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 pieces
• Short two- and four-actor scenes with strong relationships and specific objectives, perfect for contests and festivals
• Multiple-actor scenes with equally weighted parts, drawn from multicultural 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.