Books with author Mary Hall Surface

National award winning playwright, director and teacher, Mary Hall Surface, has penned MORE Short Scenes and Monologues for MiddleSchools Students. With this new collection she again captures the world of the middle-schoolerwith honesty and insight.Unique to this volume is the abundance of curriculum-connected content, inviting English and Social Studies teachers to bring Ancient and American history, literature,science, and mythology to life. These original scenes and monologues are also a unique tool for character education. Here, students canexplore decision making, empathy, and the consequences of action in the experiential way that only drama can provide. Best of all, drama teachers and students will find more of what made her first collection so popular: 30-second monologues with strong emotional turning points ideal short audition pieces Short two- and four-actor scenes with strong relationships and specificobjectives, perfect for contests and festivals Multiple-actor scenes with equally weighted parts, drawn frommulticultural sources A must for the library of every teacher, guidance counselor, school, camp, and student, this new volume is destined to win the praise of Mary Hall Surface s original collection.

National award winning playwright, director and teacher, Mary Hall Surface, has penned MORE Short Scenes and Monologues for Middle Schools Students. With this new collection she again captures the world of the middle-schooler with honesty and insight.Unique to this volume is the abundance of curriculum-connected content, inviting English and Social Studies teachers to bring Ancient and American history, literature,science, and mythology to life. These original scenes and monologues are also a unique tool for character education. Here, students can explore decision making, empathy, and the consequences of action in the experiential way that only drama can provide.Best of all, drama teachers and students will find more of what made her first collection so popular: 30-second monologues with strong emotional turning points ideal short audition piecesShort two- and four-actor scenes with strong relationships and specific objectives, perfect for contests and festivalsMultiple-actor scenes with equally weighted parts, drawn from multicultural sourcesA must for the library of every teacher, guidance counselor, school, camp, and student, this new volume is destined to win the praise of Mary Hall Surface s original collection.

Eleven- to fourteen-year-olds bring unrivaled energy to the work of making theater. They demand dramatic material that speaks directly to them--that captures their every daybutgigantically important struggles with school, parents, and friends; that explores their painful wrestlings with the hard knocks and hard choices of adolescence; and that ignites their desire to imaginatively explore other places and times. This collection of scenes and monologues offers exciting monologues and multiple-actor scenes that are outstanding short audition pieces.

Sometimes heroes can be found in the most unlikely places. Fourteen-year-old Clarence Feather knows no world beyond desolate Mayfair Heights. Three years ago, his mother was killed before his eyes by a stray bullet. When his father becomes unable to keep the family afloat, Clarence is manipulated into running drugs. But he longs to be a good person, in spite of the seemingly impossible odds. Wandering through his neighborhood, Clarence meets Mona, a huge albino Great Dane. The two develop a deep bond. When he is forced to attend a dog fight as a rite of passage, Clarence realizes that Mona isn’t safe, and neither is he. Can he find a way to protect Mona? Can he survive life in Mayfair Heights and still become the person his mother wanted him to be? A novel about self-reliance, difficult choices, and imagination in the face of danger and isolation, Wirewalker is a masterfully written debut that blends gritty realism with moments of fantastical escape.

Sometimes heroes can be found in the most unlikely places. Fourteen-year-old Clarence Feather knows no world beyond desolate Mayfair Heights. Three years ago, his mother was killed before his eyes by a stray bullet. When his father becomes unable to keep the family afloat, Clarence is manipulated into running drugs. But he longs to be a good person, in spite of the seemingly impossible odds. Wandering through his neighborhood, Clarence meets Mona, a huge albino Great Dane. The two develop a deep bond. When he is forced to attend a dog fight as a rite of passage, Clarence realizes that Mona isn’t safe, and neither is he. Can he find a way to protect Mona? Can he survive life in Mayfair Heights and still become the person his mother wanted him to be? A novel about self-reliance, difficult choices, and imagination in the face of danger and isolation, Wirewalker is a masterfully written debut that blends gritty realism with moments of fantastical escape.