<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/star-spangled-adventures/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>RichDrama - Blog #Star Spangled Adventures</title><description>RichDrama - Blog #Star Spangled Adventures</description><link>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/star-spangled-adventures</link><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:28:53 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Star Spangled Adventures]]></title><link>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/StarSpangledAdventuresTheMovieTorch</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.richdrama.com/Star Spangled Adventure movie graphic.jpg"/>I performed a few roles in Star Spangled Adventures The Movie , which tells our 250 year history in a children’s film we’re hoping will be in theaters ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_TfzN8t8yTIqP_DD3hIYjBw" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_FjKzOG3fSIKIsxlvg3EOUA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_Br5d_BSqRga5qdjOIhiCbw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_zHsSWHouTe6ZkQ3VvFEvRw" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style></style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_qPKHExe9T8uMDXZLnlRwUQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center zptext-align-mobile-center zptext-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true"><p></p><div style="text-align:left;"><div>I performed a few roles in <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="https://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/star-spangled-adventures" title="Star Spangled Adventures The Movie" rel="">Star Spangled Adventures The Movie</a></span>, which tells our 250 year history in a children’s film we’re hoping will be in theaters on the Fourth of July.</div></div><p></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_6-Wila05p7LJHOngm3Nv5A" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_6-Wila05p7LJHOngm3Nv5A"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 800px ; height: 450.00px ; } } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-tablet-align-center zpimage-mobile-align-center zpimage-size-large zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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                theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Star%20Spangled%20Adventure%20movie%20graphic.jpg" size="large" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_k2f7C9wIE95wOHWR-NoHOQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p></p><div><span><div style="text-align:left;">Our team submitted it to Angel Studios. If you’re an Angel Guild member (which you become when you subscribe to Angel) I’d be so blessed if you’d take a moment to watch our torch. That’s a section of the film, and in this case it’s a scene about the Boston Tea Party, featuring some of my friends.</div></span><div><br/></div><span style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;">If you like it, you can vote for Angel Studios to distribute it.</div></span><div><br/></div><span style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;"><div>Once you subscribe (we subscribed just for <a href="https://www.angel.com/guild/join/miracle" title="On Angel.com" target="_blank" rel="" style="font-style:italic;">Miracle</a> and <a href="https://www.angel.com/guild/join/homestead" title="On Angel.com" target="_blank" rel="" style="font-style:italic;">Homestead</a>, both produced by our friend <a href="https://www.skiesfall.com/about" title="On SkiesFall.com" target="_blank" rel="">Ben Kasica</a> , but there’s lots of great stuff on there), go to Guild in the index. It’s in the Short Torches for Kids category.</div></div></span><div><br/></div><span style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;">If you have kids or grandkids, I encourage you to watch it with them. One of the questions is, “Did you watch it with a child?” You can only watch it once.</div></span><div><br/></div><span style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;">When I voted it was at 66% approval, and it needs 70% to move forward.</div></span><div><br/></div><span style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:left;">We’d be so grateful if you can help move the needle!</div><div style="text-align:left;"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div><a href="https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/MyPassion" title="Meet my number one Hero!" target="_blank" rel="">&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;</a></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div>One hundred twenty-four years ago one of my heroes was born. My one-man play <a href="https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/BtC" title="Beyond the Chariots" rel="" style="font-style:italic;">Beyond the Chariots</a> tells the rest of Eric Liddell's <span style="font-style:italic;">Chariots of Fire</span> story, and here's a tribute I did to him on another key day for him:</div></div></span></div><p></p></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:55:32 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Great Awakening]]></title><link>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/TheFirstGreatAwakening</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.richdrama.com/Screenshot 2025-11-10 at 11.17.52 AM.png"/> I was blessed to perform the voices for two roles in the latest Star Spangled Adventures episode. The episode explores the First Great Aw ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_coWTZEB_SBq6XGP9ckStZg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_H7ght__tTDaIjwfQH53jxw" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_gMQFheyoQuum1beRk98lfA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_5aJGgyvVT0i20zCh9DEZ1g" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style></style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_tiPstGrXRgKph3WFqJkDtA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center zptext-align-mobile-center zptext-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:left;">I was blessed to perform the voices for two roles in the latest <a href="https://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/star-spangled-adventures" title="Star Spangled Adventures" rel="">Star Spangled Adventures</a> episode. The episode explores the First Great Awakening, which was key to the securing our liberties as a nation. As the Gospel message reached across denominational lines our people came together. As they found freedom in Christ, they yearned for freedom from tyrannical rule.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;"><br/></p><p style="text-align:left;">It's my earnest prayer that this little animated film will have a part in the rise of the Third Great Awakening that we're seeing as thousands gather on secular universities to worship the Lord, and hundreds at a time are baptized in fountains, pickup beds, and wherever they find water.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;"><br/></p><p style="text-align:left;">I play the pastor in the opening scene droning on through the genealogies.&nbsp;</p></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_Tz538aDy_IBM03zzTkFD1Q" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p></p><div><p>Then I play George Whitefield, one of the catalysts for the First Great Awakening. In this screenshot Whitefield (right) is talking with his friend, a young Benjamin Franklin:</p></div>
<p></p></div></div><div data-element-id="elm_ZTNiYqAmTbgc7ZpN84q50Q" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_ZTNiYqAmTbgc7ZpN84q50Q"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 500px ; height: 268.84px ; } } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-tablet-align-center zpimage-mobile-align-center zpimage-size-medium zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_hrLBxyd18Mn1Mmu1xgrRMA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p></p><div><p>You can watch it for free. It's&nbsp;<a href="https://littlepatriotslearning.com/episode/star-spangled-adventures-first-great-awakening" title="On LittlePatriotsLearning.com" target="_blank" rel="">Episode 37</a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="https://littlepatriotslearning.com/curriculum/discovering-america" target="_blank" rel="">LittlePatriotsLearning.com</a>. There you can find lessons based on the First Great Awakening written for students from kindergarten through fifth grade.&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p>Here's a trailer:</p></div>
<p></p></div></div><div data-element-id="elm_B0wZZfdmCHmqaX3bbmTDYw" data-element-type="codeSnippet" class="zpelement zpelem-codesnippet "><div class="zpsnippet-container"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1948746789317763%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_I3pE3QSFpx31yujOQW2B0A" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-style:italic;">Screenshots used by permission.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/MyPassion" title="You can have a personal relationship with the Lord, too." target="_blank" rel="">&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;</a></p><p style="text-align:center;"><br/></p><p style="text-align:center;">I was blessed to play several voices at a Virginia studio for an upcoming Star Spangled Adventures film celebrating our nation's history for our SuperCentennial.</p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_1lwvEQTHaTDLfNA8XjCqsQ" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_1lwvEQTHaTDLfNA8XjCqsQ"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 500px ; height: 500.00px ; } } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-tablet-align-center zpimage-mobile-align-center zpimage-size-medium zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit "><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><a class="zpimage-anchor" href="https://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/star-spangled-adventures" target="" rel=""><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Nominated%20Best%20Animated%20Film.jpg" size="medium"/></picture></a><figcaption class="zpimage-caption zpimage-caption-align-center"><span class="zpimage-caption-content">The nomination was for the series.</span></figcaption></figure></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm__dghxWtzvWVmbywhgf0O8w" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:center;">We appreciate your prayers for the team as they work to finish the film.&nbsp;</p></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:43:19 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Spangled Adventures]]></title><link>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/star-spangled-adventures</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.richdrama.com/Screen Shot 2023-05-11 at 4.46.17 PM.png"/>I played the sidekicks to William Randolf Hearst and Teddy Roosevelt in the newest Star Spangled Adventures episode (#10): "America on the World Stage."]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_vQMxXmwhRnaeSViSYiYopw" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_XCQvRyEySQOwcKtPFR3JgQ" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_ZawfOopdRsS8ndsnFHQlqA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_ZawfOopdRsS8ndsnFHQlqA"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_9sj8-9PqT06FOWPXbTY0zA" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_9sj8-9PqT06FOWPXbTY0zA"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_VhnPx7wYRNyEm57Xa95m9w" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_VhnPx7wYRNyEm57Xa95m9w"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="font-size:19px;"><figure style="width:728px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde3691c6-12c1-4566-83b5-6c64ccae2709_400x225.png"><div><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde3691c6-12c1-4566-83b5-6c64ccae2709_400x225.png" width="400" height="225" alt=""></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align:left;font-size:19px;">I played the sidekicks to William Randolf Hearst and Teddy Roosevelt in the newest&nbsp;<em>Star Spangled Adventures</em>&nbsp;episode (#10): &quot;<span style="text-decoration-line:underline;"><a href="https://littlepatriotslearning.com/program/star-spangled" rel="">America on the World Stage</a></span>.&quot;</p><div style="font-size:19px;"><figure style="width:728px;"><div><div><source><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_720%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbffa523f-f663-4f6e-b062-61386a9e2ad0_798x718.jpeg" alt="" width="720" style="width:225.69px !important;height:203px !important;max-width:100% !important;"><source><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_720%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9106eaa9-e6eb-4b20-bb29-69b7d8b52e0b_1280x720.jpeg" alt="" width="720" style="width:360px;"></source></source></div><figcaption style="text-align:left;">On the left is the assistant to William Randolf Hearst, and on the right is the assistant to Teddy Roosevelt.</figcaption><figcaption><br></figcaption></div></figure></div><p style="text-align:left;font-size:19px;">Thanks for casting me,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722333/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_1_q_cheryl%2520felicia%2520rhoads" rel="nofollow noopener" style="text-decoration-line:underline;">Cheryl Felicia Rhoads</a>!</p><p style="font-size:19px;"><br></p><p style="text-align:left;font-size:19px;"><a href="https://www.richdrama.com/MyPassion" rel="nofollow noopener" style="text-decoration-line:underline;">&gt;&lt;&gt;</a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-size:19px;"><br></p><div style="font-size:19px;"><figure style="width:728px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcadafb9b-aca3-4d19-953e-75391c8fd64e_776x533.bin"><div style="text-align:right;"><source><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcadafb9b-aca3-4d19-953e-75391c8fd64e_776x533.bin" width="410" alt=""><div><svg></svg></div></source></div></a><figcaption style="width:509.594px;"><figcaption style="text-align:left;width:509.594px;">For all our projects for children visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.richdrama.com/Children" rel="nofollow noopener" style="text-decoration-line:underline;">www.RichDrama.com/Children</a>.</figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div></div></div>
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