Blog by Rich

This morning at Westchester Chapel I shared about the overwhelmingingly positive experience I had performing the role of Forrest Woods in Writers' Block.
10.23.11 11:38 PM - Comment(s)
After our board meetings today we went out to see shows. Most had already Freud's Last Session in NYC the month it opened (July 2010). That production is now moving to another theatre and is currently the longest running play Off-Broadway. But I've been out of town so much I haven't been able to t...
10.16.11 03:07 AM - Comment(s)
I'm excited to have played the Hollywood director Forrest "Woodsy" Woods in this fun 1940's film about a couple of writers who are locked in a room and can't come out until the script is done... at 8am the next morning.

It debuted to a packed room with about 50 people standing at the Chris...
10.11.11 04:24 PM - Comment(s)
We've been quite busy lately, so now that I'm flying home from Oregon I'm finally looking through responses from students at Morrison Academy in Taiwan where Joyce and I led the Spiritual Life Week. I'm weeping over some of the encouraging things the seventh graders wrote! Here are a few samples:

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10.10.11 11:45 PM - Comment(s)
Joyce and I led the Spiritual Life Week at Morrison Academy in Taiwan. Here are a few samples of notes the seventh graders gave us:

"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Swingle...it's hard to believe how you can sacrifice everything for God. :) I hope that I'll be able to do that when I grow up."

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10.10.11 11:45 PM - Comment(s)

I'm on the campus of George Fox University, where my play The Acts is being featured for Homecoming and my 20th reunion.

I get to talk after my performances about how an education at George Fox helped prepare me for full-time work in the performing arts. I actually had several epiphanies that I ha...
10.08.11 07:22 PM - Comment(s)
I got to perform Beyond the Chariots at an invitation-only event at the Joyden Theatre at the Iluma Centre (pictured below) for Singapore's Youth Day. There were about 250 children and their families that came from around this island nation from a variety of churches. Some were invited through the ...
10.02.11 12:49 PM - Comment(s)
We had a great time leading the Spiritual Life Week at Morrison Academy in Taichung, Taiwan!

We performed and spoke in their chapels each day for high school and middle school on the theme of Trusting in God.

On Tuesday we led a class on improv which closed with enacted prayer ( http://RichDrama...
09.30.11 08:26 AM - Comment(s)

I'm sipping a coconut under a palm tree watching hundreds of ships go in and out of the busiest harbor on earth as I recuperate from our wonderfully busy schedule in Taiwan and recharge for performances here this weekend: http://itinerary.richdrama.com .





09.30.11 08:26 AM - Comment(s)
Joyce got to preach this morning on Psalm 1 at the House of Blessing Church in Taichung, Taiwan.

https://archive.org/embed/MeditateOnTheWord

Introduction by Dan Robinson, principal of Morrison Academy. Translated into Mandarin.
09.25.11 02:20 PM - Comment(s)
James' grandfather, the great-great grandson of Hudson Taylor, saw Beyond the Chariots three times on our different trips to Hong Kong. You can read more about him here.

We were delighted to connect with James throughout the week and to pray with him tonight.

Can't wait to see how the Lord uses ...
09.25.11 02:03 PM - Comment(s)
They just posted the trailer to Indescribable, the movie in which Joyce and I play Mr. and Mrs. Lehman. http://player.vimeo.com/video/29022955?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0
Indescribable Trailer from Indescribable The Movie on Vimeo.
09.21.11 02:33 AM - Comment(s)
It has been so clear to us that people are praying for this journey by the timing of the entire day! Every place we went the bus was ready to go within five minutes of us getting there! That morning we got our directions based on the wrong airport, thereby putting us at a station we wouldn't have g...
09.20.11 07:00 AM - Comment(s)

Joyce and I are flying over the northernmost Canadian province en route to Taiwan to lead the Spiritual Emphasis Week at Morrison Academy in Taichung.



09.19.11 02:55 AM - Comment(s)
I'll be performing Beyond the Chariots at Joyden Hall at Iluma (near Bugis Junction) on 1 October at 7.30 pm. 


It's by invitation only, so if you missed the note I sent out please message me on Facebook: Facebook.com/RichSwingle and I'll make sure there's a place for you.
Rich
09.17.11 10:59 PM - Comment(s)
I opened worship at Westchester Chapel this morning.



I'll be performing Five Bells for 9/11 tonight in NYC at 8pm: RichDrama.com/FiveBells.
09.11.11 06:22 PM - Comment(s)
For about a year it's been on my heart to offer my one-man play Five Bells for 9/11 in New York City on 9/11/11. 

Shortly after those tragic events that changed the world, I took a workshop put on by the Billy Graham Association empowering lay people to counsel those who were traumatized. On...
09.06.11 08:40 PM - Comment(s)
Rich, thanks so much for such a powerful and moving performance and message.
-- Melanie M. Jeschke
Author of The Oxford Chronicles and Jillian Dare
09.06.11 08:23 PM - Comment(s)

I think it's incredible you're able to dedicate your life to bringing a message of hope to others through the performing arts.
lead in Pawn's Move
screenwriter for The Last Gift
09.06.11 02:30 AM - Comment(s)
Rich directed Cyrano de Bergerac at the MasterWorks Festival. Here are some accolades that came in:

Bravo!!! Bravo!!!!!! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Patrick Kavanaugh
Director of the The MasterWorks Festival

Praise God for the awesome play! Many many congratulations!!!
Heaven Fan
Harp faculty...
09.05.11 08:24 PM - Comment(s)

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