Megan Richards
Letters to a Young Jesus Loving Actress
I wonder if most people have the same desire I do to cover their eyes when they read back through things their younger self said (or...
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Megan Richards
Jun 3, 20203 min read
Stephanie Brooks
There is no Jesus-loving artist I know of that I respect more than Stephanie Brooks. We met early on in our professional careers, a...
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Megan Richards
May 27, 20204 min read
Put an ‘F’ On There and Let Me Go Home
I was at a callback for a couple of different roles in the same show. It was a torturously long audition because the theatre was trying...
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Megan Richards
May 20, 20202 min read
Ask God For a Snow Cone
I spent most of my summers growing up on my neighborhood swim team and going to meets every Saturday with my dad. I loved that my dad was...
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Megan Richards
May 18, 20203 min read
One (of Many) Auditions I’ve Bombed
It was my first audition in New York in a year. I was only there for the summer, having just come off a contract with another contract...
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Megan Richards
May 13, 20203 min read
Choosing Control Never Feels As Good As Freedom
After our cast mate got us lost in the snow while steering the car as if he was on the magic tea cup ride I arrived late to our sound...
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Megan Richards
May 11, 20204 min read
You Might Have Hated Me
If we had done a show together early on in my career, you might have hated me. I’ve mentioned before that I did a show once where I...
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Megan Richards
May 6, 20202 min read
I Don’t Understand Why God Doesn’t Always Heal
I let out a deep sigh as I sank back against the sofa cushions, happy to have a moment to zone out and scroll through Facebook. Moments...
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Megan Richards
May 4, 20204 min read
The Creature-That-Must-Not-Be-Named
I have never had any sort of traumatic encounter with a snake but, nevertheless, I avoid reptile houses like the plague and pray...
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Megan Richards
Apr 29, 20202 min read
I Don’t Get Seasick – Until I Do
My cruise ship contract itinerary put us in smooth waters, for the most part. Even when the ship did get a little rocky, my room was...
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Megan Richards
Apr 27, 20203 min read
Apologizing is Underrated
These letters are the end of my saga with my cast mate from the cruise ship: Dear Mike, This letter is long overdue, but it wasn’t until...
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Megan Richards
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Two Years Later, I Apologized
Not long after my cruise ship contract ended, one of my dancer friends from the cast came to visit me in New York. *Mike, the cast mate...
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Megan Richards
Apr 20, 20202 min read
I Flipped My Cast Mate the Bird
Have you ever allowed someone to get under your skin so much that if they even breathe, you’re offended? *Mike became that person to me...
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Megan Richards
Apr 15, 20201 min read
I don’t have ADD – except sometimes with God.
But oh! God is in His Holy Temple! Quiet everyone – a holy silence. Listen! – Habakkuk 2:20, MSG Here’s a confession: I think I’m only...
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Megan Richards
Apr 13, 20204 min read
I’ve Almost Been Fired from a Contract
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is about King Jehoshaphat. Three different armies had teamed up against Israel and were marching...
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Megan Richards
Apr 8, 20203 min read
Straight from the Horse’s iPhone Notes
This is a prayer that I wrote out in my iPhone notes during an insanely long callback I was at a few years back. “Holy Spirit, focus me....
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Megan Richards
Apr 6, 20202 min read
I spent Christmas Day at Hooters
The week of my birthday, before my final interview with the restaurant, I booked my first post-NYU contract! Like all God’s gifts, it...
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Megan Richards
Apr 1, 20202 min read
Like the Nerd Chosen Last for the Kickball Team
I was at a callback several years ago and became aware of what I’ve come to recognize as God’s specific guidance and provision. For...
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Megan Richards
Mar 30, 20203 min read
Episode #567 of “Naivety Lost”
After graduation from NYU, I came back to New York from a trip home and started auditioning that summer – and looking for the job that...
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Megan Richards
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Sometimes I Don’t Trust God.
Toward the end of my first year at NYU, I found myself desperately auditioning for a summer stock gig. Emphasis on “desperately.” My...
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