Inside Acting!

The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes Director Jake Fischer from the hot new fan  Webseries, "Aquaman". Watch Episode One here. Read my interview with Natalia here. Dial 347.884.8997 to talk with the guests or the host. Follow William on Twitter at handle /Inside_Acting or Facebook /william.t.powell To advertise on the show, write william400@yahoo.com To donate to the show, navigate to this link.    

The King of DC Media welcomes the return of actress and model Monique Candelaria, who appeared in Breaking Bad's famed episode "Live Free or Die", and films such as The Jigsaw Puzzle Murders and CENTS. She's also involved in the production of AMC's new hit show, Better Call Saul. Read more about her credits at her IMDB Page.  

The K.D.O.C. (King of DC Media), William Powell, welcomes film director and author Paul Kyriazi, (@BondLife), who wrote the classic self-help book "The James Bond Lifestyle Seminar". Paul will talk about "Six Movies to Empower Artists When Your Career is Down" among other self-empowerment topics. Call in and speak with Paul or William a 347.884.8997. Listen to Paul's last appearance on the show at this link. Subscribe to my column, DC Actors Examiner using this link. Follow me on Twitter at /Inside_Acting and Facebook at /william.t.powell

The King of DC Media welcomes his old pal (and innagural guest), acting coach and playwright extraordinaire, John Pallotta to the Inside Acting Radio show, to talk about the exciting classes he's got coming in 2015 and the craft of acting. The show will be during one of his classes, with students dialing in! LISTEN to last year's show from this link. Subscribe to my column, DC Actors Examiner using this link. Follow me on Twitter at /Inside_Acting and Facebook at /william.t.powell

The King of DC Media, William Powell welcomes rising stars Dorry Marie and Kenny Rock (brother of legendary comedian Chris Rock) from the upcoming TV series "Outbreak Zero" to "Inside Acting". Guests will also include the show's producer/director/co-writer Thomas Scott, Jr. "Outbreak Zero" is a TV series set in a post-apocalyptic America where Black becomes the new majority in the wake of a viral epidemic." Find out more about the film here: www.outbreaktv.com/donate Starring: Kenny Rock, Evin Gibson, Cree Simpson, Chandra Peak, Johnny McNeil, Angel Howze, Latherio Boyd, Dorry Marie, Jamantha Watson, Michael Buie and Patrick Ferrara Genre: Comedy/Science Fiction Written and Produced by Thomas Scott, Jr. and Ken Watts Directed By: Thomas Scott, Jr.  

The King of DC Media welcomes back acting coach Brenna McDonough, who will discuss effective tips for actors to book roles consistently, and how to look great on camera! McDonough teaches on-camera workshops at Betsy Royall Casting in Baltimore and her studio in Kensington, MD. Brenna is an accomplished actress in her own right, having appeared in the following TV commercials and films: TELEVISION COMMERCIALS and INFOMERCIALS  Bush Gardens/Col Williamsburg  Giant Food   Close Call  Med-Star Health   Red Cross  Prudential Health  Travel Lodge  Infomercial Host Tommy’s Mom Neighbor Mother of the Bride Mom Mom Hotel Executive Fredrickson TV Raimondi Films Madison Media Gray, Kirk, Van Sant Red Cross Noble Steed Gray, Kirk, Van Sant FEATURE FILM and TELEVISION  HEAD OF STATE   HOMICIDE “Pit Bull Sessions”  GUARDING TESS   ENEMY OF THE STATE  THE WIRE  Network Reporter Mary Tjarks Tess’s Doctor CNN Reporter Political analyst Kate Dreamworks HBO, Barbara Kopple, Dir. Paramount

For the second year in a row, The King of DC Media, William Powell, and guest co-host, columnist for DC Women's Sports Examiner, Andy Arnold welcome comedian\actor, "Wiseguy Kitchen" regular and former NFL narrator David DiLorenzo , Hollywood actor Tico Wells, filmmaker Mark Anthony Del Negro, Actors\Talk show hosts, Jace Nicole Merritt and Dominique Spencer, actor Kevin Jiggets, voiceover talent James Lewis, Deana Molle' from Container Wars and assorted other guests to talk about Super Bowl XLIX, Inflategate, sports, and acting! Dial 347.884.8997 to join in on the fun!  

The King of DC Media, host William Powell, welcomes actress and Michelle Obama impersonator Lee Avant. "With the same Chicago charm, poise and height (5'11") as Michelle Obama, Lee Avant is as close as you can get to the First Lady without a secret service pat down. A professional actress for the last decade, Lee began performing as a teen in her home state of North Carolina. After graduating from Emerson College (Boston, MA), Lee spent many years working in Los Angeles, in front of and behind the camera. Production credits include: “Hollywood Squares”, “The Wayne Brady Show”, “The People’s Choice Awards” and many others. As an actress Lee has appeared on “One Life to Live”, Soap Talk, Spike TV, BET (upcoming), and ARTE TV (Europe). Currently residing in New York City, Lee has now added "Michelle Obama Impersonator" to her extensive skill set."

TV and film actress Marjean Holden, who has appeared in films such as Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Hostage, The Philadelphia Experiment II and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and TV shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Beastmaster and The Steve Harvey Show, stops by again to speak with The King of DC Media, William Powell, about her latest project, the science fiction film Garrison 7, in which she plays Empress Morgana and how actors can hit the ground running in 2015.

In the second of a series of interivews, The King of DC Media welcomes director and playwright Ebony Custis, who has written and is directing the inspirational play, BOXES, which opens at Bowie Performing Arts Center, January 8, 2015. Your Host from the Coast, William Powell, has the honor of being a BOXES cast member! Tune in next week, when I interview the cast. "BOXES centers on the lives of ordinary people who have allowed their ordinary problems to ruin their lives in extraordinary ways." - http://boxestheplay.com/ Read more about the play here: Local play thinks outside the "Boxes"

In the first of a series of interivews, The King of DC Media welcomes director and playwright Ebony Custis, who has written and is directing the inspirational play, BOXES, which opens at Bowie Performing Arts Center, January 8, 2015. Your Host from the Coast, William Powell, has the honor of being a BOXES cast member! Tune in next week, when I interview the cast. "BOXES centers on the lives of ordinary people who have allowed their ordinary problems to ruin their lives in extraordinary ways." - http://boxestheplay.com/ Read more about the play here: Local play thinks outside the "Boxes"    

The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes City of Lost Souls director Jason Baustin, Altorro Prince Black and Bobby J. Brown to the Inside Acting radio show to talk about their tense crime drama. Read my article about the show here: City of Lost Souls premieres at AFI Silver Theatre CITY OF LOST SOULS is a tense, compelling crime drama that pulls the audience into an unforgettably, murky world. You can see the awards it's going to win. The short film (some call it a TV pilot) premiered at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD, Monday, November 10th. CITY OF LOST SOULS is the product of director Jason Baustin's Traveste Films. The film follows the life challenges of ex-con Mickey Wallace (Bobby J. Brown of THE WIRE fame) and his antagonist Assistant State's Attorney Roger Kenfield (the always excellent Altorro Prince Black). The consensus of the audience at the premier was they wanted exploration and payoffs of the multiple, compelling storylines, which covered everything from legal horse-tradin

The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes playwright Rob Urbinati, who wrote the farcical British play Death By Design, which pays homage to both Noel Coward and Agatha Christie. William, who is producing the play at Greenbelt Arts Center, also welcomes various cast and crew members from the show, which runs until November 23rd. (Find out more at Greenbelt Arts Center. Read a review here.) Read more about Rob here (from http://queenstheatre.org/rob-urbinati): Rob is a freelance director and playwright based in New York City, and Director of New Play Development at Queens Theatre, where he curates the Immigrant Voices Project. He has directed at the Public Theatre, Culture Project, Abingdon Theatre, Classic Stage Company, Pearl Theatre, Queens Theatre, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, NYCFringe, New York Music Theatre Festival, New York University and theatres and universities across the country. Rob’s first play as a writer, Hazelwood Jr. High, was directed by Scott Elliott for the New Group. The play is

The King of DC Media welcomes back old pal, director Michael Merino to talk about his latest project, the film-turned-mini-series Drakul. Merino's company, MCM Films will hold a night of "games, gambling and networking" in support of the series in Baltimore, MD, November 15th at Little Havana (1325 Key Highway). Horror movies are Merino's specialty: he's directed films like the horror comedy The Haunting of Pearson Place, 502 and Time's Up. Listen to a past Inside Acting radio with Merino here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/inside-acting/2012/01/27/interview-with-comedy-horror-director-michael-merino

The Kind of DC Media welcomes former soap opera star and acting coach Steve Blackwood, who will talk about his new acting company and book. Find out more about Steve at www.steveblackwood.com Bio: After ten years playing the bumbling Bart Biederbicke in the long-running NBC soap opera Days Of Our Lives, Steve Blackwood resided in Michigan for six years. Now he lives in Newburyport, MA — teaching acting classes, performing in concerts and creating a new acting company called the MASTERCLASS COMPANY. He has appeared in many other television shows and films including Judging Amy, Ed Gein, the Michigan-based Cedar Rapids, Machine Gun Preacher and Mooz-lum. Onstage, Mr. Blackwood appeared in the Meadow Brook Theatre hit Boeing Boeing while living in Michigan. He also appeared in the sequel Ding Dong, which opened at Meadow Brook in March of 2011 and was nominated for two Wilde Awards, in the categories of Best Ensemble and Best Comedy. An accomplished jazz singer with two national releases out, Steve has sung i

The King of DC Media, William Powell chats with Seaton Smith, one of the stars of the new FOX TV show Mulaney. About the Show (from FOX TV): From Emmy Award-winning writer and comedian John Mulaney (“Saturday Night Live”) comes MULANEY, a multi-camera ensemble comedy series about a rising stand-up comic trying to take his career to the next level and the friends and mentors who lift him up, hold him back and push him around.     JOHN MULANEY is a 29-year-old comedian working the stand-up circuit and looking for his big break. But life drastically changes when self-centered comedy legend and game show host LOU CANNON (Emmy Award winner Martin Short, “SCTV,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Father of the Bride,” “Primetime Glick”) hires Mulaney as a writer. Comedian Seaton Smith Joins the Cast of NBC's [FOX] 'The John Mulaney Show' by Bradford Evans | April 9th, 2013 The John Mulaney Show, one of the fall's most promising comedy pilots, has finished casting. Deadline reports that Washington, D.C.-based stand-up S

The King of DC Media welcomes back one of the hottest actors in the business, Nyell Segura, who recently co-starred in the Season 6 premiere of The Vampire Diaries. Listen to my previous interview with Nyell here: Catching up with up-and-coming actor Nyell Segura Nyell's bio: Born into a diverse family of musicians, artists, filmmakers, and scientists, Nyell Segura grew up on the outskirts of New York City. Most recently, Nyell co-starred in The CW Network's hit television series, The Vampire Diaries season six premiere.  Nyell also booked the lead role of "Bob Ford" in the new feature film My Many Sons (Dir. Ralph E. Portillo). It is based on the inspiring true story of college basketball coach Don Meyer's tragedy, team, and legacy. Nyell is also the lead actor in the incredibly dynamic role of “Zayvian” in the exciting feature film 59 Seconds (Dir. Benedict Dorsey). Here, he stars opposite Pruitt Taylor Vince, Octavius J. Johnson, and Donzaleigh Abernathy. His theatre experience includes such roles as “

The King of DC Media welcomes John Broughton Excutive Producer of the Star Trek-inspired film, The Crossing, which will begin principal photography in November, and actor\writer Paul Seiber, who wrote the screenplay and plays Security Officer Prescott. Read more about John at DC Actors Examiner. From the Kickstarter Page: The Starship Farragut production is a small, independent operation where every dollar received is plowed into the quality of the production. Given the growth and evolution of this project during the course of the last 10 years, particularly the expenses associated with the Farragut Films Studio (a 10,000 SQ FT facility of free-standing Star Trek sets), the costs to also put forth the films are quite substantial. Starship Farragut's "The Crossing" is a special film that requires financing that can no longer be contemplated without the support of backers’ support. The funds from this crowdfunding effort will be used for expenses associated with filming and post-production work with NEO f/x

The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes producer and actor Adiyb Muhammad, writer\producer Ray Quick and the cast of the stage play He's Not Mine * She's Not Mine. The play will will be staged Saturday, October 11, 2014 @ 6:00 PM at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 as part of a Cocktail Fundraiser Benefiting The Washington Regional Transplant Community In its efforts to support organ, eye and tissue donation   Check out the RQ Productions website here: http://www.rqproductions.net/ Writer & Producer Ray Quick Bio: Ray Quick is the son of Clarence Quick; founder and original member of the legendary 1950's Doo wop group the Del-Vikings. Quick's father is responsible for writing two of the greatest hits in rock and roll music history; "Come Go With Me" and "Whispering Bells". The Del-Vikings broke the racial barrier becoming one of the first integrated rock and roll groups to ever achieve world wide success. Their music and style was a m

Recently featured in DC Actors Examiner, Chris Lythgoe is an actor on the move, with features such as the Rapture-themed The Basement, Vampires in Virginia, and the upcoming Trainers. He also plays Detective Sal in the Cox cable TV show Precinct 757. Your host, William Powell, The King of DC Media, also makes several audition announcements and gives you the hot scoop on all the acting-related goings-ons in the DMV!