Reflections on “The Little Prince”

The WordPlayers isn’t producing The Little Prince this season; the Clarence Brown Theatre is. However, The Little Prince is a play that would very much fall into the mission of The WordPlayers. I am privileged to be playing the role of The Aviator in the CBT...

Authentic Worship

At my church on Sunday morning, the worship leader, as she began to lead another song, asked a question, “Don’t you just love to worship?” The first thing that came to my mind was “No!” I am not a singer. This last year I had terrible...

Meet Matthew Lloyd

With The Case of the Missing Bodies, Matthew Lloyd is celebrating his 50th play as an actor, in addition to over 30 plays working behind the scenes.  In the last 20+ years, he has served as director, producer, stage manager, set designer, sound designer, and makeup...

A Sojourner’s Jots

Merriam-Webster’s defines a “sojourn” as a “temporary stay.” For the next five weeks, I am a sojourner – a temporary visitor – at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN.  Working here is a joy in many ways: incredibly talented, passionate, and friendly...

Where’s the Justice?

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...

To Act Justly

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...