by Terry Weber | May 1, 2012 | MainStage Wing
About a year ago, in April of 2011, The WordPlayers produced SHADOWLANDS, William Nicholson’s moving play about the relationship between C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. It proved to be an extraordinary experience for many people. Below, Anne Millett, who...
by Terry Weber | Apr 13, 2012 | MainStage Wing
Artistic Director Terry Weber and Managing Director Jeni Lamm of The WordPlayers answer some tough questions regarding the upcoming summer musical, Ragtime. Question 1: Your website indicates that Ragtime is rated PG13 for “some violence, mild profanity and adult...
by Terry Weber | Apr 6, 2012 | Featured
I’ve been thinking a lot about justice lately. In the NIV translation, Amos 5:24 reads, “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.” It’s a powerful, uplifting verse in the middle of very disturbing passage. In the verses...
by Terry Weber | Mar 30, 2012 | Featured
In the NIV translation, Micah 6:8 says: “What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” I suspect that in that passage, God was speaking to people in general and not only to actors. But as an actor, I’m...
by Terry Weber | Mar 23, 2012 | Featured
An actor steps onto a darkened stage. In moments, a soft light transforms the stage into a living room on a winter afternoon. The audience joins the actors by actively participating in the remembering of a story. Drama literally means action. In a drama,...