Near the start of the pandemic, retired educator Georgia Joorisity contacted me to ask about publishing a community-oriented drama she'd written. Georgia had seen my name as the editor and publisher of the "Running the Riders: My Decade as CEO of Canada's Team" book by Jim Hopson. She loved that book and had worked with Jim in Saskatchewan's education system.
Being committed to her province, community, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Georgia had written a fun-loving play script called Santa Claus Wore Green. It's about a time when things started going terribly wrong at the North Pole just a few days before Christmas. Fortunately, there are Rider fans everywhere to save the day!
She asked for my help in publishing her play script. Part of the process involved obtaining copyright and other permissions from the Saskatchewan Roughriders, The Arrogant Worms, Jim Hopson, Jason Plumb, and more. They were happy to give us their approval.
We printed a few physical copies of the script and let it be known that drama groups could obtain the script for a nominal fee.
Fast forward to four years later...
Georgia was delighted when The Milestone Prairie Players requested permission to present her play at the Milestone Community Christmas celebration. I was thrilled as well and we were both excited to go see the play be performed in front of a live audience.
