MARY HALL SURFACE (1958 - )
| Nationality: | American |
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Plays by Mary Hall Surface
Dancing Solo |
| 1st Produced: | MUNY Student Theatre Project of St. Louis | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Kara, an aspiring modern dancer, struggles to complete a piece of choreography for entrance into a competitive dance program. Kara's teacher, David, demands that she find her own movements, her own steps. But as Kara works through her dance, her realities collide, and flashbacks, memories and fantasies swirl around her. Her dance becomes a metaphor for her desperate struggle to control her troubled life. Kara's mother is an alcoholic whose drinking sours all the important occasions in Kara's life and renders her home an embarrassment to hide from her friends. Her boyfriend, Jake, seems so perfect but is, in fact, dealing drugs. Her friend Melody shares good-time secrets with Kara but does not see that Kara needs far more from a friend. By hiding the truth about her mother, first from herself and then from her friends, Kara becomes trapped in patterns of denial and dishonesty. She must break those patterns to survive | ||||
Mississippi Pinocchio |
| 1st Produced: | Theater of the First Amendment, Fairfax, VA | 2002 | ||
| Company: | Theater of the First Amendment | |||
| 1st Published: | pending | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Musical/Family | - | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | based on double casting, cast can BF larger | |||
Notes: Book by Mary Hall Surface. Music by David Maddox. Lyrics by David Maddox and Mary Hall Surface. | ||||
Synopsis: Colladi's classic tale of growing up is reset in the bustling world of turn-of-the-ccentury America, with Ragtime and Dixieland music. A Helen Hayes award-winning musical for family audiences. | ||||
Odyssey of Telemaca, The |
| 1st Produced: | Theater of the First Amendment, Fairfax, VA | 2004 | ||
| Company: | Childsplay, Inc Tempe, Arizona | |||
| 1st Published: | pending | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Musical/Family | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | based on double casting, cast can BF larger | |||
Notes: Book by Mary Hall Surface. Music by David Maddox. Lyrics by David Maddox and Mary Hall Surface. Commissioned by Childsplay, Inc, Tempe, Arizona | ||||
Synopsis: Inspired by Homer's Odyssey, a tale of heroism and adventure as a young girl searches for her father to bring him home. Set in late 19th century Mexico, features a live six-piece Mexican band. | ||||
Ogden Nash's The Tales of Custard the Dragon |
| 1st Produced: | Algonquin Theater, NY | 2008 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | adaptation | Musical | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: music by Brad Ross, Lyrics by Danny Whitman, Book by Mary Hall Surface | ||||
Synopsis: a theatrical adaptation inspired by the books, The Tales of Custard the Dragon and Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight by Ogden Nash. The show is recommended for children 3-12. - nytheatre.com | ||||
Perseus Bayou |
| 1st Produced: | Theater of the First Amendment, Fairfax, VA | 2001 | ||
| Company: | Theater of the First Amendment | |||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL | 2003 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Musical/Family | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | based on double casting, cast can BF larger | |||
Notes: Book by Mary Hall Surface. Music by David Maddox. Lyrics by Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox.A highly-theatrical piece utilizing live music, song and giant puppets | ||||
Synopsis: The classic Greek myth of Perseus and his search for the Medusa reset in post-Civil War Louisiana. A tale of adventure, courage, romane and lots of alligators. C'est bien. A Helen Hayes award-winning musical for family audiences | ||||
Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales |
| 1st Produced: | Theater of the First Amendment, Fairfax, VA | 2000 | ||
| Company: | Theater of the First Amendment | |||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL | 2003 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Musical/Family | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | based on double casting, cast can BF larger | |||
Notes: Book by Mary Hall Surface. Music by David Maddox. Lyrics by Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox. An ensemble piece, incorporating song, text, movement, giant puppets and a live four-piece band. | ||||
Synopsis: A keepsake quilt of Appalachian lore for family audiences. Six wonder tales are told in a highly theatrical format in this Helen Hayes Award winning musical | ||||