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Ken Wales

Ken Wales (actor in 34 films opposite James Dean, John Forde and the like, and filmmaker on all the original Pink Panther films, The Tamarind Seed, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Party, Christy and Amazing Grace) blessed our theatre department for four days. He critiqued a runthrough of The Crucible ...

07.27.07 09:18 PM - Comment(s)

Edwina Findley

Edwina (Law & Order, The Wire, One Life to Live) worked with our students on their monologues and character work. She gave her all until past the last minute and texted me with the following: "I just boarded the plane with a record 4 minutes til takeoff!!"

07.24.07 12:39 PM - Comment(s)

Meals at MasterWorks

They have quite a variety here.

07.24.07 11:58 AM - Comment(s)

What would you die for?

Dr. Kavanaugh brought me up on stage during our final worship service. He stuck the rifle we used in The Crucible up to my chest and told me he'd kill me or shut down a certain fast food chain. I let them and all their fans down. Then he said he'd shoot me if I didn't give him all my possessions. I ...

07.22.07 06:24 PM - Comment(s)

Dance Week is over

The dancers were amazing! They obviously worked quite hard. Next weekend brings opera, and after that the theatre department will present Arthur Miller's The Crucible: MasterWorksFestival.org.

07.08.07 03:08 PM - Comment(s)

A piano tuner who loves Jesus

A piano tuner who loves Jesus

Franz Mohr spoke this morning in our worship service. He was the piano tuner for great pianists like Horowitz, Cliburn and Rubinstein.

He was 16 when his German village was completely wiped out by American B-17s. He put his hand over his mother's mouth to keep her from praying. He told her there was ...

07.08.07 02:38 PM - Comment(s)

master classes for MasterWorks Theatre

All sessions are in free, open to the public, and held in McLain Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

7/3, 8:30pm-?

Actor Coaching in Hollywood

7/4, 8:30pm-?

Mark "Omar" Oppenlander

Improv performance with students

7/11, 1:45-2:45

testimony

E...

07.03.07 11:49 AM - Comment(s)

The round barn

Rusty made this round barn out of a cereal canister. He covered it with strips of wood less than 1/4" wide. It reminds me of one my grandparents took my brother Bob (Lightbourne.com) and me to visit when we were kids.

07.01.07 05:32 PM - Comment(s)

Over 100 engines

...and story after story told in miniature.

07.01.07 04:58 PM - Comment(s)

Let's play trains

Our friend John Kasica, percussionist for the St. Louis Symphony, introduced us to Rusty, who's laid out the model train track, which stretches out behind them. At 91 it's keeping him youthful.

07.01.07 04:54 PM - Comment(s)

Sleepers Awake!

Patrick Kavanaugh, who founded the MasterWorks Festival with his wife, Barbara, is preaching on 2 Kings 6:8-17. He encouraged those who feel like they're the only Christian in their orchestra, theatre company or school to see that we're not alone even if we are the only Christian, because the host o...

07.01.07 02:55 PM - Comment(s)

Happy 30th of June

07.01.07 01:34 AM - Comment(s)

Sparklers are legal in IN

07.01.07 01:02 AM - Comment(s)

1812 Overature

07.01.07 12:03 AM - Comment(s)

A highlight

We're enjoying the pops concert on the lawn: Always a highlight of MasterWorks as we anticipate the fireworks over Winona Lake.

06.30.07 10:47 PM - Comment(s)

The campus is on fire!

Great things are happening at MasterWorks. I'm very pleased with our actors, and we have high expectations for The Crucible (MasterWorksFestival.org).

06.27.07 11:49 PM - Comment(s)

MasterWorks Theatre

The theatre program has begun!

Pray for those coming from Texas, London and South Africa.

06.25.07 12:25 AM - Comment(s)

A very talented CAST

I just finished directing the Salvation Army's Creative Artist Service Team (theTAMjam.com, click on CAST). The play was 30 minutes, so in the 2.5 days I had with them I hoped to finish blocking in time to have our first run-through last night for invited guests. With God's help we actually finished...

06.20.07 01:12 PM - Comment(s)

Sioux Center Sudan

I was in the control booth at Moody Bible Institute, getting ready for my performance for the national Christians in Theatre Arts (CITA.org) conference. In the auditorium below a college drama showcase was starting up. The piece that started it off was a play by Jeff Barker called Sioux Center Sudan...

06.18.07 10:26 AM - Comment(s)

An encouragement

I'm in the Moody Bible Institute Museum, which contains 2,500 signatures requesting that Dwight L. Moody and Ira B. Sankey come to Scotland. I hope there are many in Scotland today that want to hear more about Eric Liddell, one of their national heroes, through Beyond the Chariots.

06.16.07 05:56 PM - Comment(s)

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