Hal Corley
Encyclopedia
Career
Two of Hal's plays, "An Ounce of Prevention" and "Finding Donis Anne," have been widely performed (Seattle Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, the Walnut Street Theatre, Westbeth, and in Atlanta, LA, Boston and Charlotte). Recent: "Executive Order 10450," Washington, DC’s Source Theatre 2011 Summer Festival; "Brush the Summer By," Adirondack Theatre Festival, Summer 2010; "A Man Who Knows How to Hold a Baby," Circus Theatricals, Los Angeles, in rep May-July; “Best of Fest,” Oct. - Nov. 2010; "ODD"*, winner, 2007 Premiere Stages Play Festival, excerpted in S&K’s Best Stage Scenes of 2008; "Legion," New Conservatory Theatre Center, SF; and "Easter Monday"*, Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY, excerpted in Exceptional Monologues 2*. Hal has three times been Guest-Artist-in-Residence at the Theatre Artists Studio, Scottsdale, AZ, where his "Suocera" and "Mama and Jack Carew"* were performed in rep, Jan - Feb. 2011. The Studio also staged Hal’s "Peoria," "The Death Bite," and six of his 10-minute plays. Two, "1959" (2010) and "Il Nido e Bello" (2011, final results pending) were finalists for the Actors Theatre of Louisville Heideman Award. Hal is represented by The Barbara Hogenson Agency, Inc. He worked on the headwriting teams for two daytime serials, "All My Children" and "As the World turns" (1990 - 2001).- Published by Samuel French, Inc.
Television
As the World TurnsAs the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
(1998-2001)
- script writer
- hired by Lorraine BroderickLorraine BroderickLorraine Broderick is an American television soap opera writer who got her start on All My Children as a protégée of the show's creator, Agnes Nixon.-Bio:...
All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
- Script writer
- Hired by Wisner WashamWisner WashamWisner Washam is an American soap opera writer, best known as the Head Writer of All My Children, from 1981 to 1987.-Early Life and Career:A native of North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
and Agnes NixonAgnes NixonAgnes Nixon is an American writer and producer. She attended Northwestern University where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and is best known as the creator of soap operas such as One Life to Live and All My Children...
; 1991-1998
Theatre
- ODD
- Legion (Javier Galito-Cava, Markham Miller, Matthew Vierling, Jeff Castle, Dennis Parks, Randel Hart and Scott Cox)
- The Death Bite
- Easter Monday
- Peoria
- Ounce of Prevention
- Brush the Summer By
Awards and nominations
- Writer's Guild of America awards
- Nomination, 1996, for Daytime Serials
- Won, 1997, for Daytime Serials
- Nomination, 1998, for Daytime Serials
- Nomination, 1999, for Daytime Serials
- Won, 1999, for Daytime Serials
- Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy AwardThe Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
s- Nomination, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000; for Outstanding Drama SeriesOutstanding Drama SeriesOutstanding Drama Series is a category for the following awards:*Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series*Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series*Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama...
Writing Team - Won, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002; for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
- Nomination, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000; for Outstanding Drama Series