Larry Powell

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    “Larry Powell… capturing the inner 

    conflict of this complicated man” 

    –nytheatre.com

    
    

    “Larry Powell as Young Clark delivers a 

    strong performance, deeply nuanced 

    and weighed down with the burden...”

    -TheHappiestMedium

    
    

    
    

    
    

    **My first time replacing the lead a week before opening.  I had NINE Days to prepare a very demanding role.  God is Love and if it wasn't for the Grace, Mercy, and Favor!  Thrilling Experience!

    
    

    THE FLOWER THIEF

    WRITTEN BY PIA WILSON DIRECTED BY HEIDI GRUMELOT Presented by The Fire This Time Festival and Horse Trade Theater Group Clinging to nature's promise of renewal, Clark desperately turns to stealing flowers as everything around him slowly wilts. Jumping through time and mind, Pia Wilson's THE FLOWER THIEF eloquently explores a young man's grief over the loss of his twin brother. FEATURING: (in alphabetical order) Allyson Morgan Larry Powell Lisa Strum Erwin E. A. Thomas Keona Welch Learn more about the team behind THE FLOWER THIEF here: http://horsetrade.info/Show/63 Get tix here: https://tix.smarttix.com/Modules/Sales/SalesMainTabsPage.aspx?ControlState=1&DateSelected&DiscountCode&SalesEventId=1641&DC

    
    

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    "Powell shines as Elegba, so sinewy and assured in movement, yet with eyes that subtly speak of the character’s vulnerability and longing." -Baltimore Sun

    
    

    ELEGBA in BROTHERS SIZE by Tarell Alvin McCraney at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, MD. Directed by Derek Goldman.

     

    
    

    
    

    

    
    

    For more info: http://everymantheatre.org/productions/2012-the-brothers-size

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    2011 THEATRICAL HIGHLIGHT!

    
    

    

    Some of the Bronzeville Family 

    (L to R: CeCe Antionette, Jeff Manabat, Adenrele Ojo, Dwain Perry)

    
    

    
    

    I had the blessing of reprising my NAACP Theatre Award Nominated role in an Encore production of the Critically Acclaimed BRONZEVILLE, the first play I did out of Carnegie Mellon.  The brilliant twist to this remount is that it's being done in Lone Pine, CA at a place called MANZANAR.  Manzanar is the first Japanese American internment camp turned into a National Park in the 90's.  Since BRONZEVILLE  is set in 1940's Downtown LA (Little Tokyo) and is about the internment of the Japanese Americans, among other social issues, this was bound to be a powerful experience.  And it was. The first piece you see when you walk into the Manzanar Museum... which is where we built the set and performed Bronzeville. Yep, right in the center of all of these sobering exhibits.  To Experience THIS powerful play on these powerful grounds... what a great time we had.  Truly felt my potential and calling as an Artist.  To do work that TRULY speaks to oneness and healing in the global community.  Thank You Manzanar! Thank You Bronzeville!

     

    Me paying homage in the Manzanar Cemetery to the "Soul Consoling Tower"

    
    

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  • Larry is a fourth generation Los Angeleno who traveled to Steeler City (Pittsburgh, PA) to attend Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama (BFA; '08).  Four years out and he has been apart of some of the most exciting new theatre in America.  He has played roles such as Marcus in Robert O'Hara's next-level production of Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet by Tarell Alvin McCraney.  Malcolm in the first regional production of Broke-ology by Nathan Louis Jackson directed by Kyle Hatley at KCRep; after covering both Malcolm & Ennis at Lincoln Center Theatre's premier production of the play directed by Thomas Kail.   His first gig was originating the role of Felix Goodwin in Robey Theatre Company's Bronzeville to rave reviews and a NAACP nomination. Most recently a production that Larry was apart of, THE BROTHERS SIZE by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Derek Goldman, was named 2012 BEST PLAY OF THE YEAR by Baltimore Magazine. Larry is bi-coastal and splits time between Los Angeles and New York City... and wherever else God Allows.  Love is all we need.
    
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    Playing Cassius Clay in a reading of "One Night In Miami" by Kemp Powers. A part of Classical Theatre of Harlem's Future Classics Series

    
    Playing Handsome Son in Jocelyn Bioh's "African Americans"
    

    
    

    "Powell as Felix Goodwin is a joy to watch."

    
    "And as played here with the ferocious power and aching depth...especially Powell in the title role ... well, it doesn't get any more lovely."- Review; Marcus; Or The Secret of Sweet
    
    "As for the acting, CMU grad Larry Powell’s totally convincing portrayal of Marcus conveys all the various flavors of sweetness implied."
    
    “I’m stuck!” Powell cries out in anguish. And his voice is so wracked with pain that we can all empathize and relate to his dilemma"
    
    " Larry Powell is memorable and complex."
    
    "Powell's poignant noble savage who trusts that his day is coming, no matter how many centuries it will take." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    
    "But it's the trio of conspirators who grab you by the throat...Powell, who sounds like the voice of God, plays the ex-slave..." -City Paper
    
    "Especially good performance by Larry Powell"