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Monday, August 10, 2009
Watch Erica Lane's Reality Show 'Inspired Ambition'
Insired Ambition is a television series that follows Masterwork Productions artist Erica Lane as she takes her shot as an artist in the Christian music industry.
Ever want to know what it is like to try for your big break? The struggles, frustrations, joys and triumphs that take place? Well, look no further.
Told from the perspective of an ex-school teacher who left the comfort zone of the classroom for the trials and testing of the music industry, Inspired Amition reminds us that life is full of obstacles, but that anything is possible through Christ who strengthens us. The series will be available on DVD Aug. 11. Join the Facebook page here.
A selfless soul, Erica remains true to her heart as she seamlessly combines her ministry with her artistry in this captivating series. Each of the episodes features a different part of her journey.
The reality style series produced by Cloud Ten Pictures features 13 episodes that are each 30 minutes in length. The footage was shot across the United States between August 2007 and November 2008. Produced by the Saylors Brothers and directed by award winning filmmaker Kyle Saylors, this series is something every music fan will enjoy.
During the journey, Erica is blessed to have one on one time with top music artists and others involved in Christian media, ministry and music.
Included in the 13 episode series are interviews with: John Schlitt (Petra), EverLife, PID rapper Fred Lynch, Family Force 5, Michael Tait (DC Talk, Newsboys), Sandi Patty, Grits, Eric Whitacre, Mark Shultz, Bebo Norman, Dennis Jernigan.
For more information about Erica and her music, go to http://www.ericalanemusic.com. Sign up for her newsletter at http://ericalanemusic.net63.net/ and get free downloads of her music!
To book Erica, contact us at masterworkproductions@yahoo.com.
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The Blind Side
Read about the real life mom from "The Blind Side."
Lifeway: http://www.lifeway.com/article/?id=169816
Guideposts: http://www.guideposts.com/story/sandra-bullock-blind-side-football?page=0,1
Read Matt Mungle's review of the movie at http://www.buddyhollywood.com/.
Lifeway: http://www.lifeway.com/article/?id=169816
Guideposts: http://www.guideposts.com/story/sandra-bullock-blind-side-football?page=0,1
Read Matt Mungle's review of the movie at http://www.buddyhollywood.com/.
Lauren Yarger, Bio
Lauren Yarger has written, directed and produced numerous shows and special events for both secular and Christian audiences. She co-wrote a Christian musical version of “A Christmas Carol” which played to sold-out audiences of over 3,000 in Vermont and was awarded the 2000 Vermont Bessie (theater and film awards) for “People’s Choice for Theatre.” She also has written two other dinner theaters, sketches for church services and devotions for Christian artists.
Yarger trained for three years in the Broadway League’s Producer Development Program, completed the Commercial Theater Institute's Producing Three-Day Training and produced a one-woman musical about Mary Magdalene that toured nationally and closed with an off-Broadway run.
In 2008 she was a Fellow at the National Critics Institute at the O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. She writes reviews of Broadway and off-Broadway theater with a Christian perspective for Reflections in the Light (http://reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com/) and is editor of The Connecticut Arts Connection. She also is a contributing editor for BroadwayWorld.com
She also reviews books for Publisher's Weekly and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. She formerly was Connecticut theater editor for CurtainUp, a national theater web site bsed in New York and a reviewer for American Theater Web.
She also served as Executive Director of Masterwork Productions, Inc. and worked in arts management for the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
She is a freelance writer and member of the Drama Desk, The Outer Critics Circle, The American Theater Critics Association, The League of Professional Theatre Women and The CT Critics Circle.
A former newspaper editor and graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, Yarger lives with her husband in West Granby, CT and has two adult children.
Yarger trained for three years in the Broadway League’s Producer Development Program, completed the Commercial Theater Institute's Producing Three-Day Training and produced a one-woman musical about Mary Magdalene that toured nationally and closed with an off-Broadway run.
In 2008 she was a Fellow at the National Critics Institute at the O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. She writes reviews of Broadway and off-Broadway theater with a Christian perspective for Reflections in the Light (http://reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com/) and is editor of The Connecticut Arts Connection. She also is a contributing editor for BroadwayWorld.com
She also reviews books for Publisher's Weekly and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. She formerly was Connecticut theater editor for CurtainUp, a national theater web site bsed in New York and a reviewer for American Theater Web.
She also served as Executive Director of Masterwork Productions, Inc. and worked in arts management for the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
She is a freelance writer and member of the Drama Desk, The Outer Critics Circle, The American Theater Critics Association, The League of Professional Theatre Women and The CT Critics Circle.
A former newspaper editor and graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, Yarger lives with her husband in West Granby, CT and has two adult children.
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Scripture from THE MESSAGE Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Christian Arts Links
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- Angels, the Musical
- Author Allia Zobel Nolan
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- Christians in Cinema -- Angela Walker
- Christians in Theatre Arts
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- Consuming Worship
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- Eric Metaxas
- Erica Lane
- Experiencing Worship
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- Fellowship for the Performing Arts
- Heart of the Artist Ministries
- Hotworship.com
- http://torrymartin.com
- Jeff Lisenby
- Martha Bolton
- MASTERWORK PRODUCTIONS, INC.
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- Phil Cooke-- The Change Revolution
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- Reflections in the Light :Christian Broadway and Theater Reviews
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Blog Roll
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- Chuck Neighbors
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- Rich Swingle
- Hollywood, Jesus and Me
- Diary of an Arts Pastor
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