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Omar

This year we were blessed with a 10-hour improv intensive by Mark "Omar" Oppenlander, who was the improv captain at Taproot Theatre Co. in Seattle. Though he attended George Fox University with me, we had fallen out of touch. I was reintroduced by Jen Matthews, who pictured here alongsid...

07.27.07 09:28 PM - Comment(s)

Opera shone

By Rich

07.27.07 09:27 PM - Comment(s)

It's not a comedy...

By Rich

...though on the night of the unGong Show some of our actors (and writer Christi Mahan) brought some much-needed levity to such a heavy play by spoofing it with "Crucicle the Musical: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Salem Witch Trials."

07.27.07 09:25 PM - Comment(s)

The '07 White Board of Folly Oaths

By Rich

07.27.07 09:23 PM - Comment(s)

The Crucical Chorus Line

By Rich

07.27.07 09:21 PM - Comment(s)

Ken Wales

By Rich

Ken Wales (actor in 34 films opposite James Dean, John Forde and the like, and filmmaker on all the original Pink Panther films, The Tamarind Seed, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Party, Christy and Amazing Grace) blessed our theatre department for four days. He critiqued a runthrough of The Crucible ...

07.27.07 09:18 PM - Comment(s)

Edwina Findley

By Rich

Edwina (Law & Order, The Wire, One Life to Live) worked with our students on their monologues and character work. She gave her all until past the last minute and texted me with the following: "I just boarded the plane with a record 4 minutes til takeoff!!"

07.24.07 12:39 PM - Comment(s)

Meals at MasterWorks

By Rich

They have quite a variety here.

07.24.07 11:58 AM - Comment(s)

What would you die for?

By Rich

Dr. Kavanaugh brought me up on stage during our final worship service. He stuck the rifle we used in The Crucible up to my chest and told me he'd kill me or shut down a certain fast food chain. I let them and all their fans down. Then he said he'd shoot me if I didn't give him all my possessions. I ...

07.22.07 06:24 PM - Comment(s)

Dance Week is over

By Rich

The dancers were amazing! They obviously worked quite hard. Next weekend brings opera, and after that the theatre department will present Arthur Miller's The Crucible: MasterWorksFestival.org.

07.08.07 03:08 PM - Comment(s)

A piano tuner who loves Jesus

By Rich

Franz Mohr spoke this morning in our worship service. He was the piano tuner for great pianists like Horowitz, Cliburn and Rubinstein.

He was 16 when his village was completely wiped out by American B-17s. He put his hand over his mother's mouth to keep her from praying. He told her there was no God...

07.08.07 02:38 PM - Comment(s)

master classes for MasterWorks Theatre

By Rich

All sessions are in free, open to the public, and held in McLain Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

7/3, 8:30pm-?

John Kirby

Actor Coaching in Hollywood

7/4, 8:30pm-?

Mark "Omar" Oppenlander

Improv performance with students

7/11, 1:45-2:45

Edwina Findley

testimony

E...

07.03.07 11:49 AM - Comment(s)

The round barn

By Rich

Rusty made this round barn out of a cereal canister. He covered it with strips of wood less than 1/4" wide. It reminds me of one my grandparents took my brother Bob (Lightbourne.com) and me to visit when we were kids.

07.01.07 05:32 PM - Comment(s)

Over 100 engines

By Rich

...and story after story told in miniature.

07.01.07 04:58 PM - Comment(s)

Let's play trains

By Rich

Our friend John Kasica, percussionist for the St. Louis Symphony, introduced us to Rusty, who's laid out the model train track, which stretches out behind them. At 91 it's keeping him youthful.

07.01.07 04:54 PM - Comment(s)

Sleepers Awake!

By Rich

Patrick Kavanaugh, who founded the MasterWorks Festival with his wife, Barbara, is preaching on 2 Kings 6:8-17. He encouraged those who feel like they're the only Christian in their orchestra, theatre company or school to see that we're not alone even if we are the only Christian, because the host o...

07.01.07 02:55 PM - Comment(s)

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Omar

Opera shone

It's not a comedy...

The '07 White Board of Folly Oaths

The Crucical Chorus Line

Ken Wales

Edwina Findley

Meals at MasterWorks

What would you die for?

Dance Week is over

A piano tuner who loves Jesus

master classes for MasterWorks Theatre

The round barn

Over 100 engines

Let's play trains

Sleepers Awake!

Happy 30th of June

Sparklers are legal in IN

1812 Overature

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