TAM, the week-long MWF

Thanks for your prayers for Susie and I.  TAM went exceedingly well.  I re-read my prayer request, and it could have been understood to mean that between Susie and I we would tend the prayer room 24/7.  There were actually 130 of us to do that.  The results were encouraging: RichDrama.com/NewsBlog.

In Christ alone,

Rich

Begin forwarded message:

Susie Brown and I are teaching at a week-long theatre (and other performance arts) conservatory for the Salvation Army (theTAMjam.com). We're signing up so that every hour that we're here (24/7) is covered in prayer. I have great expectations that the Lord is going to do some really cool things while we're here. Appreciate your prayers to that end!

I posted a picture on my blog: RichDrama.com/NewsBlog.

In Christ alone,

Rich

DVD & picture

From: "John Langlois"

We still do not have the DVDs of the final concerts (including the play)
they will be up as soon as I get them - I am reluctant to put the order on
the site until I know if it is one or two DVDs.
But watch this site:
http://www.joymediacreations.com/mwf.html
For future ref. You can get to it from the Festival Info page on the
MasterWorks website.
Re the Christa's pictures we have had several inquires for them but to my
knowledge they are not available yet.
The office basically has a skeleton staff at present as all the interns have
gone the new interns have not come yet, the staff are on holiday and those
who are returning are going to be on a stiff learning curve as Elena and
Jennifer Peck are leaving! We crave your patience :-)
Bless you,
John

influence

My youth pastor just shared with me that our youth group is the
reason he's still in ministry today. It blew me away! Of the 20
youth we had at any given time over the four years he was in our
church 14 were in or headed toward full or part-time ministry. I
always knew what a tremendous impact he had on us, but never thought
about the influence we had upon him and his wife. As I reflected on
it I realized how much I've been influenced by MasterWorks students
over the years. Thank you for that.

You never know what impressions your making on a person's soul.

In Christ alone,
Rich

On Aug 6, 2006, at 5:27 AM, Susan Somerville wrote:

> Good morning, all,
>
> Thank you, Brandon, for this challenge. Whether it happens on a
> Monday, a Sunday, or any other day of the week, it is imperative in
> our relationship with the Lord to consult with Him, meditate on His
> Word, listen for his response and act on it - in/for every aspect
> of our lives. Be diligent.
>
> I was so blessed to have my Jr./Sr. High Sunday School teacher pop
> into town last week. What a jolt to my memory and a confirmation
> of God's presence to see him again! He and his wife were very
> responsible for the great commitment to God and fruitful lives of a
> very tightly knit youth group 35 years ago. We don't know what an
> impression we make on people, and he was very humbled and
> encouraged to hear (in front of my current congregation) what a
> great influence he was in my faith journey.
>
> I love you all so much, and as I go off to the "mini MasterWorks"
> this morning, know that you are being lifted up in prayer. Sarah
> Keyes, may God bless you and hold you in His hand in the wonderful
> opportunity you have been given. He has prepared you for this
> challenge!
>
> Keep in touch, y'all!
>
> Love,
> Susie

Re: Epistles

And changing the arts worl changes the world.
In Christ alone,
Rich

-----Original Message-----

Wow. What you said Jess, was amazing. I totally understand how everything
hasn't felt the same since MasterWorks. I feel like my praising isn't as
filling as it was before. My church isnt' charismatic at all, so it's been a
change.
Before I came to MasterWorks, I just figured on going to L.A. and doing
everything the way I wanted it done. I wouln't let anything stand in my way,
and i'd live a totally free and careless life. But once I came to
MasterWorks, everything changed. Like I said in my mission statement (haha,
that didn't go very far did it?), I can't imagine living in L.A. without
God. I realized that HE opened the doors for me, HE made everything
possible, and to go and live like there is no God would a slap in the face
to Him. I will say that I'm sure that i'll goof and not do everything as I
should, but I can really say that MW really turned me around for the better,
and I am SO THANKFUL. And all of you guys' helped in that, so thank you.
alot.
We can change the world of arts through us, I know it!
I love and miss you all!
~Karen Foegley

Re: Epistles

Jessica,
You are changing the world. Keep up the good work, each of you. Here's the next verse in I Thessalonians 2:

13 And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, [even the word] of God, ye accepted [it] not [as] the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe. (ASV)

Susie Brown and I are teaching at a week-long theatre (and other performance arts) conservatory for the Salvation Army (theTAMjam.com). We're signing up so that every hour that we're here (24/7) is covered in prayer. I have great expectations that the Lord is going to do some really cool things while we're here. Appreciate your prayers to that end!

I posted a picture on my blog: RichDrama.com/NewsBlog.

In Christ alone,
Rich

-----Original Message-----
Hello Everyone!

I just want to say that all I have thought about today is how much I miss everyone! During praise and worship in church today, I realized (as others of you have said) it wasn't as freeing as Masterworks had been. I felt, however, that I was able to get into the music more than I did before Masterworks happened (if that makes any sense).
Just some exciting news in my life: Because of Masterworks, I have been more enthusiastic about my faith then ever. Before Masterworks, I felt that I couldn't forgive myself for being a sinner, and that God couldn't possibly forgive me either. After spending time with all of you and seeing Christ's love through you all, I see that I was wrong. I hope it is an encouragement to know that I see Christ genuinely living through you all. I pray that He continues to do so.
We can change the world! Just keep that in mind.....


Sending Love and Greetings,
~Jessica Long

NYCITA Leadership Links

This came out of the New York City Christians in Theatre Arts NorthAmerican Networking Conference:

NYCITA Conference Leadership Links

 

In response to many requests we have assembled the list of speakers/leaders at the June 20006 NYCita conference together with their web addresses or emails. Please visit these sites to learn more about the leaders or to purchase their products.

 

In order of appearance at the conference:

 

Carol Jaudes    www.savidge.com

Zeta Godboalt   Zeta.Godboalt@nyack.edu

Dr. Marcos Rivera                    http://www.primitivechurch.net/

Majors Hollie and Carl Ruthberg           http://www.salvationarmytimessquare.org

Ben Harney      http://www.bamsstheatreworks.org

Dr. A.R. Bernard          http://www.clc.org

Pat McCorkle and casting directors      http://www.actorsresource.biz

Carolyn Rossi Copeland, Margaret Gallo and Lamb’s Theatre http://lambstheatre.org/

Rich Swingle     http://www.richdrama.com

St John the Divine Cathedral                 http://www.stjohndivine.org

George Drance             http://gwdrance.tripod.com

J. Mark McVey            http://www.marimackproductions.com

Randy Courts               http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsC/CourtsRandy.htm

Mark St Germain          http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsS/StGermainMark.htm

Regent University          http://www.regent.edu

Abbie Killeen               http://www.abbiekilleen.com

Eric Alderfer                 http://adventureseric.com

David Garretson           http://www.saintpeterandpaul.org

Edwina Findley             http://www.edwinafindley.com

Nora Mae Lyng            http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=71745

George Kmeck             http://www.georgekmeck.com

Early One Morning       masterworkproductions@yahoo.com

Kathy Terrill                 terrillbkrace@yahoo.com 

Redeemer Threads Series  arts@redeemer.com

Splinter             http://splinteronline.org

Project Dance              http://www.projectdance.com/

 

 

 

Blessings!

Bryanne Barker

CITA Admin

PO Box 26471

Greenville, SC 29616

admin@cita.org    www.cita.org

864/679-1898 phone

864/679-1899 fax

 ...Celebrating Our 15 Year Anniversary of Equipping and Encouraging Christians in Theatre Arts!

 

Epistles

While reading from 1 Thessalonians it occurred to me that Brandon's proposal is a bit Pauline. In other words Paul went out and formed a bunch of churches, which could have whithered in his absence. Instead they flourished (well some of them did) because he watered the seeds that he planted through his epistles. You guys are immensely better equipped than Paul with email and chat rooms to remind each other of how to apply biblical truths and Truth to theatre.

I'm leaving town today for a whole month (RichDrama.com/Itinerary), so I'm afraid I can't promise much input during that time. I hope you'll take up Brandon's challenge and let each other know what discoveries you're making.

1 Thessalonians 2:11 as ye know how we [dealt with] each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging [you], and testifying, 12 to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory. (ASV: one of the free translations for Palm OS at OliveTree.com)

In Christ alone,
Rich

Re: A challenge!

Amen!

Rich

On Aug 3, 2006, at 12:11 AM, Irene Kao wrote:

I thirst for something of this nature in my daily life.  But I need someone to keep me accountable!  *tongue in cheek*

On the up side, I was at work training yesterday, and over lunch, spoke with someone who works in public services.  It so happened that her brother in law has been involved in community theatre in Newcastle, so I got hold of a few useful names!!!

 

He opens doors if we seek it :)

 

Blessings,

Irene

 

On 7/31/06, Brandon Langeland <blangeland13@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hey guys,

So I'm sitting here in the coffee shop of the country's largest book store here in Portland, and I'm debating whether or not I should issue this challenge that's been rattling around in my head. Then I log on to my email and figure "What the heck?"

This is something that I've been thinking about for the past year and a half, and what I'm about to write is (try not to laugh) the culmination of a lot of thought. As most, if not all, of us are pursuing a future in theatre, and as we know that this isn't exactly a Christian environment. I've been asking myself for a while now how I can actively be involved in the theatre world while still staying plugged in to a Christian community when the two schedules don't exactly complement each other. So, since I'm not able to be my usual verbose self, I'll get to the point and tell you my challenge: Every Monday (the usual theater dark day) we should all dedicate some time to studying/practicing/discussing our art form of theatre in some way and then spend some time meditating on where the Lord sits in this. Example: For the next few weeks, I'm going to start off by reading/writing some plays and then whatever subject I encounter, I'm going to stop and see what the Bible has to say about it. Something along those lines. And here's the important part: whether through AIM, phone, or in person, this must be something shared with one or more other people. This is not to say that we shouldn't be doing this all during the week, but rather to say if nothing else, we have Mondays! What do you guys think? Any thoughts? Suggestions? Need for clarification? Discuss away!

Blessings,

Brandon

Cleartovenus@aol.com wrote:

Hello Everyone!

 

    It feels weird now not to wake up every morning and have a full blown time of worship as well as vocal warm-ups. I'm pretty sure Rex's "mah's" still echo in my ear each morning at nine! All this to say, I miss all of you very much! I hope that we will all be able to keep in touch! Just know that I will be praying for each and every one of you; I know God is going to do GREAT things in your lives! I know He has already spoke through you to me! God bless you all!

 

              ~Jessica Long

"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13

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In Christ Alone,

Rich

Rich & Joyce Swingle

@ The Helen Hayes Theatre

240 W 44th St., Ste 7

New York, NY 10036

Booking: info@Savidge.com or 864-430-9502

RichDrama.com

Itinerary: RichSwingle.com

To change the world for one child, go to 

RichDrama.com/Compassion.

Pray for the world in 5 1/2 minutes: 

TheJesusBooks.org/LighttotheNations.

play

I would just like to say that the first chapter of Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott, references King Oberon of fairyland!  It made me happy to read that.

--
peaceandlove,
Christi

by the way...

...Patricia and I prayed for each of you over lunch.

In Christ Alone,

Rich

Congratulations!

Sarah,
This is wonderful news! Patricia and I prayed for you over lunch. I
was thrilled to hear that after your prayer with her your sore throat
was GONE!

You have no reason to be intimidated. You are equipped. Blessings
on you, and may you bless the cast richly. Be sure to send
performance info, though, if it doesn't extend into September I'm
afraid I'll still be in Toronto.
In Christ alone,
Rich

On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:44 AM, Anna Sewell wrote:

> Wow! Congratulations Sarah!!!
> "God, I ask you to empower Sarah and the other christians to be a
> light in this production! And Bless them, thanks, Amen!!!"
> That is very exciting- thanks for sharing with us!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Keyes" <sarah@keyes.net>
> To: "Brandon Langeland" Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:36 PM
> Subject: guess what?
>
>
> Hi, everybody!
>
> God just opened up the doors for me to play Susan in The Lion, the
> Witch, and the Wardrobe at the end of this month. I'm so
> excited--it's in an off-Broadway theatre! My acting teacher here in
> NY runs the company that's putting this on, and I was out of town
> for the auditions so I just figured it wasn't God's plan for me to
> participate in this show even though I wanted to--it's geared
> towards kids and I love children's theatre! Well, they're a week
> into rehearsals and their Susan just dropped out, so my teacher
> called yesterday evening and told me to get in touch with the
> director. So I read for him this evening and he immediately started
> blocking me in. Kind of scary how quickly this has happened, but
> I'm excited! It is a Christian company, but
> most of the cast is not Christian, so please pray for us as the
> believers in the cast witness to them over the next three weeks. It
> was nice to start rehearsal with prayer today. :)
>
> It's a cast of 8 people, and I am definitely the baby of the cast.
> Lucy is 23, and everyone else must be at least over 25, and they
> are all experienced actors. So I'm kind of intimidated, to say the
> least. Also, I'm a little nervous because I have to learn a
> British accent by next Tuesday. I'm checking Susie's Jerry Blunt
> book out of the library tomorrow! :) It's one of those things that
> I've been meaning to do for a while, but now I have to, and pronto!
>
> I missed you all even more at rehearsal tonight!
>
> Love,
> Sarah

In Christ Alone,
Rich

Rich & Joyce Swingle
@ The Helen Hayes Theatre
240 W 44th St., Ste 7
New York, NY 10036
Booking: info@Savidge.com or 864-430-9502
RichDrama.com
Itinerary: RichSwingle.com

To change the world for one child, go to
RichDrama.com/Compassion.

Pray for the world in 5 1/2 minutes:
TheJesusBooks.org/LighttotheNations.