Randall Wiebe

Randall Wiebe
Born Morden, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality Canadian
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Magnum opus Thomas: Confessions of a Doubter

Randall G. Wiebe is a playwright, stage actor,[1] voice actor,[2] artistic director,[3] creative director, chaplain,[4] art instructor,[5] and artist living in Rosebud, Alberta, Canada.[6] He was born in Morden, Manitoba. He is the artistic director for the Canadian Badlands Passion Play,[3] a production that he says includes "professionals and people that have never been on stage before."[7] He has also acted in the play, portraying characters as diverse as Jairus, Barrabas, Bartimaeus,[8] Judas and Jesus.[9] Originally the playwright for the Passion Play, he has since been variously the play's artistic director, creative director and chaplain from 2006 to 2012.[4] Wiebe also wrote his own 55-minute, one-man Passion play called Thomas: Confessions of a Doubter and has performed this play more than 350 times, mostly in Western Canada, but also in Malaysia, Guam, Hawaii and Venezuela from 2002 to 2012.[1] As a voice actor, he has acted in Hunter × Hunter, Mega Man Powered Up, Mega Man X8, and Mega Man X: Command Mission, portraying such characters as Dr. Light.[2] Wiebe is an art instructor at the Rosebud School of the Arts.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Mario Toneguzzi (May 11, 2012). "Play on Doubting Thomas set for Strathmore". Calgary Herald. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Randall Wiebe". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Passion Play set to rise again". Calgary Herald. June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Randall Wiebe". Canadian Badlands Passion Play. 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Rosebud Summer Art Intensive: August 3 – 12, 2012". Rosebud School of the Arts. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  6. Erin Steele. "Rosebud artist coming to Peace River to teach classes at Horizon". The Record-Gazette. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  7. Patrick Kolafa (June 9, 2008). "Your chance to be in the Passion Play". Drumheller Mail. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  8. Margaret Deefholts. "Judea is Closer Than You Think". Travel Writers Tales. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  9. Sharon McLeay (May 18, 2012). "Doubt turns to faith". Strathmore Times. Retrieved August 29, 2012.


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