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I was so very blessed to serve as a guest director for Snow White, a production for fifth graders at Knox Academy in Central Point, Oregon. 


That was Monday morning, and in the afternoon I shared my one-man play Beyond the Chariots and then shared stories from our performances in Paris...

04.02.25 07:32 PM - Comment(s)
Beyond the Chariots (Au-delà des Chariots)
For English: www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/BeyondTheChariots Le film Chariots de feu, récompensé par quatre Oscars, raconte comment Eric Liddell a refusé de courir le 100 mètres aux Jeux olympiques de Paris en 1924 parce qu'une épreuve de qualification avait lieu un dimanche.
07.19.24 04:54 PM - Comment(s)
Before Summer Madness Begins

This annual Christian youth festival has been running since 1987. Here's our report before the Madness begins...

Here's our schedule: 


Portglenone, Northern Ireland

28 June - 2 July
29 June, 4 p.m.
Big Top
29 June, 7 p.m. 
Big Top
Excerpts from
06.28.24 11:02 AM - Comment(s)
My Sources

Last night over dinner I was talking about sources I used in writing Beyond the Chariots, which we're about to take to Paris and beyond for the centennial of Eric Liddell's victory there. Then a few hours later I posted more details on social media, so I thought I’d share some more here:

I read ...

06.25.24 04:00 AM - Comment(s)
European Dress Rehearsal in an Off-Broadway Theatre

We're taking my one-man play Beyond the Chariots to Europe to celebrate the centenary (the British version of centennial) of Eric Liddell refusing to run the 100m to prove he was the fastest man alive because one of the heats was on a Sunday, July 6, 1924. We'll be performing my play about...

05.20.24 07:20 PM - Comment(s)
Beyond the Chariots
The four-time Academy Award-winning film Chariots Of Fire tells how Eric Liddell refused to run the 100 meters in the 1924 Paris Olympics because a qualifying heat was held on a Sunday. Instead...
04.30.23 02:02 PM - Comment(s)
I was so blessed to celebrate the 98th anniversary of Eric Liddell breaking the world record in 400m at the Paris Olympics with my friend and fellow Liddell fan, Timothy J Mercaldo! 

Click the image to play our Facebook Live tribute...


Here are the links we mentioned: 
07.11.22 11:38 AM - Comment(s)

Rich's depiction of Eric Liddell's continued story is POWERFUL! I was instantly drawn into Eric's journey and was touched by his ministry, and the twist at the end. Only God!
--Becky Bartlett
Actress

01.14.22 12:21 AM - Comment(s)
Beyond the Chariots is a wonderful and uplifting experience. If you ever get the chance to see Rich Swingle in person cross any obstacle placed in your path to do so.
--David Woodruff

Brilliant performance!
--MamaSush...
02.20.19 09:57 PM - Comment(s)
I just wanted to let you know that my wife and I had an opportunity to watch your one-man show of Beyond the Chariots. What an incredible performance!!!  Thank you for sharing this with us – we were highly entertained and inspired!

—Mark D. Rasche
Co-Founder, CEO
Wise King Media
Adventum...
12.31.18 12:59 PM - Comment(s)
This morning I got to chat with with Donald James Parker on his first video interview for The Sword of the Spirit. You can watch below, or if you're receiving this via email, visit www.Blog.RichDrama.com.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LSutNVP8V6g?rel=0

Here are links to some of the things I mention...
11.21.17 02:07 PM - Comment(s)
Eric Metaxas, who kindly let us use his testimony for a site we set up for people we encountered in Russia during the Sochi Olympics ( www.WhoistheFish.com), has written a brief but thorough chapter on Eric Liddell in this book featuring six other luminaries in the Kingdom of God. Metaxas is a ski...
11.13.17 12:45 AM - Comment(s)
We were delighted to rewatch On Wings of Eagles debut on the East Coast and to field questions afterward.

You can hear the questions and answers below, or if you're receiving this via email you'll find it at the top of www.blog.richdrama.com.

https://archive.org/embed/QuestionsAfterFirstScreening

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11.03.17 08:18 PM - Comment(s)
A new film about Eric Liddell is being released on November 3 in select theaters and online simultaneously. I'll be fielding questions after two of the screenings in NYC.

This is an answer to a prayer I've been praying since 1981 when Chariots of Fire won four Academy Awards. I wanted to know...
10.20.17 09:34 PM - Comment(s)
I thought I might have posted this photo of me running steeplechase in college. I hadn't, but while searching I discovered a site that has posted my times in high school cross country and college track. At some point I'll have to pull out my track journal to update the high school track and colleg...
08.18.16 01:37 AM - Comment(s)
Eric Liddell's world record in the 400m was 47.6 on a cinder track with hand-dug starting blocks. The current world record is 43.03.

Liddell's time in the 100 yards of 9.7 seconds in 1923 stood as a British record for 35 years. That race is only 91.44m. A 100m preliminary during the 1924 Paris Olym...
08.15.16 12:45 AM - Comment(s)
Here are links to things I spoke about in my second interview with Harold Hendrick, which will air on KSIV-AM 1320 in the St. Louis area and online at www.BottRadioNetwork.com on January 19 at 1:45pm Central:

Beyond the Chariots
Jamey Hudson Taylor, III
The Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp
Pro...
01.19.16 01:20 PM - Comment(s)
My first interview with Harold Hendricks aired January 14, 2016, on AM 1320 in St. Louis, MO. It is now online, and you can listen by clicking here.

Here are links to things I spoke about:

Performance in St. Louis
Big Fish Little Worm
Grandpa's Memorandum
Beyond the Chariots
The Rocky Mountain Christi...
01.14.16 05:47 PM - Comment(s)
From the  in the Macon County Chronicle on my performance of Beyond the Chariots at Christ Alive Church the morning of the premiere of Providence.

Used by permission.

And the follow-up:
Also used by permission.

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11.05.15 11:21 PM - Comment(s)
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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