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PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 14, 2017 FIFTEEN, continued from Page A1 ROMEO, continued from Page A1 For Marissa, the steps were less formal, but possibly more resonant. One of her duties leading up to a church service marking the day was to ask some of the most important adults in her life to become her godparents, adding to the ones she was as- signed during baptism into the Catholic Church. “I was so nervous. I started with my grandma and I was still nervous,” Marissa said. “During the process you get to know how much people think of you and which people are going to be there for you.” She also had to choose friends and relatives to serve formal roles as damas (ladies) and chambelanes (escorts), who perform a choreographed dance for those in attendance. “We had a dance instructor and we started rehearsing in April, twice a week,” Marissa said. Teresa said it all seemed to come to a head the day of the event. “I texted my friends who have been my support all year that I was crying as (Marissa) got her hair and make-up done. Then, that night, every time I looked, she was out on the dance fl oor. Usually at weddings and quinceañeras she just sat and talked. You could see the transformation.” During the reception, Ma- rissa danced with her father, Jose, and was given two special gifts by her sisters. The young- est, Sophie, presented Marissa with her last doll. The old- est, Crystal, pinned a tiara in her hair. The gifts represent Additional shows are July 20-22. The annual Shakespeare in the Park event is free. How- ever, donations are welcome. Baker wanted to go young with casting the show's two leads. Spence Logan, a 2017 graduate of West Salem High School, is playing Romeo, while Natalie Doerfl er, an in- coming junior at Western Or- egon University, is portraying Juliet. Both are new to Keizer Homegrown but have been acting for years. Logan, who has received a theatre scholarship to Long Island University in New York, started when he was just 7 years old. “Everyone here is so great,” Logan said. “They're all work- ing so, so hard and I think it's going to be a great produc- tion.” Romeo and Juliet is Logan's second Shakespeare show af- ter performing in A Midsum- mer Night's Dream at West Sa- lem. Playing an emotional Ro- meo has been a challenge. “He is so complicated be- cause he switches between emotional states so frequent- ly,” Logan said. “At the very beginning he's depressed and down in the dumps. He sees Juliet and all of the sudden he's the happiest he's ever been. Then he gets banished KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald A few of the toys collected by Marissa Maciel during the cel- ebration of her quinceañera. The haul was donated to Simonka Place on River Road. the passage from childhood to womanhood. The mass and reception also included other elements repre- senting Teresa and Jose’s home country, Mexico. One of her godmothers purchased a cus- tom bouquet while on a trip in Mexico that matched Marissa’s dress, a Bible and rosary given to her during church services also came from Mexico. While the reception repre- sents something like a coming- of-age party, the church service is equally important. Earlier in the day, Marissa renewed her baptismal vows and another bouquet was offered to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Mexi- can title given to the Virgin Mary, to watch over her. Ma- rissa was also given a necklace and a ring by her grandparents and a bracelet from her origi- nal godparents. Jeanine Knight, the direc- tor of womens ministries for Union Gospel Mission that oversees Simonka Place, said the donation for the kids at Si- monka Place was unique. “They will be held and given as birthday presents to children staying with us, or in some cases if their mothers are here but the children are in foster care or with fami- lies, their mothers can choose from them,” Knight said. “Her thoughtfulness is greatly appre- ciated. She will never know the joy she brought to these chil- dren, as just as important, how thankful the mother was, that due to the kindness of a young lady, she was able to give a gift to her child on their birthday.” Marissa hopes that her act of selfl essness regarding gifts, inspires others to do the same. “I want other people to start doing things like this and start a trend,” she said. and all of the sudden he's and I hope that it's working down again. It's a really com- so far.” The rest of the cast in- plex character. It's also ac- former McNary companied with some tough cludes but also the most beautiful drama students Justin Wan- ner as Tybalt, Jordan Reid as Shakespeare language ever.” Natalie, the granddaugh- Mercutio, Nicholas Hikes as ter of Keizerites Carol and Sampson and Ryver Nakayo- Martin Doerfl er, is a self-de- shi as Balthazar. Keizer City Councilor scribed Shake- Laura Reid is speare nerd. playing Lady She's been in Montague. three other Lyndon Zaitz, S h a ke s p e a re publisher of plays, taken the Keizer- two classes at times, is por- Western Or- traying apoth- egon and is a ecary. regular attend- “They are ee of the Or- wel- egon Shake- — Natalie Doerfl er really coming peo- speare Festival ple,” Doerfl er in Ashland. “I really like Shakespeare said of the cast. “I was ner- but I'm still nervous to play vous the fi rst day because I Juliet just because I think only knew Linda going in. I people go into classic shows didn't know anyone. Getting like Romeo and Juliet with pre- to know everyone, not only conceived misconceptions,” by how they act but how they Doerfl er said. “I want to try are as people is really an in- to break those down and well teresting experience and I've as provide a good show to the really enjoyed it and making audience. I'm going to try to a new group of family mem- do multiple things on stage bers.” “I really like Shakespeare but I’m still nervous to play Juliet.” Puppet show at library The Keizer Community Library will present a free puppet show, “Dogs to the Rescue,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at the Keizer Heritage Center upstairs event room. Described as “a hairy tail about climate,” the puppet show “empowers families and communities to make healthy choices,” according to Dogs to the Rescue – Oregon, which is co-sponsoring the event with CascadiaNow. Additional information is available at www.climate911. org/dogs-to-the-rescue. crossword Ladder safety should not be learned on the fly . 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