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Founded and led by Keith Powell in Pasadena, CA
Keith Powell, president
Keith Powell’s work spans theater, film, and television. For four years, he was the Producing Artistic Director of Contemporary Stage Company in Wilmington, DE, where he produced, directed, wrote, and/or performed in plays starring Lynn Redgrave, Keith David, Jasmine Guy, Richard Easton, and Sean Patrick Thomas.
His short films Sophie’s Quinceañera (starring Bashir Salahuddin and Ana Ortiz), In White Places (Starring Grantham Coleman), People We Meet (starring Scott Adsit and Frederick Weller), the animated comedy Nate & Abe (with voice talents Alyssa Milano, Robert Ben Garant, Aubrey Plaza, David Wain, and Rachel Dratch), and Pillow Talk (starring his wife) have played in festivals like Santa Barbara Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, San Luis Obispo Film Festival, RiverRun Film Festival (where he won the SPARK Award), LA Shorts Fest, New York Television Festival, and SeriesFest.
Keith wrote and directed every episode of his web series Keith Broke His Leg and Keith Vs., both of which won numerous awards, including the Indie Series Award for Best Web Series, Comedy. He has directed television shows for NBC, Apple TV+, AMC, NBC, and Freeform.
As a writer, he has developed projects with HBO Films, MTV, Warner Brothers, and Sony Television, in addition to projects with various production companies like Broadway Video, SpringHill, Film 44, and Crackle.
