What
do you get when you combine a Shakespearean troupe with a hometown media
center? You guessed it. A great Romeo and Juliet video!
Pembroke
Community Media Center student and parent volunteers filmed the Thespian Group
7127 premier presentation of "Everybody Loves Romeo" at Pembroke High
School Friday night, October 26th.
Copies
were ready for sale at the door the next night.
When
asked how Pembroke Community Media Center was able to get "Everybody Loves
Romeo" DVDs done so quickly, representative Margaret Jones said "We
had high school students in the play and others who had friends in the show who
wanted to help out to just get it done." 
Jones
added, "It seemed like a good idea to have the actual finished DVDs for
sale, rather than just order forms like in previous years. The volunteers were motivated and had a lot
of fun."
The
high school students who helped earned community service credit hours required
for graduation.
PAPA
Secretary Michelle Fay was excited about having discs to sell so soon. “Can't wait to get my copy!” said Fay.
“We
want to make sure The Performing Arts Parents' Association (PAPA) gets money,”
Jones explained. “Most people buying
DVDs have children in the shows we film, and it's really important for them to
know that what they pay for a DVD is helping PAPA's fund raising efforts.”
Twenty
five percent of proceeds goes directly to PAPA for senior scholarships, private
lessons, music camps, instrument purchases, provide transportation, and a lot
more.
Pembroke
Community Media Center, Inc. was formed by Pembroke residents in June 2012 just
before Pembroke's public access television station closed. Shows formerly available on channels 13, 14,
and 15 now can be seen at yourpcmc.com.
Private
donations are Pembroke Community Media Center's only funding source.
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