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Narrow or Wide Way

By Rich

This morning I performed excerpts from Robert Frost's "Mountain Interval" to open Pastor Linda Warren's sermon on Matthew 7:13-14 at our home church, Westchester Chapel. Madelyn Badillo opened and shared her testimony of being called to Brazil. Musical accompaniment by Piero...
09.08.13 09:40 PM - Comment(s)
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Living the Life: Choices series review

By Rich

Rich Swingle led a special service, which included a review of our Living the Life: Choices sermon series. What you'll hear was preceded by small groups reviewing and reporting on their favorite passages from "The Sermon on the Mount", the text we've been covering in the series so far: Ma...
09.02.13 03:20 AM - Comment(s)
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MasterWits in World

By Rich

World Magazine just came out with an article on the MasterWorks Festival, "Performers with a Purpose". 

It features an interview with theatre faculty Patricia Mauceri. The featured photo in the article features actors from our theatre program: Seth G. Antes, Esh Ryans, Cody Arn, Tiffa...
08.26.13 10:25 PM - Comment(s)
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Confessions of a Prodigal Son

By Rich

Confessions of a Prodigal Son, in which I play a homeless man in LA, was written and produced by Nathan Clarkson, one of my former students. He also plays the lead role! 

Kevin Sorbo (Hurcules, God's Not Dead) plays a pastor, and another former student, Nathan's brother Joel Clar...
08.24.13 03:05 AM - Comment(s)
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The Price of Life

By Rich

I'll be performing my one-man play A Clear Leading as a part of  The New York City  PRICE OF LIFE INVITATIONAL, a city-wide, campus-based, faith-inspired campaign addressing human trafficking in all its forms, spearheaded by  InterVarsity Christian Fellowshi...
08.19.13 08:14 PM - Comment(s)
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Another Great Conservatory

By Rich

My great team at TAM.
I got to teach, direct and perform at the Salvation Army's TAM Conservatory for what I believe to be my ninth year. It's been going 13 years, and the only times I've missed it was to perform in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in '07, during the Olympics in '08 and '12. I...
08.19.13 01:25 AM - Comment(s)
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Seeking or Missing Out

By Rich

Pastor Joyce Swingle preached on  Matthew 7:7-11.

Her husband, Rich, gave a report on how the Lord moved at the Salvation Army performing arts conservatory, where he taught, directed and performed last week.

Pastor Joyce shares about how their 10-year prayer was answered for a space at housi...
08.18.13 10:40 PM - Comment(s)
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Gran talento

By Rich

Me goce mucho en el monologo que hiciste en La Catedral de la Ciudad. Que gran talento DIOS TE HA DADO. 
I very much enjoyed the monologue (La Gente que Jesús Conoció ) that you performed in La Catedral de la Ciudad. What a great talent God has given you . 
--Miriam Rivera
Puerto Rico

08.09.13 03:16 PM - Comment(s)
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Espectacular

By Rich

Espectacular presentación!!
--Ysiane Marie Alfaro
Puerto Rico
after seeing <<La Gente que Jesús Conoció>> ( www.RichDrama.com/ShortPieces)
08.06.13 01:30 AM - Comment(s)
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Deeper

By Rich

I thought acting was about the thrill of the applause, but through MasterWorks (www.RichDrama.com/MWF) I discovered that it can be much deeper than that.
--Robyn Haley
Burrows, Indiana

07.29.13 04:38 PM - Comment(s)
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Broadway Blessing

By Rich

I'll be performing an excerpt from Beyond the Chariots, about Olympic champion Eric Liddell at this year's Broadway Blessing, in anticipation of performances during the Winter Olympics.


07.27.13 12:28 AM - Comment(s)
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Art Invites us to the Promised Land

By Rich

Dick Ryan of InterVarsity preached at the MasterWorks Festival one Sunday morning. He challenged us to consider our God-given gifts, artistic as well as spiritual. He challenged us to embrace and hone our gifts. He dipped into Exodus 31:1-11, the first time the phrase, "I have f...
07.23.13 03:10 PM - Comment(s)
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Joyce's report on MasterWorks

By Rich

Pastor Linda Warren prayed over  Joyce and I this morning: For refreshing from our full schedules at MasterWorks and for upcoming projects, including Polycarp, the film in which I'll be performing on Tuesday, and for the trip we're leading to Russia during the Winter Olympics. Joyce ...
07.22.13 12:06 AM - Comment(s)
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Fifteen years of MasterWorks Theatre

By Rich



This year marked the fifteenth year of the MasterWorks Festival theatre program, and we celebrated with our second trip to New York City!

Our play, Twelve Angry Jurors, allowed cast members to stay in character every second of the show. We set it in the round so audience members felt like they were...
07.21.13 03:52 AM - Comment(s)
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More talent than Hollywood

By Rich

I saw more talent in the last 45 minutes than I have in the last month in Hollywood.
-- Muse Watson
After coaching MasterWorks students
07.21.13 01:51 AM - Comment(s)
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Best weeks of my life

By Rich

I must say MasterWorks was so amazing and life changing I gained awesome new friends, grew in my acting, learned a ton, got to perform Off-Broadway in the city I've always wanted to go to, and most importantly I grew closer to God in ways I never imagined. Definitely the best four weeks of my life ...
07.21.13 12:53 AM - Comment(s)
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Polycarp

By Rich


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I'm thrilled to have played the role of a slave auctioneer in the film Polycarp: Destroyer of Gods. It follows the story of Polycarp, who ministered alongside the Apostle John, who's story I tell in my one-man play The Revelation. I'm actually thrilled to p...
07.18.13 06:04 PM - Comment(s)
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Treasure in Heaven or Treasure on Earth

By Rich

Pastor Jim Warren preached on Matthew 6:19-24. Rich Swingle brought the MasterWorks theatre department to the service after they closed Twelve Angry Jurors in an Off-Broadway theatre. They all sang in the service, led by Robyn Haley. Josh Knox performed excerpts from Freud's Last Session with Rich....
07.15.13 02:21 AM - Comment(s)
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You don't have to choose

By Rich

"When I was going to come to MasterWorks, I was expecting either very strong Christians, or fabulous actors. I never expected to receive both!"
--Cody Arn
Bryan, TX

07.10.13 06:08 PM - Comment(s)
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We closed in Winona Lake

By Rich

I wept at our curtain call of Twelve Angry Jurors because our cast did such a great job! Now we're heading to Bethel Park, PA, where we'll perform tomorrow night. Then we're off to NYC for performances in an Off-Broadway theatre: www.RichDrama.com/Schedule. If you're anywhere close you shouldn't m...
07.07.13 06:57 PM - Comment(s)
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