The Wheel Keeps Turning!

The Wheel Keeps Turning!

Our congratulations go out today to Doris Obremski, on completing her year as president of Goshen Rotary. Under her watch, Doris managed a 20% increase in membership and an expanded presence in local events, including the Florida Family Fun Day, the Great American Weekend 10K run, and the first annual Hambletonian Marathon, coming in October.

Goshen Rotary is a great organization doing great work in the community, providing funding for select projects, scholarships and event support, year after year! Speaking of the upcoming GAW 10K, there are now 300 advance registrations, with ten days still to go! You can, of course, register at the event itself, which starts from Cateract Firehouse on Green Street on July 6th at 6 am!

And now...with the current heat wave, and the necessity of replacing several cast members, we will be suspending this weekend's performances of "Status Quo Vadis "; however, we will be back on stage from July 12th through the 14th! We trust that we will have resolved our comfort challenges, either by much-needed air conditioning to the FPC Fellowship Hall, or we will be announcing a change of venue forthwith. Regardless, health and comfort are primary considerations in presenting our entertainment.  The  overall response to our preview was unanimously  positive, but for the extreme heat, due to a lack of air conditioning.

We are welcoming a number of new cast members and we are very excited about them, including Ryan Paige (Suffern, NY), playing 'Horace;' and Goshen girl Jennie Pines , who will step int the role of 'Irene.' Also, Ken Butler (Acting Anyone Academy's first graduate!) has been tapped for the role of 'Rev. Jack Purdy.' Nan Gill-Wilson will be debuting as, 'Mrs. Elgin,' opposite her husband David Patrick Wilson, who will assume three roles: 'Mr. Elgin,' 'Father Mithias' and 'Prof. Russell.' Andrew Parsons (who played 'Tommy Bolton' in "Collar") has joined the cast as 'Mr. Walgren.'

All in all, the producers are extremely happy with the new additions, and look forward to bringing the entire new cast together this weekend to put the finishing touches on a really funny play! We trust we will see you all in the coming weeks!

Meanwhile, "Collar" is going to strip! The new plan is to cut the two-hour feature into a one-hour pilot and  a first episode, to be joined by four additional episodes and aired on cable this fall (network TBA). However, keep your eyes open for local theatrical showings of the original feature film in theaters throughout the summer and autumn!

"Collar: The Series" will focus on the now-retired TJ Williams as he navigates the unsettled waters of the recently idle, trying his hand at security and PI work, but still closely connected to the Grossman PD! We are very interested in knowing what you think, and we will be sponsoring contests and sweepstakes over the next several months while we interact with all of those who know about the film, and have ideas where we could be going with it. Welcome to interactive TV dramedy!

By the way, has anybody been following the proceedings in the Zimmerman trial? You remember...the Trayvon Martin shooting that shocked the nation! We'd like to know what you think of that case, too!

In the meantime, stay cool, drink plenty of water, and stay tuned to Willy-Gilly...the only thing hotter than the weather...!

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