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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)

I'm performing Five Bells for 9/11 ( http://RichDrama.com/FiveBells) near Washington, DC, for the first time. The King's Chapel is hosting it. This is the church that recruited me and several MasterWorks ( http://RichDrama.com/MWF) students for the film For the Glory ( http://RichDrama.com/ForTheGlo...
09.04.11 12:09 PM - Comment(s)
The review of the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action is now online:  The Ivy League Christian Observer (Summer 2011). Their report on the Congress starts on page 12: "Hands raised, bodies swayed, voices lifted in song. At the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action in Cambr...
08.26.11 12:23 AM - Comment(s)
I found this comment on my IMDb page:
I met Rich over this weekend at a Worship Arts Retreat through my church that was held in Wisconsin and I have to say Rich is one of the most genuinely nice guys I've ever met. He has passion for his work as an actor and he loves the Lord. It was a pleasure to...
08.23.11 01:54 PM - Comment(s)

As we walked into the theater I stopped Joyce and said, "We've been praying for this moment for a very long time!" So we stopped and praised the Lord for my first nationwide theatrical release!

Now it's being released to DVD on April 21, 2015.

We noticed improvements since we saw it scr...
08.20.11 03:05 PM - Comment(s)

We saw Performing Tribute tonight, featuring Ann Van Hine, who's husband is featured in my play, Five Bells for 9/11. I've talked about 9/11 so many times over the past decade, but tonight is the first time in five years that I really grieved. The last time was when I was prepping for my performanc...
08.18.11 02:37 AM - Comment(s)
This is the announcement for my upcoming performance at the church of one of the characters in the play...

Begin forwarded message:

Five Bells for 9/11 
"Five Bells for 9/11"  is a memorial t...
08.18.11 01:52 AM - Comment(s)

I'm at the base of The Freedom Tower and the 9/11 Memorial to add supplements to the concluding images of my upcoming performances of Five Bells for 9/11.

08.16.11 08:54 PM - Comment(s)

We ended the week at the TAM Conservatory at the cross.




08.15.11 08:54 PM - Comment(s)

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