Powell To The People

The official website of storyteller Keith Powell

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WRITER/DIRECTOR

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As a writer and director, Keith's work spans across theater, film, and television. For four years, he was the Producing Artistic Director of Contemporary Stage Company in Wilmington, DE, where he produced, directed, wrote, and/or performed in plays starring Lynn Redgrave, Keith David, Jasmine Guy, Richard Easton and Sean Patrick Thomas.

His short films People We Meet (starring Scott Adsit and Frederick Weller), the animated comedy Nate & Abe (with voice talents Alyssa Milano, Robert Ben Garant, Aubrey Plaza, David Wain, and Rachel Dratch), and Pillow Talk (starring his wife) have played in festivals like Raindance Film Festival, San Luis Obispo Film Festival, RiverRun Film Festival (where he won the SPARK Award), LA Shorts Fest, New York Television Festival, and SeriesFest.

Keith wrote and directed every episode of his web series Keith Broke His Leg and Keith Vs., which both won numerous awards, including both winning the Indie Series Award for Best Web Series, Comedy.

For TV, he has directed episodes of Interview With The Vampire, Dickinson, Will Trent, Single Drunk Female, Not Dead Yet, Doogie Kamealoha M.D., Home Economics, Big Sky, So Help Me Todd, Young Rock, Clean Slate, and Superstore; as well the Christmas feature, A Holiday In Harlem.

As a writer, he has developed projects with HBO Films, MTV, Warner Brothers, and Sony Television, in addition to projects with various production companies like Film 44, Broadway Video, YouTube, and Crackle.


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