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MasterWorks Theatre Off-Broadway

I've directed the theatre program at the MasterWorks Festival since 2005, and over the years we've watched the quality of our actors grow consistently and steadily as they've worked with world-class Christ-centered instructors like John Kirby (acting coach on over 20 major motion pictures including...

03.13.12 11:06 PM - Comment(s)

The Controversy of the Cross

Pastor Joyce Swingle points out the links between Psalm 22, the temptations of Christ in Matthew 4, and His Crucifixion in Matthew 27. She illustrates with stories from her own walk with the Lord, challenging listeners to stay on their cross, to allow the Life of Christ to flow through them.

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03.12.12 12:34 AM - Comment(s)

Get on the Love Train

Pastor Linda Warren launches our series on The Cross by preaching on John 3.

Call to worship by Rich Swingle.

http://www.archive.org/embed/BurdensIntoPraise_739
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02.26.12 10:57 PM - Comment(s)

Featured in the A-Blast

I performed and spoke earlier this week at Annondale High School in Annondale, VA. The visit was featured in their school newspaper, The A-Blast: International Actor Rich Swingle comes to AHS.

02.23.12 09:04 PM - Comment(s)

God touched my heart

Last year I had the privilege of competing at the CITA competition in South Carolina. I came with my school without any big expectations for the year apart from having fun and growing as an actor. At CITA, I found both of these things and so much more.

I made it to finals that ...

02.06.12 07:32 PM - Comment(s)

Christians love you, Mayor Bloomberg

Dear Mayor Bloomberg:

I've long been a fan. I've voted for you each time you've run. You've done so much for our great city, and for that I'm very grateful.

When I visited the 9/11 Memorial I was thrilled to see that you took such a strong leadership role in making it such a powerful tribute to o...

02.06.12 12:29 PM - Comment(s)

Unity in the Spirit

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on John 6:60-71. Opening prayer by Pastor Linda Warren.

http://www.archive.org/embed/UnityInTheSpirit

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Sto...

02.05.12 11:01 PM - Comment(s)

I could not breathe

When you came to Norwalk and performed The Revelation, you moved one child so much that now he loves church and the Bible. His mother was so grateful to me that she hugged me so hard I could not breathe.
--Liz McDermott
Norwalk, CT

02.02.12 01:36 PM - Comment(s)

Commitment to God

Rich! It was so great to meet you this past weekend at the CITA Festival in SC! My students all loved you! Your commitment to God is so evident in your performances and your interactions with the students! Cornerstone Christian School loves you!
--Michele Morgan
Elkton, Virginia

02.01.12 12:10 AM - Comment(s)

Edwina Findley interview

MasterWorks master class instructor Edwina Findley was just interviewed by the NAACP. She had a lot of great insights for young actors, and even mentioned MasterWorks!

01.31.12 11:08 PM - Comment(s)

CITA Secondary School Festival

I was thrilled to be a part of the Christians in Theatre Arts Secondary School Festival again this year. It was hosted by the Salvation Army's Kroc Center in Greenville, SC.

I got to adjudicate, perform and teach. I was glad it worked out for me to also sit in on the master class with Emmy a...

01.31.12 09:18 PM - Comment(s)

The Lamp

We just watched The Lamp, directed by Tracy Trost, who directed me in A Christmas Snow. It is absolutely phenomenal! It stars Academy Award winner Lou Gossett Jr. and my ACS cast mates Muse Watson and Cameron ten Napel. Great work, both of you!

It's a powerful story about how ...

01.26.12 01:30 AM - Comment(s)

A memorable experience

‎Rich Swingle was my drama teacher one year at National music camp. He is a man of passion and a man of perservence. He loves what he does and he loves his life. I am not much of an actor at all, but he believed in me, in my abilities, and was an encouraging voice. When we went deeper in rehear...

01.23.12 06:58 PM - Comment(s)

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This sermon goes into more depth on John 2, the passage to which I alluded last week. It also has a powerful close by my bride, Pastor Joyce. This also has an interview with the brother of one of my MasterWorks students who inspired the Giants to be "All In".

Call to worship and prayer ...

01.23.12 01:52 AM - Comment(s)

The Scarlet and the Black

This powerfully shows the heroic efforts of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty to save thousands of Jewish and Allied targets from the Nazis of occupied Rome.

It was made for television before there was a rating system. In theatres it would probably receive a PG rating today because of its subject matter, ...

01.17.12 12:36 AM - Comment(s)

Unity in Worship

Opening story by Rachel L.

http://www.archive.org/embed/RachelsReport

Rich Swingle preaches on John 4:1-26.

http://www.archive.org/embed/UnityInWorship_789

The song referenced at the beginning of the sermon is Come, Now Is the Time to Worship.

For more details on John 4 review A Samarit...

01.16.12 02:02 AM - Comment(s)

Unity in the Father

Pastor Joyce Swingle launches our Unity Series preaching on Psalm 133. She discovered the key to the passage is that our unity must come from submission to the Father.

Closing comments by Pastor Rachel Taylor.

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you ca...

01.09.12 12:24 AM - Comment(s)

Mighty Abraham

This is my audition for the upcoming film, Mighty Abraham. For more details about my personal connection to this story and how my grandfather came back from the dead visit Blog.RichDrama.com (1/2/12).

The production team is wanting to use the casting process to start a buzz, so I'd be gratef...

01.06.12 01:41 AM - Comment(s)

How Cliff married the family

In 1942 my grandfather, Jimmy Ostema, the first husband of my grandma, Hilda Triezenberg, had taken a trip to Chicago, which was almost 200 miles away from their home in Charleston, Illinois, to show off his newborn baby, my mom, Judy, to friends and relatives. On that trip he got sick, and his temp...

01.03.12 01:53 AM - Comment(s)

God Is Our Leader

This New Year's Day service concludes Rich Swingle's Views of the Manger Series with "The New King". Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Psalm 90 and then leads in communion.

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search f...

01.02.12 12:28 AM - Comment(s)

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