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Your performance of Koschei in Firebird set the mood for the entire ballet with exquisite brilliance. It was
breathtaking.
--Bonnie Ringleb
Director, Dance Program
MasterWorks Festival

Thank you, Rich Swingle. Brilliant work!!!
--Charmaine Hunter
Choreographer of the 2014 MasterWorks production of the ...
10.02.14 04:07 PM - Comment(s)
Stage directions: Enter, sit, pour tea, stand, exit.

That's about it. But in the 90 minutes it takes to execute that simple blocking our attention did not waver for a second.

Of course it didn't hurt that the script was based on the writings of C.S. Lewis, one of the most brilliant minds of any g...
09.20.14 10:00 PM - Comment(s)
Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 11:16-24. Opening by Bill H. Prayer and announcements by Pastor Linda Warren. This is the second part of this section addressing the importance of Judaism in Christianity. You can also listen to the first part here:  Romans 11:7-15.

https://archive.org/e...
09.14.14 08:24 PM - Comment(s)
Here are some of the things that were said anonymously by our MasterWorks theatre students on their exit questionnaires:

"It was MAGNIFICENT!"

"MasterWorks has blessed me beyond what I dreamed possible. This is a beautifully annointed place, and I'm so glad to have been able to att...
09.11.14 06:40 PM - Comment(s)
Several months ago I was coaching a gentleman who helped install 3,000 of these flags in Battery Park on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The red and blue rows on each flag are made up of all the names of those who were killed on 9/11. When he heard about my play, Five Bells for 9/11,  he gav...
09.11.14 01:26 PM - Comment(s)
I have three friends that performed in the unique and intriguing docudrama  Let the Lion Roar: Jenn Gotzon, Jeff Rose and Jason Burkey. Here is what they have to say about the project...









Soon taking applications for the MasterWorks Festival theatre program: www.RichDrama.com/MWFTheatre. Train...
09.09.14 04:10 PM - Comment(s)
I had a blast teaching and actor coaching at The Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp last summer, and I'm looking forward to returning next year! They've put together a promo that includes a shot from my cameo in the short film we created that week.

09.09.14 02:19 PM - Comment(s)
You did a GREAT job in Beyond the Mask!!! Just watched it and - wow! Kids will love this film! Kudos to you in your role! You were absolutely in your element.
--Torry Martin
Actor, Comedian, Writer, Teacher
09.08.14 10:31 PM - Comment(s)
I am so thankful that you came to call us to remember the Journey to the Garden ... and all that our Lord accomplished for us in His great love. It was a wonderful evening. The chairman of the Elders left me a message last night that he had never been in a service that had impacted him so powerfully...
09.08.14 09:31 PM - Comment(s)
Pastor Joyce Swingle preached on Romans 11:7-15. There was a technical error that corrupted the recording, so she preached it again for online listeners.

https://archive.org/embed/SJoyceBlessingsOfIsrael090714

Here are links to things she mentioned, not all of which came up in the second recording:...
09.07.14 05:44 PM - Comment(s)
I was sobbing, touched in the deep places of my soul by The Identical. It's a brilliant picture of the search for identity that can only be found in the Lord, inspired by the stillborn twin brother of Elvis Presley. It's a look at what might have happened if that twin was raised by another family....
09.06.14 10:40 PM - Comment(s)
We've been praying for a friend in a Private Message who is going through a very dark time right now. I was blown away when she asked us for prayer requests! It prompted me to write the following: I was in high school when my Grandma Miller said the Lord told her to get her things in order. I had N...
09.05.14 01:34 AM - Comment(s)
Pastor Joyce Swingle teaches on Romans 10:16-11:6 with illustrations from Isaiah 53, Isaiah 65 and the story of Elijah.

On a Westchester Chapel trip
to Israel Rich Swingle
performed "Prophet of Fear,"
the story of Elijah atop
Mt. Carmel
https://archive.org/embed/SJoyceTheGospelOfGrace...
08.31.14 10:53 PM - Comment(s)
Critics are blasting When the Game Stands Tall, and Rotten Tomatoes' summary says it is filled with "threadbare inspirational sports drama clichés." Whoever wrote that totally didn't get the film or intentionally wanted to subvert it. This film flies in the face of convention. It's outs...
08.31.14 01:29 AM - Comment(s)
Pastor Linda Warren, who led my bride Joyce to the Lord, preaches on Jeremiah 23:9-32, sounding an alarm of caution against the confusion that is out there.

https://archive.org/embed/SLindaFreedomAndSacrifice070614

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe ...
08.30.14 12:58 PM - Comment(s)
Phil led us in the songs in the playlist below. What couldn't be captured in its fullest expression was when Phil had all of the students line up around the sanctuary and instructed the instructors to speak a word of truth into their lives based on what we knew of them and  Ephesians 1. Meanwh...
08.30.14 12:33 AM - Comment(s)
We saw  The Father's Love Movie tonight, were thrilled to see my friend  Richard Chew onscreen, and then in the theatre for the talkback! We got to know each other through Inter-Mission when it was operating in NYC in the late 90's.
It's a fantastic film! Joyce and I were bo...
08.28.14 01:54 AM - Comment(s)
This was the first film by the team creating Mayflower II. It's absolutely stunning! Despite the $25M difference in budget we liked many elements better than The Giver, which describes a similar dystopia.

Here's Lee Duigon's A Review of "Remember" a Christian Sci-Fi Film.
08.27.14 12:17 AM - Comment(s)
Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 10:1-15. Communion and announcements by Pastor Randy Solomon, who revealed that Men's Group will resume September 6. Guitar background by Tim B. Pastor Joyce gave a report on the Swingles' time on Mars (played by Calgary) in the upcoming film Mayflower II. Pa...
08.25.14 01:30 AM - Comment(s)
Swingle's one-man, high-energy, hour-long play...Beyond the Chariots...won him many hearts.
--David Nadeau, The Capital, Three Hills, Alberta
08.23.14 06:12 PM - Comment(s)

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