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From Hong Kong '08

A typhoon hit this area just before I landed, so it's sort of working its way to calm this morning.
08.05.08 11:45 PM - Comment(s)
From Hong Kong '08

Our flight was oversold, so I was thrilled to just get a seat. Since I only took this one shot from an emergency door I decided to repost the note and photo below from the last trip here in January 2007...

Now the sun's coming up over Russia. Besides the lack of technology, this mi...
08.05.08 04:56 PM - Comment(s)
I'm starting this note on the bus to Newark Airport where I'll take off for four to seven nations over the next 36 days.

MasterWorks was tremendous! You can see reports from our amazing month at http://RichDrama.com/NewsBlog (Archives for June and July).

The short time in between has been a blur a...

08.04.08 03:32 PM - Comment(s)

..a couple of blocks from our new place!
08.02.08 11:10 PM - Comment(s)
I'll be performing in Hong Kong next week.  Here's the flyer...
Rich
 

Come celebrate the spirit of the Olympics with former 1924 Olympic gold medal champion, Eric Liddell. Come and see what life in China was like after the Olympics for Eric Liddell. Come join us and our special out of tow...

08.01.08 10:53 PM - Comment(s)

I was at MasterWorks when Joyce moved us (along with friends and a moving company) into Manhattan Plaza. One night she said, "We have a new night light." Now, we check with each other whenever we make purchases of over $100, so I was thinking, "What kind of night light did she buy?...
07.30.08 11:02 AM - Comment(s)
I just received the following note from the producers of Judah Ben Hur.  I played about five minor roles in the Singapore production, including Pontius Pilate and Simonides.

Now they're hoping to bring it to Broadway.

It has such a phenomenal message!

Please help us increase our hit rate ...
07.28.08 06:48 PM - Comment(s)

Early in the week Timothy Bentch came to me and asked if I could develop a dramatic piece on the theme of embracing the Lord's discipline. Later in the week Pat Kavanaugh, director of the festival called to see if the theatre department had an offering. I had so many details on my mind I'd forgotten...
07.26.08 11:13 AM - Comment(s)

I was blessed to see these two world-class conductors, David Bowden and Andrew Sewell, praying together at the last meal of MasterWorks.

It epitomized the theme I've seen this year as artists have shared the spotlight. John Kirby was willing to let me direct our play before he got there. We double c...

07.21.08 01:54 AM - Comment(s)

John Kirby and his assistant Nathan Nesbitt are here at MasterWorks now. Nathan said Word of Promise, on which John coached the actors, is now the best selling version of the Bible! John has directed the youth version of the New Testament and acted in the adult version of the Old Testament.
07.14.08 02:37 AM - Comment(s)

Acts of Renewal ( http://Savidge.com) joined us yesterday. In this photo you can see Jim and Carol, a husband and wife performance team mingling with the MasterWits.
07.13.08 04:18 PM - Comment(s)

Harvey Johnson coached our theatre students for the honors recital tonight. Brandon Langeland played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a scene from Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.

Brandon is in the post-college division. Lydia and Kaelen, pictured below, are in high school and college, respectively.

07.10.08 02:57 AM - Comment(s)
Kaelen Zirbel portrayed a jaguar, turned pussy cat, in a piece she conceived. It's a parable of how humans can't change our nature without God's Grace. Powerful!
07.10.08 02:18 AM - Comment(s)

Tonight our theatre students shone at the honors recital.

Lydia Sewell performed the role of Emily in a monologue from Our Town.

07.09.08 09:23 PM - Comment(s)

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