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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