Last month I gave the keynote address at the National Guild’s Conference for Community Arts Education. This was a gathering of artists and activists from around the nation who are passionate about engaging community. It was like a family reunion, connecting with those that I haven’t seen in a while, and meeting new folks, all of [...]
This is a three-minute trailer the US Embassy in Turkmenistan put together. Thanks and enjoy!
Watch Video Here
Will Power: The Plot of Fetch Clay, Make Man
I love how the McCarter Theatre put this one together
VIEW TRAILER HERE
This is the third episode of the series being released by 24/7townhall.org. We filmed the first two episodes in L.A., and this one was shot in my place of origin-The Fillmore District in San Francisco. The producer of the series, my ace boon Mohammad Bilal, wanted to film these in the old neighborhood, to give [...]
View video here: Will Power on Bill Moyers
Or read the online Bill Moyers Interview with Will Power.
Here’s my appearance on The Colbert Report for my play The Seven. Steven Colbert was great to connect with on and off camera. First thing when I arrived at the studio, he introduced himself and said “now you know I”m going to throw a lot of ignorance at you…” I of course, like most folks [...]
Here’s a short promo video that the Star-Tribune produced on my new musical Five Fingers of Funk. It features a combination of stills and video, plus some audio from the show-it’s good, but it only hints at the richness in the piece. To experiience the full effect of the funk, you have to check out [...]
Five Fingers of funk is new musical I’m working on, book and lyrics by me, music composed by me and Justin Ellington (who is also the piece’s music director and ochestrator), and directed by Derrick Sanders. The musical, a soulful, complex look at a young, ambitious funk band in the 1970s, had its world premiere [...]
This is an exciting new project that I’m collaborating on with my man Mohammed Bilal at 24/7 town hall.org. It’s our take on Dear Abby I guess-maybe you have a question you’d like to ask the Mighty O.S.R.? (Which stands for Old School Rapper of course)-In any case, as the O.S.R. would say-Stay Fresh!
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