Hal King

Hal King is a hip hop/r&b style musical set in the jazz era of the late 1950's. Essentially it is a coming of age story amidst politics, war, drugs, jealousy and forbidden love. It blends both classic and modern styles on all levels of art, with music, poetry, costumes, acting, dance and film; being the true "great artwork," achieving a high level in all concentrations. Hal King is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Henry IV and V modernized in a mid-western African-American town. We have initially produced Hal King as an independent film as we feel it allows for new and groundbreaking projects to be created and bring something unprecedented like this to the world. This way it is possible to transform how individuals think about certain people or ideas by offering art from a different perspective. We feel that although Urban arts are in the reach for the everyday person, it often presents a two-dimensional profile of the people and culture. I believe that it is our responsibility to respond to that observation and create what we feel is missing. This is considering the stories themselves, and offering variety in dramatic role options for the plethora of performers of color, as well as those who would appreciate it.