| Five Years After Katrina, Black Superheroes Rise Out of New Orleans
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The Primordials, an audio podcast dramatic series about black immortals dwelling in modern day New Orleans is now available for Free On iTunes. The ultimate Urban Fantasy has finally arrived! Join Shannon Bechet, Yolanda Jackson and Otis Armstrong aka Shango, Oya and Ogun, as they battle in the Big Easy against angry Gods, corrupt politicians, scorned voodoo queens, undead vampires and even fanatical terrorists!
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Created by Fanboys and Howard University Alumni Reginald Nelson and Neil Lewis this exciting new action packed audio series is in the grand tradition of classic radio dramas such as: The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, Flash Gordon and Green Hornet. The Primordials uses modern technology to bring fun and exciting entertainment to today’s on the go multi-tasker. Each 15min episode can be downloaded directly from The Primordials website or iTunes for free into your computer, iPod, iPhone, or iPad. Within thirty seconds experience a whole new world while you’re on the subway, stairmaster, jogging, or simply dusting your humble abode, all at the touch of a button!
Reginald Nelson - actor, writer, producer and fanboy has been a comic book collector for over twenty years. He is the founding Board President and former managing director of the award winning Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago. His many theatrical credits include Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, and Steppenwolf Theatre. Reginald's short film Fly Like Mercury in which he wrote, co-produced and starred in, won the Executive Director's Choice Award at the 2007 Pan African Film Festival. The short which dealt with steroid abuse among professional athletes was directed by Harry Lennix and Executive Produced by David Schwimmer. He has written several screenplays and his new book How To Start Your Own Theatre Company was published last Spring by the Chicago Review Press. Reginald earned his B.F.A. from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and his M.F.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Neil Lewis - actor, writer, and producer and founder of AYA, a non profit youth organization dedicated to the enrichment of children of color. Neil has been seen in many theatrical productions in film, theatre and television. Some of his most recent credits include: the newly released films 41 Year Old Virgin and Black Dynamite to name a few. Neil wrote, starred, and produced a short film, BAM, that has made the rounds of the film festival circuit and won The Audience Favorite Award at the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival. Neil is a native of The Bronx, New York and has a B.F.A. from Howard University.
For more information, visit:
www.theprimordials.com
PRESS CONTACT:
Reginald Nelson
310-770-2149
rnelson@theprimordials.com
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