Mary hall surface biography of william

Mary Hall Surface (born June 15, 1958) is an American theatre director, playwright, and teaching artist. Based in Washington, DC, her work focuses on theatre productions for family audiences.

In 2022, Surface received the Orlin Corey Medallion Award from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America."^[1] Surface has been nominated for 12 Helen Hayes Awards and received the 2002 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction of a musical for her production of Perseus Bayou.

In her approach as a creative writing teacher and mentor, Surface uses visual art in the writing process.^[2] As described in a Washington Post feature about her work at the National Gallery of Art, "Surface searches for a powerful link between a work of art and an aspect of writing."^[3]

Early life and education

Mary Hall Surface was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

She graduated from Centre College in 1980 in Comparative Arts and was awarded the Gavin East