Comments for Will Power | Playwright | Performer http://willpower.tv Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Five Fingers of Funk by Will Power Promo Video by Will Power http://willpower.tv/2009/04/23/five-fingers-of-funk-by-will-power-video/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Will Power Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:31:39 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=62#comment-378 There is a dvd in existence, but due to Actors equity rules it cannot be distributed at this time. Seems like the rules are being oepned up a bit these days, so maybe in the near future it will be different! And by the way, I've een to that college, did something there about 10 or 12 years ago I think-I remember it being a great place Peace Will Power There is a dvd in existence, but due to Actors equity rules it cannot be distributed at this time. Seems like the rules are being oepned up a bit these days, so maybe in the near future it will be different! And by the way, I’ve een to that college, did something there about 10 or 12 years ago I think-I remember it being a great place

Peace

Will Power

]]> Comment on Five Fingers of Funk by Will Power Promo Video by Will Power http://willpower.tv/2009/04/23/five-fingers-of-funk-by-will-power-video/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Will Power Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:29:21 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=62#comment-377 There is a dvd in existence, but due to Actors equity rules it cannot be distributed at this time. Seems like the rules are being oepned up a bit these days, so maybe in the near future it will be different! And by the way, I've een to that college, did something there about 10 or 12 years ago I think-I remember it being a great palce Peace Will Power There is a dvd in existence, but due to Actors equity rules it cannot be distributed at this time. Seems like the rules are being oepned up a bit these days, so maybe in the near future it will be different! And by the way, I’ve een to that college, did something there about 10 or 12 years ago I think-I remember it being a great palce

Peace

Will Power

]]> Comment on Five Fingers of Funk by Will Power Promo Video by Suzanne Kaebnick http://willpower.tv/2009/04/23/five-fingers-of-funk-by-will-power-video/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Suzanne Kaebnick Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:41 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=62#comment-371 Are there any videos/ DVDs of your take on Oedipus Rex myth being distributed? I'd love to see it personally, and I expect I'd love to show it to my students at Nassau Community College. Are there any videos/ DVDs of your take on Oedipus Rex myth being distributed? I’d love to see it personally, and I expect I’d love to show it to my students at Nassau Community College.

]]> Comment on South Africa by Tommy Lindblad http://willpower.tv/2009/10/01/south-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Tommy Lindblad Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:40:31 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=717#comment-263 Hi Will What a great story about South Africa! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It would be fantastic if you wanted to share your story on our website www.southafrica.net/mysastory. All the best Tommy Lindblad Marketing Manager South African Tourism Australia and New Zealand Hi Will
What a great story about South Africa! I’m glad you enjoyed it. It would be fantastic if you wanted to share your story on our website http://www.southafrica.net/mysastory.
All the best
Tommy Lindblad
Marketing Manager
South African Tourism Australia and New Zealand

]]> Comment on Will Power Is Offered And Accepts Position At City College Of New York by Will Power http://willpower.tv/2009/06/15/will-power-is-offered-and-accepts-position-at-city-college-of-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Will Power Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:58:02 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=511#comment-119 Zena, what's up with you in England-what's the latest? Will Power Zena, what’s up with you in England-what’s the latest?

Will Power

]]> Comment on Will Power Is Offered And Accepts Position At City College Of New York by Zena http://willpower.tv/2009/06/15/will-power-is-offered-and-accepts-position-at-city-college-of-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Zena Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:11:23 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=511#comment-100 CONGRATS!!! CONGRATS!!!

]]> Comment on Will Power goes to Tanzania, Africa by Will Power http://willpower.tv/2009/05/20/will-power-goes-to-tanzania-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Will Power Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:10:09 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=480#comment-93 Thank you so, so much for your words of wisdom. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences with me. Peace! Will Power Thank you so, so much for your words of wisdom. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences with me.

Peace!

Will Power

]]> Comment on Will Power goes to Tanzania, Africa by Samaa Kemal http://willpower.tv/2009/05/20/will-power-goes-to-tanzania-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Samaa Kemal Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:09:23 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=480#comment-87 Hello Will! I just wanted to leave you some stories, reflections and words of wisdom having just gotten back from using theatre as a healing mechanism in Rugerero, Rwanda which is very near to where you will be. First off, every place in Africa is unique as I'm sure you know but that area in particular is a force to be reckoned with. I feel like they have all encountered some sort of inner conflict (for Rwanda, it was genocide killing a million people) and I feel like it's that raw history that fuels every aspect of their existence. Working with the theme of healing in Rwanda, I learned that acting to them, is simple (lord knows American actors have a lot to learn about THAT) and the people they love to portray are themsevles. My group tried to play a game of machine in which we used ourselves to form different parts of a "common" machine and we made the ignorant mistake of making a high tech, multi-gadget machine and they followed with a simple hoe and axe. We put on a full length "production" about love & marriage and all the props were improvised from whatever was in the room (broom was a banana leaf, etc.). Their bricolage is amazing and exhilirating and everything you hope for in all your theatrical experiences. Also, being in the theatre, we are sometimes used to clear cut schedules... Africa has no schedule. You set a meeting or rehearsal for 2 pm and it MIGHT start at 3. Definitely learn to appreciate their advanced outlook on performance art. When I came back to the states, although I had been to Africa multiple times, this was one time where I felt so changed and hopeful (I guess theatre and hip hop does that to you), but the world does not change with you. Love the days where all you have to do is sit around and practice observation, those are the ones I honestly treasure the most now. TAKE A JOURNAL & WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN. Make sure all the clothes you take, you don't want to bring back because when you leave, you'll want to leave everything there with you. Take bubbles and lots of pictures of your family/friends. You'll be surprised how much people will want to see the people you love. Three weeks will not seem enough but rush nothing. Every moment counts. A man with as much experience as you, I'm not sure if any of this helps but I hope so. When you get back, especailly from doing something like this, I would tell friends (and maybe even family) that you get back two days later than when you actually get back. You'll need those two days of introspection for yourself. Otherwise, you'll never really assimilate back into life. And maybe you wont want to. Have fun. Live & love. I'm a big supporter of your work and hope to see good things come from your experience abroad. Hello Will! I just wanted to leave you some stories, reflections and words of wisdom having just gotten back from using theatre as a healing mechanism in Rugerero, Rwanda which is very near to where you will be.

First off, every place in Africa is unique as I’m sure you know but that area in particular is a force to be reckoned with. I feel like they have all encountered some sort of inner conflict (for Rwanda, it was genocide killing a million people) and I feel like it’s that raw history that fuels every aspect of their existence. Working with the theme of healing in Rwanda, I learned that acting to them, is simple (lord knows American actors have a lot to learn about THAT) and the people they love to portray are themsevles. My group tried to play a game of machine in which we used ourselves to form different parts of a “common” machine and we made the ignorant mistake of making a high tech, multi-gadget machine and they followed with a simple hoe and axe. We put on a full length “production” about love & marriage and all the props were improvised from whatever was in the room (broom was a banana leaf, etc.). Their bricolage is amazing and exhilirating and everything you hope for in all your theatrical experiences.

Also, being in the theatre, we are sometimes used to clear cut schedules… Africa has no schedule. You set a meeting or rehearsal for 2 pm and it MIGHT start at 3. Definitely learn to appreciate their advanced outlook on performance art. When I came back to the states, although I had been to Africa multiple times, this was one time where I felt so changed and hopeful (I guess theatre and hip hop does that to you), but the world does not change with you.

Love the days where all you have to do is sit around and practice observation, those are the ones I honestly treasure the most now.

TAKE A JOURNAL & WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN.

Make sure all the clothes you take, you don’t want to bring back because when you leave, you’ll want to leave everything there with you.

Take bubbles and lots of pictures of your family/friends. You’ll be surprised how much people will want to see the people you love.

Three weeks will not seem enough but rush nothing. Every moment counts.

A man with as much experience as you, I’m not sure if any of this helps but I hope so. When you get back, especailly from doing something like this, I would tell friends (and maybe even family) that you get back two days later than when you actually get back. You’ll need those two days of introspection for yourself. Otherwise, you’ll never really assimilate back into life. And maybe you wont want to.

Have fun. Live & love. I’m a big supporter of your work and hope to see good things come from your experience abroad.

]]> Comment on Old School Rapper: Little Sister by Will Power http://willpower.tv/2009/04/22/old-school-rapper-little-sister/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Will Power Wed, 06 May 2009 03:20:26 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=55#comment-27 Thanks CL! We just finished filming 7 more episodes that will be released in the coming months, so look for the old School Rapper to bust out again hecka soon! Will Power Thanks CL! We just finished filming 7 more episodes that will be released in the coming months, so look for the old School Rapper to bust out again hecka soon!

Will Power

]]> Comment on Old School Rapper: Little Sister by CL http://willpower.tv/2009/04/22/old-school-rapper-little-sister/comment-page-1/#comment-24 CL Mon, 04 May 2009 19:55:58 +0000 http://willpower.tv/?p=55#comment-24 Love It! Love It!

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