Blog by Rich

At the Christian Worldview Film Festival and Guild we had dinner with the Austin family. Amelia played our daughter, her brother Micah was second assistant camera operator, and their mother, Liz, worked on our hair and makeup.

They picked my brain about directing the young protagonist of this swee...
11.01.14 02:00 PM - Comment(s)
Paul Munger who directed me in Princess Cut has some great film recommendations...


You can see all my film recommendations at RichDrama.com/Recommendations.


Soon taking applications for the  Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp and  Engage Rio....
10.31.14 09:00 PM - Comment(s)
It is with a very heavy heart that I announce that Joyce and I have resigned from The MasterWorks Festival.
I’ve been a part of the Festival every year since theatre was introduced in 1999, and I’ve directed the theatre program for a full decade, so this was a terribly hard decision, but we make ...
10.28.14 11:56 PM - Comment(s)
Joyce preaches on Romans 12:9-21. Opening by Pastor Jim Warren. Pastor Randy Solomon prays and thanks the congregation for praying for his family through the death of his sister-in-law.

https://archive.org/embed/SJoyceForgive102614

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you ca...
10.26.14 11:41 PM - Comment(s)
It was brought to my attention that YouTube is blocking some of my videos when users are in Safety Mode. I assure you I haven't started uploading offensive content! It seems to be an issue for a lot of family-friendly YouTube channels including Lego films for children, fishing and frolicking dogs. ...
10.25.14 12:36 PM - Comment(s)
Rich, I don't know if I ever officially thanked you for all that you've done! Being able to go to MasterWorks was a dream come true, and it happened only through God's Providence! And MW FAR exceeded any expectations I had! I was floored when I saw all the talent that I was getting a chance to work ...
10.23.14 10:33 PM - Comment(s)
Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 12: 3-8.

Jammie's daughter ministering to the
children of South Sudan.
Jammie Stark shares about her family's work in South Sudan. To find out more and give to their ministry visit Birthing-Hope.org. She was prayed over by various pastors and congregants.

http...
10.13.14 12:01 AM - Comment(s)
Here's this summer's faculty devotion at MasterWorks, followed by links to things I mentioned.

It's divided into a sections, which should play one after the next. On some browsers you may need to hit the forward button to get the next one started. I'm posting it this way so you can see the videos ...
10.10.14 11:19 PM - Comment(s)
The movie Indescribable IS "indescribable!" What more can I say?
--Susan
10.10.14 02:21 PM - Comment(s)
It was fun seeing my name in the trailers if only as a donor. So glad I contributed to Love Covers All! It's a beautiful film written and directed by Kyle Prohaska, who worked on post production for Christmas Grace.

It's about a young man trying to get home... in many ways: Most pressing is his d...
10.07.14 11:00 PM - Comment(s)
This Sunday I'll be performing in the Newmark Theatre in downtown Portland, Oregon, as a part of the Twin Rocks Friends Camp event " Into the Spotlight."

I served as a camp counselor at Twin Rocks in 1988, and I'll be performing excerpts from my one-man play Big Fish Little Worm: Gideon...
10.07.14 09:56 PM - Comment(s)
The Song is inspired by the Song of Solomon but soon turns to Ecclesiastes. Scripture from both of Solomon's Books serves as a narrative as this modern telling of Solomon's life. That narrative is beautiful at times, poignant at others.

Jed King is a musician trying to find his own voice and p...
10.04.14 09:02 PM - Comment(s)

"I don't play those kind of games! There's the door!" Gold. If you hit that peak performance even a few times in your career it's a happy thing. You were radiating the part so perfectly you caused an honest performance in your scene partner, too. I could watch that short moment multiple ti...
10.02.14 05:57 PM - Comment(s)
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)

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