By Joshua Melfi
The Center for Emerging Enterprises (CE2) announced at a press conference held today that their introductory project will be mentored by the Everybody Loves Raymond’s Emmy award-winning writer Tom Caltabiano.
GoFers, the student-run sitcom, is about a small delivery company, its employees and the day-to-day situations that take place there. At its core, GoFers is about caring, second chances, and helping people find success.
The GoFers project is being completed by 70 students from Grand Valley State University, Seidman College of Business, Cornerstone University, Aquinas College, Kuyper College, Calvin College, Kendall College of Art and Design and Compass Arts Academy. Every aspect of the project is being completed by the students from writing, casting, production, marketing, finance, music, animation, and set design, Bob Israel, founder of CE2 said.
“Its all about the students – it’s a student driven product, not me, nor Tom, it’s all the students,” he said at the conference.
Caltabiano first got started on the project through a friend at Grand Valley University.
Although it is not set on how long Caltabiano will be staying in Grand Rapids, he and the students have set up a system where he will working with them over Skype.
Casting and auditions will begin in the spring while shooting is slated for June. The pilot episode will be ready for air in September 2010.
Caltabiano is a two-time Emmy award-winning producer and writer for Everybody Loves Raymond. He has also produced the documentary 95 Miles to Go, which he starred in with Ray Romano, and in 2006 he guest-hosted The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
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