Mary Hall Surface | |
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Born |
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. | June 15, 1958
Occupation(s) | Theater Director, Playwright, Festival Artistic Director |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse |
Kevin Reese (
m. 1987) |
Children | Malinda Kathleen Reese |
Mary Hall Surface (born June 15, 1958) is an American playwright and director of theater, working primarily in the Washington, D.C. area. Surface's work has focused primarily on youth and family content. [1] Surface has received accolades from critics for the inventive use of costumes and music mixed with classic storytelling, often with origins in folk tales. [2] She has earned one Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction of a Resident Musical - out of eight nominations. In addition, soundtrack of her musical The Odyssey of Telémaca, co-written with composer David Maddox, won the 2004 Parents' Choice Gold Award. [3]
In December 2008, Surface directed the world premiere of Alice, her own adaptation of the Lewis Carroll books, at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland. [4]
In 1987, she married her husband, Kevin Reese. [5] They have one daughter, American YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and stage actress, Malinda Kathleen Reese. [6]
1993 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Tintypes, Round House Theatre | Nomination [7] | |
2000 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Grimm Tales, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [8] | |
2001 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Sing Down the Moon, Appalachian Wonder Tales, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [9] | |
2002 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Perseus Bayou, Theater of the First Amendment | Award Recipient [10] | |
2002 | The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play | |
Perseus Bayou, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [11] | |
2003 | The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Musical | |
Mississippi Pinocchio, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [12] | |
2007 | The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | |
Lift:Icarus and Me, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [13] | |
2009 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Goodnight Moon, Tribute Productions and Adventure Theatre | Nomination [14] |
Mary Hall Surface | |
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Born |
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. | June 15, 1958
Occupation(s) | Theater Director, Playwright, Festival Artistic Director |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse |
Kevin Reese (
m. 1987) |
Children | Malinda Kathleen Reese |
Mary Hall Surface (born June 15, 1958) is an American playwright and director of theater, working primarily in the Washington, D.C. area. Surface's work has focused primarily on youth and family content. [1] Surface has received accolades from critics for the inventive use of costumes and music mixed with classic storytelling, often with origins in folk tales. [2] She has earned one Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction of a Resident Musical - out of eight nominations. In addition, soundtrack of her musical The Odyssey of Telémaca, co-written with composer David Maddox, won the 2004 Parents' Choice Gold Award. [3]
In December 2008, Surface directed the world premiere of Alice, her own adaptation of the Lewis Carroll books, at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland. [4]
In 1987, she married her husband, Kevin Reese. [5] They have one daughter, American YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and stage actress, Malinda Kathleen Reese. [6]
1993 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Tintypes, Round House Theatre | Nomination [7] | |
2000 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Grimm Tales, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [8] | |
2001 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Sing Down the Moon, Appalachian Wonder Tales, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [9] | |
2002 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Perseus Bayou, Theater of the First Amendment | Award Recipient [10] | |
2002 | The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play | |
Perseus Bayou, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [11] | |
2003 | The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Musical | |
Mississippi Pinocchio, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [12] | |
2007 | The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | |
Lift:Icarus and Me, Theater of the First Amendment | Nomination [13] | |
2009 | Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | |
Goodnight Moon, Tribute Productions and Adventure Theatre | Nomination [14] |