My name is
Andrew Powell
You probably don't know me, but you've seen and played with things I've created, works I've enhanced, projects I've made better, and/or productions I've produced or co-produced.
They say a good bio is written in the third person. I don’t know who “they” are or how “they” know this, but I believe them. I tried it. It didn’t work. I think at least part of why it felt so artificial is that this website was designed and constructed by me to reflect who I am; as a creator, a producer, and an engineer. If I suddenly switched to the third person here, what would that accomplish? And who would you, the reader, assume had written it? Nah. If a good bio is written in the third person, then this won’t be a good bio. (Use the “contact me” form below to lodge a formal complaint.)
I’m Andrew Powell — sometimes AJ, sometimes Andrew, but never Andy. I make things. I am a producer, director, and writer. I am a magician, a public speaker, and a consultant. I work. A lot. I travel. As often as I can.
Mostly, though, I make things. And make things better. All sort of things. You can see examples on my homepage and on my shop page, but those are just things I own the rights to. I’ve written books, plays, and musicals. I’ve staged full variety shows and produced multiple staged productions. I’ve crafted illusions (for others to perform) and crafted a new genre of magic (improvised illusion) which I won a couple of awards for. I’ve created and/or been hired to overhaul multiple tabletop games and have licensed games of my design to an international distributor or two. I solve tough problems using technology, tenacity, and good comic timing.
An incredibly incomplete list:
PLAYS, BOOKS, and OTHER STORY FORMS:
- The Monster and Mary
- Grayson Rising
- Grayson Falls
- The God of Green Peppers
- Goodbye, Barbie
- Archemedes, Falling
- Unsettled
- How the Ginge Stole Christmas
- I am a Monster
- Shelter in Place
- The Bullet
GAMES, TOYS, and TABLETOP:
- Cosplay: The Game
- We're (Probably) All Gonna Die
- CODE:Compile
- Welcome to the Revolution!
- PowderKeg!
- My Little Pony (Apocalypse)
- Con Artist
- Conquest
- Burger Meister
- Medallion Status
SPEAKING, STAGEWORK, and SIMILAR:
- The Robot Apocalypse And You
- Software is Magic!
- Silent and Deadly
- Unsettled (Live)
- The Jeff Goldblum Effect
- How Two Horse's Asses Defined the World (and other Stories)
- Why Magic Matters
- Cosplay: The Game
- We're (Probably) All Gonna Die
- CODE:Compile
- Welcome to the Revolution!
- PowderKeg!
- My Little Pony (Apocalypse)
- Con Artist
- Conquest
- Burger Meister
- Medallion Status
SPEAKING, STAGEWORK, and SIMILAR:
- The Robot Apocalypse And You
- Software is Magic!
- Silent and Deadly
- Unsettled (Live)
- The Jeff Goldblum Effect
- How Two Horse's Asses Defined the World (and other Stories)
- Why Magic Matters
What are you looking for?
Why are you here?
And how can I help?