1M,1F. One-Act (10 min), A snowman and a little girl discuss the afterlife in this existential Yuletide comedy.

Winner of GottaGo! Newsletter's "Favorite of the Evening" award in 2009

Semi-Finalist in Play-Makers Spokane Hit & Run VII Series in Spokane, WA in 2013

2nd Place in Dover Players 10-Minute Play Experience in Olmsted, OH, 2019

"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)

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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!

"You can have Jingle Bells and The Little Drummer Boy, but Dominic the Chistmas Donkey is the best Christmas song ever. How Signor Pangellini and his donkey wind up in an American doctor's office is beyond me, but enjoy Daniel Guyton's hilarious little play for its inspired silliness and every pun imaginable on a certain part of the body where the sun don't shine." (Larry Rinkel, New Play Exchange, 2018)

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3M,1F. A series of short vignettes (20 min total), Grimbaldt the Elf does NOT want to make toys anymore. Instead, he wants to be a pimp, and entertain the naughty people in the audience.

"We read [GRIMBALDT THE] CHRISTMAS PIMP the other night aloud. Holy s--t. That was the most hilarious and completely unproducible thing I've seen in a while... We were pissing ourselves, and at the same time desperately afraid that anyone would hear us reading it. Holy shit, that was Farrelly Brothers material." (Bob Smith, Out of Box Theatre, 2016)

Unproduced

1F. One-Act Monologue (10 min). Mrs Claus explains how she and Santa first met, in this one woman monologue.

Winner of GottaGo! Newsletter's "Favorite of the Evening" award in 2011

"Rocking into the GottaGo! 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... Guyton brings tender, real moments to the stage without slipping down the too-much slope." (Elizabeth J Musgrave, GottaGo.us, 2011)

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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)

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2F,1M. One-Act (10 min), Two old ladies head to the mall in search of hot young men to spend Christmas Eve with.

Honorable Mention from the 15th Annual Estrogenius Festival, 2014

"Thanks for submitting A MERRY COUGAR CHRISTMAS for consideration for our New Works Winter Festival 2015. I really enjoyed reading about the food court cougars. You are absolutely fearless when it comes to pushing comedy to the edge." (Tom Berry, ACME Theatre, 2014)

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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 Minnesota Shorts Festival of Plays in 2012

"A thoroughly delightful and hilarious story about Mrs. Claus and Santa discussing her change of life. This is a short play that could be done by any holiday-themed festival with a sophisticated audience. Not for children, but very funny." (Martha Patterson, playwright, 2015)

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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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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, Show Showdown, 2012)

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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.

"A female Christmas elf... I think that's a first. Another memorable buffoon who wants more out of life. She may remind you of yourself. I would love to see Gingerbell again." (Asher Wyndham, New Play Exchange, 2015)

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