Richard Allen is a Writer/Director and Grammy-nominated Producer based in Burbank, California. Richard's credits include two feature films The Musician and Suite that he wrote and directed. He is an award winning writer of six musicals that have played around the country including Off-Broadway. Richard sold and directed two pilots with The Walt Disney Company/ABC as a SPARK Fellow. He has also worked with Universal Studios, Warner Bros, and Sony. Richard is currently showrunning a new tv series, AMERICANO while producing a slate of feature films. Richard is the founder and CEO of Anthology Institute and Anthology Film Festival. Anthology Institute provides grants to filmmakers and theater artists. Anthology Film Festival is held at The Grove AMC and will feature over a 100 films this year! Richard graduated from Corbin University with degrees in Biblical Studies/Theology. His specialty is black centered experiences and inclusivity.

VersaVision brings on working entertainment industry guests to speak about their work in Film, Television, Commercial, and Theater productions with host and veteran entertainment mogul Versa Manos. Through our interviews with casting directors, managers, agents, actors, producers, publicists, writers, directors, and many other specialists we endeavor to shine a light on the inner workings of Hollywood and offer earnest advice.

This episode was originally recorded live on 10/20/2023 in the VersaVision room on Clubhouse.