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The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes his cast-mates from Greenbelt Arts Center's production of "A Raisin in the Sun." Dial 347.884.8997 to speak with the guests or host. Cast-mates include: Jim Adams, Shemika Berry, Janelle Daniels, Kandace Foreman, Perry L. Foreman III, Adrian Johnson, Shanice Jones, Denzell Masenburg, William Powell, Jason Thomas, and Ryan Willis.

A Raisin in the Sun

by Lorraine Hansberry 

directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell

When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust, and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

With Jim Adams, Shemika Berry, Janelle Daniels, Kandace Foreman, Perry L. Foreman III, Adrian Johnson, Shanice Jones, Denzell Masenburg, William Powell, Jason Thomas, and Ryan Willis.

May 15 - June 6 

Friday and Saturday at 8:00 

Sunday May 24 and 31 at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult) 

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The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes veteran Hollywood actor Larry Flash Jenkins.

Larry Flash Jenkins was born on May 10, 1955 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and Fletch (1985). - imdb.com

Currently Jenkins and his production company Gold Coast Productions are prepping the gospel film I Didn't Lie… I Just Didn't Tell The Truth and the comedy Season Tickets.

Recently, Larry has written, produced, directed and starred in the comedy film Marriage Vows (out December 2013), gospel musical film titled Don't Touch, if you ain't Prayed (2014 release) and gospel/romantic comedy House of Grace (entered film festivals and won several awards and will be out at 1000 AMC/Regal Theaters in October 2013).

Jenkins also wrote and produced the gospel musical film Pastor Jones and produced the hip hop comedy film Ms. B's Hair Salon. All executive produced by Kenneth Halsband, who served as executive in charge of production for The Fighter and Limitless starring Robert De Niro. - Wikepedia

The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes, horror film director and (Texan!) Billy Pon, who directed Circus of the Dead, which won the Best Actor and Audience Awards at the Twisted Tails Film Festival. He'll also touch on his short, Doll Boy and upcoming projects! Learn more about Billy at Bloody Bill Productions.

Dial 347.884.8997 to speak with the guest or the host.

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"Since before the dawn of evil…. or 1998 Bloody Bill Productions has formulated and perfected the gold standard of terror. Beginning with the conception of Def Con 1 and later Circus of the Dead. Two state of the art haunted attractions housed under a single 8,000 square foot complex buried deep in the heart of West Texas. Behind its thick doors lurk the nightmarish visions of Bloody Bill and his dominion of skilled artisans, who specialize in creating a horror filled experience for those brave few that enter. Today Bloody Bill Productions is unearthing new ground in film and merchandise, solidifying his death grip on the throat of a dark genre.. It has been and always will be Bloody Bill’s mission to instill dread and strike at the very core of the individual’s fear, while enthralling the masses who seek out more morbid and macabre entertainment… Welcome to Bloodybill.com"

The King of DC Media welcomes star of TruTV's "Container Wars"Deana Molle' to the Inside Acting radio show! Thursday, April 30th, 7pm Pacific\10pm Eastern!

Bio

Deana Molle’ is currently on the Reality TV show “CONTAINER WARS” on TRUTV.

As a fulltime Treasure Hunter Deana can be seen on the show as the only woman cast member bidding on high end containers going against the Big Boys!!!

Deana has been involved with pageants for over 20 years and has held local, state, and national titles. Deana is also a former Ms. America 2004- 2005 and Ms. International 2012.

Deana loves to help out in her Community with many local Charity events and Charity functions.

Deana is an entrepreneur and has her own home based business OC*TREASUREQUEEN which she resells online many of the treasures she finds at Estate Sales, Garage sales, and Storage finds.

Deana is married to Uriah Molle’ and has 2 daughters Ashley, 24 and Vanessa ,20.

The King of DC Media (KODCM), William Powell, welcomes Producer and Director  Shelbe Chang. Chang is a  transgender actress, model, filmmaker and activist who wrote and directed the indie film LGBT Love Stories.

Shelbe Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan and came to USA when she was 12. She was raised in Orange County, California. Growing up, Shelbe had a dream to be in the entertainment industry as an actor, director and screen writer. Therefore, she chose to major in Communication Arts - Film/TV & Photography in college.

During her college years, she did some background and extra work just for fun and gained some experience. She also auditioned for TVB Hong Kong New Talent Singing Contest in 1994. After college, she worked at a Chinese TV Network company as an editor about 2 years and then she pretty much left the entertainment business.

Until 2012, Shelbe started out modeling/acting and heavily involved with the transgender community. In 2013, she expanded her talent as a contributing writer for Transformation Magazine, creating content for Cinegeoff's blog and started her own independent production company called, Transflix. In 2014, she began her film making career by writing, producing, directing and acting in her first feature indie film called LGBT Love Stories.

The King of DC Media (KODCM), Willam Powell, welcomes actor extraordinaire Adiyb Muhammad, who the KODCM has dubbed "The Theater Warrior", back to the Inside Acting Radio Show to talk about his white hot career.

Read just a sliver of what he's been doing, in his own words:

As a working actor,yes I am performing in "Love Is Still Blind" May 2nd/ Dry Bones June 27th and The Piano Lesson July 31st & August 1st stage plays locally in the DMV. By Play wrights Damon Sanders/Ivy Hawkins and August Wilson. I feel truly blessed because as an actor when I read these parts they all offered different and unique opportunities to create very different characters. I love film but my first love is truly theater it makes you delve deep into your skills on a very in-depth level. No retakes, no editing just raw unadulterated work. Memorization of lines a must and character development an absolute necessity and intense commitment to be successful. 10 years and counting!!! I LOVE THIS BUSINESS, I"LL BE IN IT TILL I'M LAYED TO REST! Thank you heavenly father for allowing me to discover this part of me!!! JUST A THOUGHT!!!

The King of DC Media, William Powell, welcomes actor and martial artist Cliff Cunningham about his many projects, and how actors can support themselves with side businesses.

Read my article about Cliff at DC Actors Examiner here:

Cliff Cunningham seeks martial arts and comedy roles

Join me as I interview actor, bodybuilder, wrestler, artist, musician and the host of the chat show Ric Drasin Live, Ric "The Equalizer" Drasin (The Hulk, The Shield, Cold Case).

From http://www.ricdrasin.com/:

Ric Drasin started training clients in the mid 60's when he ran a chain of health clubs. He also taught diet and fitness classes atthe YMCA. Later on he moved to Venice and worked out with Arnold Schwarzenegger at the famous Gold's Gym for 4 years along with trainer Joe Weider.

At that time Ric designed the famous Gold's Gym Logo and later on the World Gym Gorilla which are both part of massive mobile marketing campaigns. During that time he wrote articles and posed with products for Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness magazine.

Ric later joined Lou Ferrigno on the Incredible Hulk TV Series as the Demi Hulk (Middle Hulk) which became a cult favorite.Though he won a few bodybuilding titles, Ric turned to Pro Wrestling as 'The Equalizer' becoming a heavyweight champion and made a huge name for himself in federations such as WWE,WWF,CCW,NWA,AWA, and more Indy Feds, also doing many TV Commercials and Films.

The King of DC Media, host William Powell, welcomes actor, communication coach and author Bob Paff, who will discuss his book "Communicating to Win: In Life, Love and Business". Read more about Bob at: http://bobpaff.com/

Dial in and ask a question at 347.884.8997.

"Bob Paff is a Communications Expert, Speaker, Author and Thought Leader empowering Industry Leaders, Companies, Organizations and Academic Institutions.

Son of a factory worker and a legal secretary, Bob Paff learned the value of hard work and initiative early in life. His first paying job was setting bowling pins in a basement of a church bowling alley for three dollars a night. Bob's inner strength was rooted early on in the simple but powerful words of Abraham Lincoln who said “Whatever you are, be a good one” that has since been Bob's guiding force and life philosophy.

Nationally recognized in the field of insurance and benefits working in the industry for over thirty years, Bob became a highly sought-after speaker on a variety of topics whose inspiring and empowering message reached a diverse list of prominent institutions such as Johns Hopkins University Hospital, PNC Bank and the Boy Scouts of America as well as sharing the stage with New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Dr. Ben Carson.

Bob has been featured on the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey show as well as having had his own CBS Radio show "Communicating To Win" , a "Competitive Edge" segment on Fox 45 TV and WBAL's "Good Day Baltimore" including appearances on MPT's Money & Business among other media engagements which opened the door for his modeling, acting and voice over career."

The King of DC Media hosts a Telethon Fundraiser for Director Richard Brown's film Greed. Richard (IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5687352/) is raising money (he has $5,470 left to raise) through his GoFundMe site called the Greed Film Noir Project, donate by going to http://www.gofundme.com/cbqi5k

Watch the trailer here!

Richard and I will be talking about Greed and his past projects and encouraging listeners to dial in and pledge to help fund Greed!

Dial in at 347.884.8997, that's 347.884.8997

Read my article about Richard here: Filmmaker Richard Brown offers many projects to DC actors

Read more about Greed here:

Will a greedy husband succeed in murdering his wife?  A film noir movie set for a 2015 release from Director Richard Brown of Future Generation Studios.

The Plot

Tom and Leslie Casey’s marriage is one of the rockiest you’ll ever see. They constantly argue all the time and each accuses the other of being a bad spouse.  Leslie grows tired of her husband and announces she will leave him.  Enraged with anger and intoxication, he remembers she has a vast supply of family money set aside.  Will he succeed in murdering her?

About Richard

Richard attended the Catholic University of America and graduated in 2009 with a degree in Video Production. His other films include The Traveling Salesman, Partner to Partner and Shadow of Blood.