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isn’t opposed to the idea. He said both
experiences can kickstart the body’s nat-
ural healing processes.
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The members then offer critique in
helpful and encouraging ways.
“I think everybody understood that the
goal was to improve everybody's work, not
to prove that you knew more than some-
body else.” Millar said.
Jenifer Kay Hood, one of the group
members, felt that the style of the club was
much more helpful than others she had
taken part in.
Hood had a finished draft of her play
before joining the club and was looking for
someone to stage it. The groups she joined
before normally ended up competitive and
toxic, she said. She noticed the difference
immediately with Millar’s club. Writers
could expect honest critique and under-
stood that the other members were there
to help.
“I was delighted to find that this group
was really well-led and very constructive.I
learned a lot.” Hood said.
Hood felt that Millar was learning at the
same level as the rest of the members and
that most of the other writers had the same
levels of experience, which made it easy to
connect.
“If a little baby doesn't fall a few times
when they learn how to walk, something's
wrong because it's the nature of humanity
to fail at things and have to try and try
again,” Hood said.
The showcase production later this
month includes excerpts from all the writ-
ers’ works that vary in length. The plays
will be performed by members of the
community and some of the playwrights
themselves.
Millar originally planned for the show-
case to be last year but postponed it due
to the pandemic. In the end however, the
unplanned delay resulted in some changes
Millar leaned into.
“The original concept for the showcase
was to have each play presented and then
have a discussion with the playwright. This
time I wanted something more peppy, more
fast paced,” Millar said.
More time also allowed the group to
plan for sound effects, costuming and more
movement on stage.
Hood is hoping for a large audience, but
not for selfish reasons.
“It encourages and supports local the-
ater and a small theater company like
Keizer Homegrown. They deserve and
need your support,” Hood said.
For more information on the showcase,
visit
www.keizerhomegrowntheatre.
org/shows-and-events.html. For more
information about the 45th Parallel
Playwrights, contact Millar at lynn@
elmillar.com.