‘Drew Drake’ is an Actor, Poet and Educator from Huntsville Alabama but currently residing in NYC; focused on creating art that facilitates healthy dialogue for people of color. His biggest inspirations are Zora Neale Hurston and Fannie Lou Hamer. Drew was last seen in the New York Times Critics Pick “TJ Loves Sally Forever” at Jack Theatre in February and the independent film ” Privilege” in May 2020. Drew is currently the Poet-In- Residence and teaching artist with Urban Word NYC , Rehabilitation through the Arts ( Arts Empowerment organization Prisons in NY State) teaching at Taconic Womens Correctional Facility. Drew’s also a Professor at New York University; teaching Voice and Speech at Tisch School of the Arts and MLK Scholars Seminar.His teaching focuses on eliminating the elitism of eurocentric and white-centered art, and creating more accessibility to different mediums of art for POCs by using Hip Hop and Black Culture as an tool of exploration of English Language Arts, Theatre and Creative Writing. Drew also released a Hip Hop EP ” Golden” in January and is working on a follow up ” Untitled” EP set to release this fall. Learn more at www.thedrewdrake.com. Discover ‘Revival’ the 4th March in Formula Indie