AN INSPIRING EPISODIC TELEVISION SERIES CREATED AND WRITTEN BY MARK SPATES SMITH.
“The Poet” is a smooth ride on a bumpy road kind of tv. A glaring, real, sexy, spiritual and musical original. This new series looks through the eyes of a real-life pastor who happens to be a professional actor, and his three closest friends.
Love, passion, worship, secrets and more spill out of these characters. You'll love them and understand them. You'll root for them and can't stand them at the same time.
Original music of every genre and heart-stopping vignettes guide the poetry of their complicated lives. Currently in production, this series marries the power of authentic ministry to remarkable television content.
"The Poet is a potent connection of the world’s two most powerful forces: Faith and Entertainment."
-Mark Spates Smith
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“Can a message of hope survive the complicated lives of him and his three closest friends?”
COURT THEATER, CHICAGO, IL
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As an actor critics have lauded him as a “truly grounded thespian” (Stage and Cinema), “marvelous” (Chicago Theater Beat), and a “Standout” among his peers (Windy City Media).
Gapers Block said his performances “deliver a scorpion’s sting”, and that he is a performer to “be seen, and rewarded”.
Some of his Television credits include Black Lightning & 4400 (CW), and on The Chi (Showtime). His theater credits include Silk Road, Steppenwolf Theater, and Court Theater.
