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GFF – LOVE and BUSINESS
2016: LOVE and BUSINESS People are arriving in Rossland from all over the world to make a living in the mines and the storefronts of Columbia Avenue, and business is booming… except for the Velvet Hotel and its proprietor, Willabilla. … Continue reading
GFF – Summer is Coming!
2015: Summer is Coming! Based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Summer is Coming follows a Rossland Volunteer Fire Fighter, Julian, who falls in love at first sight with Romola, a girl from Trail. Will a long-time feud between these two cities … Continue reading
GFF – Off the Rails!
2014: Off the Rails! The newly formed Rossland Miners’ Union has just made history—it’s negotiated an eight hour work day, much thanks to the work of the president of the Union, Wally Johnson. The owners of the mines, who are … Continue reading
GFF – A Job Well Done
2013: A Job Well Done Every summer for the past 27 years, the Gold Fever Follies have put on a different show, each loosely based on the historic events and people of Rossland’s early gold rush days. This year’s A Job … Continue reading
GFF – John vs. John
2012: John vs. John Welcome back to another season of the Gold Fever Follies. This year we have another great script written by Brian Turner of Rossland. Boris Vdovine and Drew Chale return to write the catchy music that the … Continue reading
Farewell to the 25th
Farewell to the 25th When September hits, the Follies has sadly come to an end. The 25th season entitled The Race, The Voice, and the Gentlewomen had a great run. The man who started it all, Ray Furlotte, watched over … Continue reading
We Are The Music Men
We Are The Music Men Music is key (piano pun intended) when putting together a production like ours. Last year, the Gold Fever Follies asked two young men, Drew Chale and Boris Vdovine to write the music for Trapped In … Continue reading
Homegrown Talent pt 2: The Three Fays
Homegrown Talent pt 2: The Three Fays You always want an understudy in a production in case one of your performers becomes ill, hurts themselves, or wins a free trip to Disneyland and bolts. In an earlier article, we spoke … Continue reading