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AUGUST 28, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Love to bend unexpectedly for McNary HS thespians Hope for healing The Oasis Center for Counseling and Wellness, a new Keizer business dedicated to helping those struggling with eating disorders, held an aware- ness event for Project Heal Saturday, Aug. 22. Project Heal raises funds to assist those who need eating disorder treatment and would have been oth- erwise unable to afford it. Top: Members of the McNary High School string orchestra between performances. Above: Project HEAL volunteers: Jessica Murfi n, Jill Pruss, Karis Alston, Andrea Cantley and Sarah Bye. Right: Jessica Short, registered di- etitian with The Oasis Center, and Lizette Dubay-Coutney, registered dietician at Salem Hospital. 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For the unini- tiated, the play is the tale of Belle who is sent to live with the Beast, who is harboring a curse, and the two fi nd them- selves drawn together. “Beauty and the Beast is most faithful to the movie and, when people come see them, they expect to see the movie. With that in mind, we are going big and cartoony and I’m encouraging the whole cast to run to extremes with their characters,” said Myers. The play’s leads have al- ready been cast. Madi Zuro will tackle the role of Belle, while Taylor Bomar has been cast as Beast. The production will make use of costumes rented from Westview High School, but the Celtics will be building their own sets. The January play is cur- rently slated as Anatomy of Join in Day of Service The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is planning its second Day of Service at Champoeg State Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, and the public is invited to join hundreds of other volunteers. Chores will include spreading bark dust, removing ivy and black- berry vines throughout the park. Clean up work at the park will begin at 9 a.m. and be concluded by noon. A hot dog barbecue will follow. Volunteers are asked to bring rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows. Work gloves are a must. For further information contact Didi Orr at 503-869-8746 or Phil Bay at 503-930-2649. Gray, by Jim Leonard Jr. It is the story of a “medicine man” blown into an 1800s town on the winds of a tornado. At fi rst he is able to heal all ail- ments, but then the town is struck with a plague and his powers begin to unspool. “It’s about snake oil sales- men and how people were always looking forward to the visits from these guys because they brought mystery and in- trigue, but there are pitfalls of living like that,” Myers said. Next spring, the drama de- partment will host its annual One Act Festival. After pro- ducing two student-written plays earlier this year, Myers said he’s hoping all the one acts will be student written this year. “We started working on laying the groundwork for the one acts in class last spring and I already have a couple I love if no other ones rise up,” Myers said. Myers’ playwriting class was already bursting at the seams prior to the beginning of school this year mean- ing he might be in for some tough choices. McNary’s thespians will also perform The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the- Moon Marigolds. That play is the tale of a dysfunctional family of women and the young girl coming of age at its center. “Like Beauty and the Beast, it’s one of the top shows performed by high school students in the nation,” My- ers said. “At its core, it’s is a beautiful story about Tillie Hunsdorfer who is succeed- ing despite the odds against her.” In April, the Celtics will stage Romeo and Juliet for their fi nal play, but Myers is hoping a dash of glitz, à la the recent remake of The Great Gatsby, will give the play a fresh veneer. “I hope to put it in pro- hibition Hollywood with ei- ther two families of gangsters or one family on the side of the law while the other are outlaws,” Myers said. With a soundtrack pro- vided by Postmodern Juke- box (Google them, it’s worth it), he thinks the whole play might be set inside a jazz bar. WorshipDirectory These Salem-Keizer houses of worship invite you to visit. Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051 John Knox Presbyterian Church JOIN US FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 am • 10 am • 11:30 am • 6 pm PEOPLESCHURCH 4500 LANCASTER DR NE | SALEM 503.304.4000 • www.peopleschurch.com Celebration Services Saturday Evening 6:00 pm Children’s Programs, Student and Adult Ministries 1755 Lockhaven Dr. NE Keizer 503-390-3900 www.dayspringfellowship.com Sunday Morning 9:00 am and 10:45 am 452 Cummings Lane North • 393-0404 Father Gary L. Zerr, Pastor Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m. Sundays: 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. La Misa en Español: 12:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. John Neal, Pastor Worship - 10:30 a.m. Education Hour - 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available www.keizerjkpres.org Jason Lee UMC 820 Jeff erson St. NE Salem OR 97301 Dr. Jon F. Langenwalter, Pastor The church with the purple doors 503-364-2844 Worship at 9:30 am • Child Care Available Faith Lutheran Church 4505 River Rd N • 393-4507 Sunday Schedule: 9:00 a.m. Children’s Church 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Children’s Activities Pastor Virginia Eggert 10:30 a.m. Worship with Communion