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rts & ntertainment Bring Your Creative Side to Light
Thurmont Thespians Hold Auditions The Great American Wheat Harvest
for 2015 Fall Show is Nominated for a Regional Emmy
The Thurmont Thespians are proud to announce auditions for their fall Award
show, God’s Favorite, a comedy by Neil Simon and directed by Matthew
Bannister. Frederick area film maker, Conrad Weaver of ConjoStudios, LLC, just
Auditions will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located on 15 N. announced that his 2014 documentary film, The Great American Wheat Harvest
Church Street in Thurmont, on Tuesday, September 1, at 7:00 p.m. and has been nominated for an Emmy Award! On Thursday, August 7, 2015, the
Wednesday, September 2, at 4:00 p.m. The audition will consist of cold reads Mid-America Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
from the script and some improvisation scenarios. revealed the nominees for the 2015 Regional Emmy Awards, and The Great
God’s Favorite is based on the biblical story of Job and takes place in a American Wheat Harvest was nominated in the documentary-cultural category.
Long Island mansion. One night, a messenger from God, Sidney Lipton (with The film aired on WQPT (Quad Cities PBS) this past February and
a big G on his sweatshirt) arrives and, as in the biblical story, goes through all consequently qualified to be submitted for the nomination. As one of nineteen
manner of temptations to get Joe Benjamin to renounce God. When he refuses, regional chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the
he is visited by all the afflictions imaginable. He stands firm and the messenger Mid-America Chapter is the standard-bearer for excellence in the television
has to admit defeat. The household consists of a pious, God-fearing tycoon broadcasting industry and the gatekeepers of the prestigious regional Emmy
named Joe Benjamin and his family: a long-suffering wife, Rose; a prodigal Awards. Mid-America represents the most experienced and talented television
son, David; a pair of kooky twins, Ben and Sarah; and the maid and butler, professionals from all disciplines of the industry in the region.
Mady and Morris. “It’s really an honor to be nominated for an Emmy Award; it’s the culmination
All roles are open. For more information, please contact Matt Bannister at of a lot of hard work and persistence in getting our film to an audience who needs
240-626-8178 or by email [email protected]. to see it. This nomination is also a tribute to the farmers and harvesters who work
hard, year in and year out, to bring food to our tables,” said Weaver.
The 39th Mid-America Emmy Gala will be held on Saturday, October
3, 2015, at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, and
Share Your Creative Side Weaver hopes to come home with the golden statue.
Weaver is looking for more opportunities to air the film. Any television
Email to: [email protected] • Fax to: 301-447-2946 station programming director who would like to feature The Great American
Mail to: 515B East Main Street, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Wheat Harvest, should contact him at 301-606-7794, or email at Conrad@
conjostudios.com or on Twitter: @conjostudios. The film is also available on
DVD through the website: www.GreatAmericanWheatHarvest.com.
Weaver and his company, along with another Frederick company, Archai
media, are currently working on another documentary film, Thirsty Land. This
film will tell the story about the drought in the American west and its impact
on agriculture and communities. Learn more at www.thirstylandmovie.com.
Hometown Author to Sign Books at
Blue Ridge Summit Library
Hometown Author, Allison B. Hanson, will be signing books on Saturday,
September 12, 2015, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., at the Blue Ridge Summit
Free Library, located at 15055 Summit Plaza in Blue Ridge Summit,
Pennsylvania.
Come out to meet the author as she introduces the first book in the Blue
Ridge Romance Series, When Least Expected. Visit her website at www.
allisonbhanson.com.
rts & ntertainment Bring Your Creative Side to Light
Thurmont Thespians Hold Auditions The Great American Wheat Harvest
for 2015 Fall Show is Nominated for a Regional Emmy
The Thurmont Thespians are proud to announce auditions for their fall Award
show, God’s Favorite, a comedy by Neil Simon and directed by Matthew
Bannister. Frederick area film maker, Conrad Weaver of ConjoStudios, LLC, just
Auditions will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located on 15 N. announced that his 2014 documentary film, The Great American Wheat Harvest
Church Street in Thurmont, on Tuesday, September 1, at 7:00 p.m. and has been nominated for an Emmy Award! On Thursday, August 7, 2015, the
Wednesday, September 2, at 4:00 p.m. The audition will consist of cold reads Mid-America Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
from the script and some improvisation scenarios. revealed the nominees for the 2015 Regional Emmy Awards, and The Great
God’s Favorite is based on the biblical story of Job and takes place in a American Wheat Harvest was nominated in the documentary-cultural category.
Long Island mansion. One night, a messenger from God, Sidney Lipton (with The film aired on WQPT (Quad Cities PBS) this past February and
a big G on his sweatshirt) arrives and, as in the biblical story, goes through all consequently qualified to be submitted for the nomination. As one of nineteen
manner of temptations to get Joe Benjamin to renounce God. When he refuses, regional chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the
he is visited by all the afflictions imaginable. He stands firm and the messenger Mid-America Chapter is the standard-bearer for excellence in the television
has to admit defeat. The household consists of a pious, God-fearing tycoon broadcasting industry and the gatekeepers of the prestigious regional Emmy
named Joe Benjamin and his family: a long-suffering wife, Rose; a prodigal Awards. Mid-America represents the most experienced and talented television
son, David; a pair of kooky twins, Ben and Sarah; and the maid and butler, professionals from all disciplines of the industry in the region.
Mady and Morris. “It’s really an honor to be nominated for an Emmy Award; it’s the culmination
All roles are open. For more information, please contact Matt Bannister at of a lot of hard work and persistence in getting our film to an audience who needs
240-626-8178 or by email [email protected]. to see it. This nomination is also a tribute to the farmers and harvesters who work
hard, year in and year out, to bring food to our tables,” said Weaver.
The 39th Mid-America Emmy Gala will be held on Saturday, October
3, 2015, at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, and
Share Your Creative Side Weaver hopes to come home with the golden statue.
Weaver is looking for more opportunities to air the film. Any television
Email to: [email protected] • Fax to: 301-447-2946 station programming director who would like to feature The Great American
Mail to: 515B East Main Street, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Wheat Harvest, should contact him at 301-606-7794, or email at Conrad@
conjostudios.com or on Twitter: @conjostudios. The film is also available on
DVD through the website: www.GreatAmericanWheatHarvest.com.
Weaver and his company, along with another Frederick company, Archai
media, are currently working on another documentary film, Thirsty Land. This
film will tell the story about the drought in the American west and its impact
on agriculture and communities. Learn more at www.thirstylandmovie.com.
Hometown Author to Sign Books at
Blue Ridge Summit Library
Hometown Author, Allison B. Hanson, will be signing books on Saturday,
September 12, 2015, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., at the Blue Ridge Summit
Free Library, located at 15055 Summit Plaza in Blue Ridge Summit,
Pennsylvania.
Come out to meet the author as she introduces the first book in the Blue
Ridge Romance Series, When Least Expected. Visit her website at www.
allisonbhanson.com.
