Hal Corley Explained

Nationality:American
Occupation:Television writer, playwright
Education:Bradley University (1973 B.A. English)
Awards:Five Emmy awards
Two Writers Guild awards
Playwriting awards
Notable Works:Finding Donis Anne[1]

Hal Corley is an American television writer and playwright. He was associate head writer for All My Children and As The World Turns, for which he won five Daytime Emmy Awards[2] [3] and two Writers Guild of America Awards.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] His plays have been developed with the Seattle Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Walnut Street Theatre, Premiere Stages, Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, New York's Westbeth, San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Washington DC's Source, Stageworks/Hudson, Los Angeles' New American Theatre, and Ontario's Flush Ink.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Three full-length scripts, Easter Monday, Mama and Jack Carew, and ODD, are published by Samuel French/Concord Theatricals.[16] His Fanny Otcott, an adaptation of a sketch by Thornton Wilder, is published by YouthPLAYS; his Treed is in Playscripts' Great Short Plays Volume 10; and his Dolor is included in Applause's Best American Short Plays for 2014-2015.[17] His work is excerpted in Smith & Krause's Best Stage Scenes of 2008 and Best Men's/Women's Stage Scenes and Monologues of 2011, 222 More Comedy Monologues (2017), and in Samuel French's Exceptional Monologues 2. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America, East.

Awards and nominations

Television

YearAwardCategoryShowResultNotes
1992Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAll My Children
1992Writers Guild of America AwardBest writingAll My Children
1993Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAll My Children
1994Writers Guild of America AwardBest writingAll My Children[18]
1995Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAll My Children
1996Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAll My Children[19]
1996Writers Guild of America AwardBest writingAll My Children
1997Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAll My Children
1997Writers Guild of America AwardBest writingAll My Children
1998Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAll My Children
1998Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAll My Children
1999Writers Guild of America AwardBest writingAll My Children
1999Writers Guild of America AwardBest writingAs the World Turns
2000Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAs the World Turns
2001Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAs the World Turns
2002Daytime Emmy AwardsBest writingAs the World Turns[20]

Playwriting awards

YearPlayVenueAwardNotes
2007ODD2007 Premiere Stages Play FestivalWinner[21]
2011The Imaginary OrangeFirstStage LAFirst Prize Winner
2011TreedBelhaven UniversityOne-Act Contest Winner
2018Married NorthThe Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation
HRC Showcase Award		Honorable Mention[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Mel Gussow (reviewer), November 14, 1982, The New York Times,STAGE: 'FINDING DONIS ANNE', Retrieved November 2, 2020
  2. Web site: Goldstar. Briefs: Second Annual Festival of Short Plays from Theatre Out. October 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Nick Madigan. February 21, 1999. Variety Magazine. The write track: Scribes honored at WGA ceremony. October 27, 2020.
  4. Web site: Walter F. Rodriguez. January 4, 2013. Playwrights Theater of New Jersey. 5 Questions With Hal Corley. October 27, 2020.
  5. Web site: Writers Guild. Writers Guild Awards Winners: 2005-1996. October 27, 2020. 1999 AWARDS WINNERS ...Daytime Serials ... ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC, Written by Agnes Nixon ... Hal Corley, ... 1997 AWARDS WINNERS ... ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC, Written by Agnes Nixon ... Hal Corley ... .
  6. Web site: Linda Grant. August 25, 1991. Los Angeles Times. From the Archives: Agnes Nixon, the nicest person in daytime TV, made a fortune with never-ending tales of alcoholism, adultery, child abuse and disease. October 27, 2020.
  7. Web site: Michael E. Knight. July 13, 2017. Daily Beast. 'All My Children': Michael E. Knight on the Show's End. October 27, 2020.
  8. Web site: Staff Writer. June 14, 2012. Breaking Character Magazine. HAL CORLEY. October 27, 2020.
  9. Web site: Lee Cooley. March 20, 2019. Broadway World. BWW Review: PAS D'ACTION at Theatre Artists Studio. October 27, 2020. ...The world premiere of Hal Corley's PAS D' ACTION at Theatre Artists Studio (The Studio) is about family dysfunction at its finest.... This award-winning playwright introduces us to Maya, daughter of Annabelle,....
  10. Web site: Herbert Paine. June 22, 2019. Broadway World. BWW Review: Theatre Artists Studio Presents NEW SUMMER SHORTS. October 27, 2020. ... Hal Corley's PAS D'ACTION, ....
  11. Web site: BWW News Desk. May 30, 2018. Broadway World. Theatre Artists Studio Announces 2018-2019 Season. October 27, 2020. ...Pas d'Action, by Hal Corley; March 15 - March 31, 2019....
  12. Web site: Staff writer. December 29, 2017. Daily Record. Writer's Theatre of NJ hosting staged play readings at FDU. October 27, 2020. ...Nichiiwaad by Hal Corley....
  13. Web site: Aimee Caruso. January 7, 2017. Valley News. Rising Action: Parish Players Prepare for Upcoming Ten-Minute Play Festival. October 27, 2020. ...Noor Taher, of White River Junction, takes a quick look at the script for Falling, by Hal Corley,....
  14. Web site: Tim Treanor. February 2, 2018. DC Theater Scene. Swan song for DC's Source Festival, and complete list of festival works 2008 – 2017. October 27, 2020. ...Executive Order 10450, by Hal Corley, directed by Ryan S. Taylor,....
  15. Web site: June 23, 2013. StageWorks Hudson. STAGEWORKS/HUDSON CELEBRATES THE 17th ANNUAL PLAY BY PLAY FESTIVAL OF NEW ONE ACTS -- June 12 to June 23, 2013. October 27, 2020. ... Hal Corley's DEFLATING traces back the past events of two people who connect with their love of a balloon's promise.....
  16. Web site: Adam Hetrick. November 21, 2011. Playbill Magazine. A First Look at Samuel French's Digital Play Collection on iTunes. October 27, 2020. ... Easter Monday by Hal Corley.....
  17. Web site: Hal Corley. Concord Theatricals. October 27, 2020.
  18. Web site: Staff writer. February 7, 1994. AP News. Writer's Guild Award Nominees. October 27, 2020.
  19. Web site: SoapCentral.com. Outstanding Writing Team Winners. October 27, 2020.
  20. Web site: Soaps.com. As The World Turns. June 4, 2015. October 27, 2020. ...Daytime Emmy Awards Won, Daytime Emmy Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team for As the World Turns (2002) ... Hal Corley (associate head writer),....
  21. Web site: Kean University. Past shows. October 27, 2020. ... Sept. 7 - 23, 2007, ODD, 2007 Play Festival Winner, written by Hal Corley, directed by John J. Wooten ...A struggling tutor running from his past takes on a teenager with Oppositional Defiance Disorder.....
  22. Web site: Staff writer. January 1, 2018. The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation. Competition Awards. October 27, 2020. 2014 (PLAYWRITING) ... Honorable Mention ($500 each) ...Hal Corley of Summit, N.J., for Married North ....

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