will mess with you. Read it if you enjoy comedies with a horrible [yet sadly true] ending." (Bryan Stubbles, New Play Exchange, 2018)

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1F. One-Act (10 min), An angry punk grrrl who hates men is arrested for murder. She tells us why she did it.

Semi-Finalist in the Women in the Age of Trump Festival, 2017

Excerpt published in Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2015 by Smith & Kraus, 2015

"HATE MALE... is not comic. It starts with a vitriolic, foul-mouthed diatribe against an unseen guard on the other side of invisible bars. The woman has suffered sexual abuse, and her behavior and language alternate between sweet come-ons and hateful insults. The innocent-faced Ms. Smallwood, with a bruise around her right eye, nails the character." (Playgoer, Theater Review.com, 2015)

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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)

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2M. One-Act (10 min), A nod to Samuel Beckett, and a satire of war. Two room-mates 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)

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

Excerpt published in Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2016 by Smith & Kraus, 2016

"A gripping monologue about a woman accused of a heinous crime - the murder of her boy's father. I was intrigued to find out what happened the night of the murder - specifically, who fired the fatal shot - but I was also interested in learning more about this woman - her life, her personality - through her digressions. When she talks about meat and vegetables, it's illuminating." (Asher Wyndham, New Play Exchange, 2015)

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2M,1F. One-Act (10 min), Co-Written with Colin Thon. Three soldiers pay tribute to their fathers, who died in their respective wars.

Winner of the Judge's Choice Award at End of the Road New Play Festival, 2018

"It is so well written, it directs itself. This short play is suitable for patriotic events, religious services, political rallies, or almost any public gathering where veterans are honored. It is a moving, inspiring, reverential, compassionate, and understanding depiction of military service families, the legacy they share, the price they pay, and the honor their valor commands. Hardly a dry eye in the house!" (Robert W. Gardner, South Baldwin Community Theatre, 2018)

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2F,1M. One-Act (10 min), Two old women plan an unforgettable Halloween celebration for the children in their neighborhood.

Finalist for the Best Actor Award for Ian Ramsey from AudioverseAwards.net, 2016

"What fun, Dan! You have a slightly warped sense of humor, and I enjoyed it. I agree with Martha that the English accents were delicious and the spontaneous laughter a treat." (Nancy Gall-Clayton, Playwrights' Binge, 2015)​

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2M. One-Act (10 min), A homeless man finds a dead body in an alley - a RICH dead body. That vaguely resembles him-self. What would YOU do if you were him?

"I love POOR BASTARD and am looking forward to seeing it again today. I'm forever a Daniel Guyton fan!" (Tanya Freeman, GOOD Works Theatre Festival, 2013)

Produced at the GOOD Works Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA, 2013

1M.1F. One-Act (10 min), A woman in blue convinces an artist to destroy his entire life's work in this Steampunk style universe. Part 4 of The Legend of Steel City: A Steampunk Adventure.

Unproduced

1F. One-Act (10 min), Jess is an older woman in an all-female penitentiary, here helping a younger prisoner learn the ropes.

Excerpt published in Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2016 by Smith & Kraus, 2016

"The last play is SAY HI TO AGNES FOR ME, starring Peg Thon as a prison-hardened woman speaking to what appears to be a new cell-mate. The overall menacing tone is relieved by a variety of anecdotes, but by only a couple of comic elements. This is a bleak, wonderfully acted piece that truly captures the psyche of a woman marked by her criminal past, but also twist-ed by her time in confinement. It’s powerful stuff." (Playgoer, TheaterReview.com, 2015

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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 Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2014 by Smith & Kraus, 2014

Excerpt published in Best Contemporary Monologues for Women 18-35, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2014

"First up is THE SINS OF REBETHANY CHASTAIN. In this beautifully blocked monologue, Kate Guyton tells the story of what sent Rebethany to prison. Ms. Guyton has a white trash twang, and the tale she tells is a comic set of grievances centering around a bicycle and jealousy of a girl in her class. Yes, there’s a crime involved, but it’s a convoluted path in the telling. It’s beautifully rendered, by playwright, director, and actress alike." (Playgoer, TheaterReview.com, 2015)

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2M,1F. One-Act (10 min), A man and wife have a horrible argument over the wife's affair with an illegal immigrant.

"Daniel Guyton's SPAT! was the hit of the evening... All of the actors were very good and well cast and it was great to have just several hard laughs... The main guy had hair that looked slightly better than a toupee which helped in some strange way and the actor playing Paco delivering the line "JES" just cracked up the whole house. I laughed right off the bat when he said, "I hate you, I hate you more, you're a slut..." I dunno, I like that sh*t, man." (Michael Er-ger, Playwrights Binge, 2013)

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2M. One-Act (10 min), A young man's job interview is going swimmingly! Until he learns the results of his unfortunate piss test.

Excerpt published in The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2016 by Smith & Kraus

"It's rare that I bust a gut laughing when reading a play. Read it [and you'll] laugh out loud - produce it and your audience will laugh out loud. These characters are not exaggerations - I've worked in call centers, plenty of 'questionable' people." (Asher Wyndham, New Play Exchange, 2015)

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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.

Winner of Arkansas Theatre Collective's Spring Cleaning Festival, 2016

Winner of Audience Favorite Award from Short+Sweet Manila Festival (Philippines), 2017

"Daniel is so so so funny! I saw this play at the Last Frontier Conference Fringe Festival and we were all laughing way too hard. The way Daniel can poke fun at current technology and how it affects romantic relationship is spot on! If you are doing a one act fest, this one is sure to get people excited!" (Catherine Weingarten, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, 2015)

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