TA Powell is an accomplished playwright with a certain penchant for wit. To date, she has completed 9 entertaining plays, a commissioned corporate play and five novels. TA Powell has five plays; The Knot" (one act and two act pieces), "The Gilded Turkey", "Samhain to Beltane", "A Fortune in Eggs" and "Bless Me Father", published and are being marketed by Heuer Publishing, LLC in their 2005-2006 2006-2007  and their 2008-2009 catalogs. Four plays; "Get a Clue", "Cookie Dough is Not Fattening Until You Bake It", "Letters to South Apple Valley" and "Ham Radio" remain under contract to Heuer Publishing, LLC.

 

Two of her plays, "The Gilded Turkey" and "Get a Clue... Better Yet, Get a a Reason" have been successfully produced at the Athens Little Playhouse near the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. TA Powell's very funny comedy, "Bless Me Father" was performed as a dinner theater piece during the summer of 2006 at the Athens Creative Theatre . "Letters to South Apple Valley"  was performed as a Readers Theatre piece at the Athens Creative Theatre in the spring of 2009.  "Cookie Dough is Not Fattening Until You Bake It"  a musical comedy is slated for the Fall of 2009 at the historic Morton Theatre in Athens, Georgia.

Art imitating life, TA Powell resides in a small community and does extraordinary things finding inspiration and humor in her everyday activities.

In addition to her animated writing, TA Powell has performed in community theater having major roles in “Peter Pan”, "Annie", "Fiddler on the Roof" and many more. Her directorial debut was in concert with the first performance of the play “Get a Clue, Better Yet, Get a Reason… (A Fairy Tale Homicide)” followed by another premiere performance of the comedy, “The Gilded Turkey."

TA Powell was active as a Board Member of The Athens Little Playhouse Theatre and is the former Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Athens Creative Theatre where she is the Managing Director.  In addition to her experience in  backstage and on stage management ,  she continues to direct, act and provide technical design for light and sound and sets.

 

Her theatre career is augmented by her prolific writing skills as author and her seven novels can be canvassed under the link Novels. She continues to network and hone her talents through such programs as the Harriet Austin's Writing Workshop available through the adult education programs of the University of Georgia and the Terry Kay Writing Workshops available through local OCAF adult education programs. Please review the riveting seventh novel ,"The Danburg Diary " which furthers the interest and intrigue over the still open FBI case concerning 1946 Georgian gubernatorial race and the 4 murdered at Moores Ford Bridge in Monroe, Georgia.

 

Ms. Powell was born in a small Midwestern town; Burlington, Iowa; in 1958 and is the 7th of 10 children born to Catholic parents. Her strong Catholic upbringing  as well as her 3 children have provided her fertile ground for humility based humor and finding the hilarity in the normalcy of everyday life. Yes, it is true; Erma Bombeck had a great deal of influence on her and is her heroine!

TA Powell resides in a modest home in Athens, GA with her three very talented and entertaining daughters. Her company, TAP Household Collaborations is comprised of her family members and her very close friend and confidant, Dr. Sandi McRae Huszagh.

Her oldest daughter is an accomplished actress, artist and cartoonist. She is responsible for generating title cover design, advertisements for publications, promotional materials and an occasional cartoon. She is attending a prestigious women's college on a scholastic scholarship and a theater scholarship.
 

Her middle daughter, Kate, is also a very talented actress, singer and musician. Her contribution to this company has been mostly related to composing music scores for the original plays written by her mother. Of course, she prefers being in her studio where she rehearses her music and writes her lyrics. She can be heard on her website, www.myspace.com/kpofosho and by clicking on the links to her recordings.

The youngest daughter, Megan, is also an accomplished actress and provides continual inspiration and support to this family based cottage industry. Her other interests include gymnastics, cooking and spending time with Dad. Her debut leading role as Mortimer in "The Fantastiks" performed by her high school drama group was hysterical!