Sometimes people ask me to watch films, having been moved for some reason to think that I'd like them. My friend Jimmy handed me a film in a Netflix envelope probably some six weeks ago, and I said, sure, I'd watch it. And then life happened, and week after week, he'd ask me, and I'd …
L’ Desh Fresh
New Water Product...sort of. Pretty brilliant way to get the word out about the state of water availability in the world. Go to the official L'Desh Fresh web site to see the entire campaign. Pushing back the dark...
Josh Wilson
Heard a very fine performer at the Willow Creek Arts Conference Friday morning. Josh Wilson is a West Texan (Lubbock) who stands up there all by himself and creates full band and choir sounds with a looping station that's just as cool as cool can be. A fine guitarist and singer, he strikes me as …
Is Drama Still Effective?
That's the question lots of people at Willow are asking. And of course, their use of the word "drama" is always a bit suspect, because we all know what we get in churches far too often when it comes to "drama." Why the word "theatre" can't be used tells us something. But whether an actor …
Thinking about Actors
In about a half hour, I start my day of teaching at the Willow Creek Arts Conference in Chicago. As I prepared for my classes, two of which center on actors and directing, I was reminded of something that has been easy to lose sight of over the past couple of years: I love actors. …
JEFF BERRYMAN 