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Will Power

As one of entertainment’s new shining stars, Will Power has been called an “electrifying” (Newsday) and “dynamic performer” (Variety). Among his numerous awards, Will Power has received a United States Artists Fellowship, the prestigious TCG Peter Zeisler Memorial Award, a Lucille Lortel Award (Best Musical), a Joyce Award, a NYFA Fellowship, a Jury Award for Best Theatre Performance at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, and a Drama Desk nomination.

Recent plays include Fetch Clay, Make Man (McCarter Theatre, Directed by Des McAnuff, starring Ben Vereen), and Five Fingers of Funk(Children’s Theatre Company, Directed by Derrick Sanders).  His adaptation of the Greek tragedy Seven Against Thebes, re-titled The Seven, completed a successful Off-Broadway run at the New York Theater Workshop, before transferring to The La Jolla Playhouse. The play was hailed as both an audience favorite and a critical success, and called everything from “brilliant” (The Village Voice), to “exhilarating” (USA Today), to “a spectacular offering to the theater Gods” (Time Out New York). Will Power’s nationally and internationally acclaimed solo show FLOW has been described as “astounding” (CurtainUp) and “theater with the refreshing aroma of originality” (New York Times).

Power’s skills have also been captured on television and film.  He was a featured guest on The Colbert Report (Comedy Central), Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason (PBS), Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) and Russell Simmon’s Def Poetry Jam (HBO). He was the lead male in the film, Drylongso (Sundance Film Festival), and was also featured in the documentary, All Fathers are Sons (PBS).  In addition, Power has composed lyrics and music heard on MTV, UPN’sMoesha, and Kingpin on NBC.

Will Power’s varied skills as playwright/performer are matched only by his remarkable teaching ability, providing communities across the globe with tools of self-expression.

Visit Will’s website at http://willpower.tv/