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Courtesy of Charlie Jones of  Peculiar People...







Also pictured:  Thomas William Sieberhagen
03.31.11 02:04 AM - Comment(s)
Courtesy of Charlie Jones of Peculiar People...







03.30.11 03:46 PM - Comment(s)
I've witnessed your work in sociodrama a few times over the years and each time I am stretched.  Thank you for your sensitivity and agility to float so easily among various communities, all children of the Lord.  You also have a gift at facilitating.  You're wise to know when to sit b...
03.30.11 01:06 PM - Comment(s)
I had the great pleasure of attending the Applied Theatre Conference in March 2011. I pre-registered for Rich Swingle's class: "Sociodrama for At-risk People." I had little knowledge of this area but wanted to learn since my ministry has taken us to many at-risk people. Rich...
03.29.11 11:18 PM - Comment(s)
Sociodrama was used to create and direct this at the Applied Theatre Conference this weekend.



There were two endings created and rehearsed. The enactor playing Jeff was instructed to make his decision between the two endings in the moment of reflection of the "voices" he heard at the mi...
03.27.11 01:11 AM - Comment(s)

Last night I performed Beyond the Chariots at North Greenville University in South Carolina. I'm performing again tonight, and I was office-ing in one of two box offices. I had to send several students to the right one to get tickets for tonight, so hopefully we'll have a good crowd.





03.24.11 09:35 PM - Comment(s)
Just got this from the writer/producer of God of Hope:

The God of Hope radio interview with nationally syndicated talk show host Hugh Hewitt done on March 22 is now loaded on the website. Go to GodOfHope.net and click on the blog button (W). There are three (3)...eight (8) minute segments...
03.24.11 07:34 PM - Comment(s)
I got to perform in a sketch on Sunday that was written and directed by Natasha Dormeus. Some dialogue was created through improv with me and the other actors: Ava P., Rachel Taylor, Jan Miele, Andrew Kelly and Claude Chew.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/DVyIW6diZdU

This sketch is available for downlo...
03.23.11 05:22 PM - Comment(s)
I'll be presenting with Graceworks tomorrow at an economic summit near Princeton, NJ: The Princeton Packet report.
03.15.11 07:37 PM - Comment(s)
I was listening to Alberto and Kimberly Rivera's song " Wings" today. It paints an incredible picture of the Love of God overcoming pain and bringing healing.

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=westcheste...
03.14.11 09:46 PM - Comment(s)
It was the first time I understood the text so clearly because of how you presented it. (Speaking of Rich's performance of  Paradise Lost.)
--Linda Warren
Associate Pastor,  Westchester Chapel
Adjunct professor of Bible and Christian Ministry,  Nyack College

03.14.11 01:39 AM - Comment(s)
My call to worship this morning at Westchester Chapel was setting up Pastor Linda Warren's sermon Christ's Passion to Be with Us.



This call to worship is available for download on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTun...
03.13.11 08:21 PM - Comment(s)
Pastor Linda Warren preaches on John 14:1-7.  One of her illustrations is how excited I was to see Joyce at our wedding 13 years ago this month.

Closing by Pastor Joyce Swingle with Mike Hood on keyboard playing "This is My Story" by Phoebe P. Knapp (public domain).



This sermon is ...
03.13.11 08:19 PM - Comment(s)
Joyce preached on John 13:1-27.

She was preceded by an excerpt from Paradise Lost, which you can watch here.

She refers to  The Reason for God by Tim Keller, which is available on our  Book Store under Recommendations, or by clicking  here.

The closing comments are by Bi...
03.09.11 03:10 PM - Comment(s)
Terry Ewell, former principle bassoonist for the Hong Kong Philharmonic, came up from Baltimore, where he teaches bassoon at Towson University, to stage and rehearse his new composition based on Paradise Lost. I'll perform the role of narrator in our performance at the International Double Reed Conf...
03.09.11 10:39 AM - Comment(s)
We just watched Flywheel, the first film by Sherwood Pictures, who later produced Facing the Giants, Fireproof, and their upcoming film, Courageous.

Flywheel was just meant to be shown in a local theatre in the neighborhood of Sherwood Baptist, the church that produced it for $20,000...
03.08.11 11:14 PM - Comment(s)
Our friends from MasterWorks, Caroline Chehade and Jennifer Jackson (both pictured in the still shot that precedes the video), are both featured in this CNN report.
03.08.11 09:01 PM - Comment(s)
Terry Ewell, former Principal Bassoon of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and I will be sharing an excerpt from Terry's new work based on Paradise Lost this Sunday at 11am at our church, Westchester Chapel
03.03.11 02:27 PM - Comment(s)

I'm very excited to announce our theatre staff lineup for this summer at The MasterWorks Festival.



Curt Cloninger, who gave the very first one-man play I'd ever seen, inspiring me to make a 15 year career of it, will be sharing his play Witnesses on June 27 for the Festival and community. &...
03.01.11 08:33 PM - Comment(s)
MasterWorks (RichDrama.com/MWF) alumnus Patrick Moynihan and his friend Jon Schwarz were in New York, and took a moment to answer some of my questions about their school, Augustine College (http://AugustineCollege.org) a one-year program preparing Christians to enter secular universities w...
03.01.11 03:49 PM - Comment(s)

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