{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 14: Priest & Actor--George Drance, S.J.","description":"What\u2019s it like to be both a priest and a professional actor? George Drance, S.J. is the artist in residence at Fordham University, where he teaches acting, a resident artist in La Mama\u2019s Great Jones Repertory Company, and the artistic director of Magis Theatre Company. We discuss his religious and artistic vocation, how people in the theater world feel about working with a priest, how to take custody of your career and choose your roles with integrity, Catholic vs. worldly ideas of success, and more.   Links George Drance, S.J. Fordham faculty page https:\/\/www.fordham.edu\/info\/25064\/theatre_full-time_faculty\/10013\/george_drance_sj\/1 Magis Theatre Company http:\/\/www.magistheatre.org Timestamps George Drance, S.J. 1:52 Being both a Jesuit priest and a working actor 6:50 How Fr. George seeks God in his work 8:11 Working in experimental theater with Great Jones Repertory and La MaMa; the legacy of Ellen Stewart 14:25 Navigating the theater world socially as a priest; how theater people respond to Fr. George\u2019s priesthood 18:59 Dealing with the pressure to take compromising roles; taking custody of your career as a young actor 29:44 The advantage of having a personal practice as an actor 33:34 There\u2019s no shame in having a day job; rejecting worldly conceptions of success 35:51 The fascinating career of dramatist-priest Pedro Calder\u00f3n de la Barca (1600-1681); his Life Is a Dream 42:27 Magis Theatre Company: actor training and reviving forgotten classics 48:02 Adaptation of The Odyssey for high school students 50:15 Magis\u2019s upcoming show, Miracle in Rwanda, based on Left to Tell by Imacul\u00e9e Ilibagiza 53:50 This week\u2019s reading: Bl. John Henry Newman, The Idea of a University ","author_name":"The Catholic Culture Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org","html":"