Hearing Voices

Surace writes with gusto, heft, and precision. These are characters we all know…they populate our family, our work, our friendships. They’re familiar, and in Surace’s hand, they resonate with authenticity and with humanity.

— Daniel T. Green, Ph.D., Director, Master of Entertainment Industry Management Program, Carnegie Mellon University.

 Paul’s writing is fun and endearing; his stories and words ooze innocence and purity, even the heavier stories. That’s not easy to do! It reminds me of how Spielberg directs, capturing the essence of goodness in darkness.

— Chris Roland, Change Agent, Author, Speaker, Filmmaker (“Darfur,” “Stander,” and “The Forgotten Kingdom”)

For more than a decade, I’ve had the privilege of observing and learning from Paul’s work as a dedicated psychotherapist. He has given us all a gift choosing to share, in dramatic form, the insights into humanity gained from his clinical experience. This collection of plays is really a set of decisive and defining moments for characters we’ve all engaged with. These complex individuals are drawn by their author with kindness and authenticity.

— Michael Llach, Psychotherapist

 Thankfully, Paul Surace has published an anthology of his theatrical works. Surace has managed the task of penning both comedy and tragedy, a daunting task to say the least. Enjoy the ride through each one of his works; the results will be sublime!

— George Kappaz, Psychotherapist

 Paul’s work, like the author himself, is easy to love. Kind, gentle, honest and endearing, his words bring a beating heart to every moment of conflict and clarity in his characters’ lives. . .and in doing so, he helps each of us, as actors and audience, find the humor in our pain and the love in our loss.
-Jylian Sy, Actor, Writer, Producer

A Paul Surace play is loaded with humor, humanity, and realism. Guaranteed to strike a chord with audience members. I’ve had the pleasure/honor of acting in two of his productions. And afterwards, I discovered that I learned a little bit more about myself.

— Roger Gutierrez, Actor, Writer