Willamette Valley Life: Summer 2019

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Willamette Valley PUBLISHERS Randy and Dawn Hill

Contents: Cover Photo: flickr.com-photos-discoveroregon-photo by Rick Obst

SENIOR EDITOR Jessica Gardner

Valley Floor/ Entertainment

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Erin Grace

Our top Willamette Valley event picks!

ART DIRECTION Randy Hill Creative www.randyhillcreative.com

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Valley Place Names

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VALLEY FLOOR EVENTS/ENTERTAINMENT

Michel McDonald

Eugene Food Truck Fest

Eugene Food Truck Fest

Wilsonville Festival of Arts

Wilsonville Festival Of Arts

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ome out and enjoy Eugene’s favorite street eats. The 4th annual Eugene Food Truck Fest is the summer event not to miss. There will be groovy music, live entertainment, a tasting competition to elect “Eugene’s Favorite Food Truck” and a “Kids Zone” to enjoy.

Pick from one of the many categories – BBQ, vegan, Hawaiian, Mexican, Southern, vegetarian, American, shaved ice, cupcakes, Vietnamese, Latin, Cuban, desserts or Thai. This family-friendly event welcomes all foodies.

Your admission will help the Eugene Mission provide 900 plus daily meals, 400 nightly beds, ample amounts of clothing, vital case management for every guest, a free 12-18 month relapse prevention program and lastly, a safe and sober environment to those in need.

June 29, 2019 796 W 13th Ave. Lane Events Center Eugene, Oregon 97402 eugenefoodtruckfest.com

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ilsonville Festival of Arts (WFA) is a contemporary art festival in Portland Metro featuring visual arts, film, dance, music, literature and interactive arts. Over 100 local and regional artists and groups participate in programs including WFA’s multi-sensory interactive art installations, Micro-Movie Theatre, Art of the Word, Get Crafty!, Juried Art Market and Student Art Exhibit.

WFA is free and accessible to the public, diverse and inclusive, and there is plenty to entertain adults and kids alike – live music, an interactive fountain feature, play area, mask-making and Mask-Pa-Rades, and lots of green space to run around in.

Special partners and guests this year include Opera a la Cart, NW Film Center, Milagro Theatre, Myles de Bastion, Morpheus Youth Project and Disability Art & Culture Project.

WFA is a small but bold art festival offering entertainment with depth and substance. Visitors will go away not only satisfied, but enriched.

June 1 - 2, 2019 29600 Park Pl. Town Center Park Wilsonville, Oregon 97070

Find Your Fun At The Oregon State Fair

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ind your fun at the Oregon State Fair August 23 - September 2 at the State Fairgrouns in Salem, Oregon. The Oregon State Fair, established in 1861, first began in Oregon City, Oregon during the time of the U.S. Civil War. Since 1862, the Fair has called the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem home, hosting thousands of visitors from near and far with premier concerts, art, culture, rides, agricultural exhibits and livestock.

For more information, visit oregonstatefair.org.

Michael Mcdonald & Chaka Khan at the Oregon Zoo

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ailing from St. Louis, Michael McDonald arrived in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, honing his talents as a studio musician before becoming an integral part of Steely Dan. In the mid’70s McDonald was invited to join the Doobie Brothers as the band redefined their sound with McDonald serving as singer, keyboardist and songwriter on such Top 40 singles as “Takin’ It To The Streets,” “It Keeps You Runnin’,” “Minute By Minute” and “What A Fool Believes.”

Chaka Khan is one of the world’s most gifted and celebrated musicians.

With a rich musical legacy, the 10-time GRAMMY® Award-winner is looking forward to a celebration of a lifetime. A songwriter, actor, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur and activist, Chaka Khan has influenced generations of recording artists. She has the rare ability to sing in seven music genres, including R&B, pop, rock, gospel, country, world music and classical. The late, great Miles Davis often said, “She [Chaka] sings like my horn.” And the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin says, “[Chaka] is a one- of- a -kind, premier vocalist.”

Sunday, July 28, 2019 Doors: 5:00 pm / Show: 6:30 pm oregonzoo.org/

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The Origins of Valley Place Names

It’s all in how you look at it

BY LO R E N D E P P I N G

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Prior to white settlers arriving in the Oregon Territory, the area that would become Oregon’s Willamette Valley was populated by many people, particularly the indigenous Kalapuya people.

Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery across that expansive acquisition. Their expedition reached the Pacific Ocean in 1805. Just over 30 years later, the first permanent white settlers arrived in Oregon, kicking off “The Great Migration” along the Oregon Trail between 1843 and 1869. They brought their personal and collective experiences with them, adding to the long history recorded by the area’s Native residents.

This time period held events of great consequence to the country. The Industrial Revolution – a period of worldwide technological, economic and cultural upheaval – came to a close. Oregon became a state. The American Civil War began and ended.

Slavery was outlawed. The nation lost a historic presidency to an assassin.

The transcontinental railroad became a reality, crisscrossing the nation. And all of this was just the beginning.

Through it all, Oregon communities formed, grew, and took on names. So what’s in a name? Conflict. Possession.

Politics. Hopes. Misunderstanding.

Legitimacy. All across the United States – and all around the world – place names reveal us. They are filled with who we are, who we were, where we’ve been, and what we dream of. This is as true of the Valley around us as it is the valleys of Ohio, China, or the moon.

Yet the place names of the Willamette Valley reflect something uniquely coalesced, the unusual histories of our varied people interweaving with our varied geography. Before

white settlers arrived, the Kalapuya and other Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest had their own names for their own places. The name “Willamette” itself, for example, derives from a French pronunciation of the name of a Clackamas tribal village, an interpretation of self-description.

Whether you reside here permanently or are passing through, consider the following a primer to Willamette Valley place name origins—the colorful and the mundane.

Champoeg:

Champoeg (champ-OO-ee) isn’t a town at all, at least not anymore.

Instead, this popular state park is a reminder of a greatly significant town.

It was here in 1843 that the Oregon Territory’s first provisional government was formed. The origin of this site’s name is not known for certain. It may have come from the Kalapuya language. Alternatively, Champoeg may have been a mispronunciation of the French Campment du Sable, meaning “sand camp.” Another claim states that the name may borrow from both the Kalapuya word “pooitch” (an edible root) and the French “champ” (field).

Yet another proposes that this place name may be a mispronunciation of “champoo,” a Native word for “weed.”

Whatever the name’s genesis, the historic town was destroyed by flood in 1861.

Molalla:

This Clackamas County town derives its name from the first Native people to populate that area, the Molala. The northern band of the Molala shared much with the Kalapuya, including hunting grounds, while the southern Molala lived east of current-day Eugene and Roseburg in what is now the Umpqua National Forest.

Numerous cities and towns throughout the United States are named after other cities and towns left behind. This includes Portland, which would have become Boston had a famous coin flip turned out differently. These five towns similarly owe their names to eastern predecessors: Monmouth and Independence in Missouri; Scio,

Yet the place names of the Willamette Valley reflect something uniquely coalesced, the unusual histories of our varied people interweaving with our varied geography.

Ohio; Albany, New York; and Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is particularly intriguing due to its linguistic origins.

Called Chim-i-ki-ti (or Chemeketa) by the first locals, the Kalapuya, the town bore varied names over time. The word “Salem,” however, is believed to originate from the Arabic “salam” and the Hebrew “shalom,” both meaning “peace.” The Middle Eastern city Jerusalem is also believed to have been known by the shorter “Salem.” Food for thought.

Mount Angel:

Mount Angel is an English translation of the German “Engelberg.”

This area earlier went by the names

Roy and Fillmore, but neither stuck.

In 1883, Benedictine monks from Engelberg, Switzerland established an abbey on Lone Butte. Around this same time, the area experienced an influx of German immigrants. When the town incorporated in 1893, it took on the name Mount Angel. The town hosts Oregon’s largest folk festival each September, the Mount Angel Oktoberfest. It was also the location of the only four-year Latino college in the United States, Colegio Cesar Chavez.

A “college-without-walls” program, the school operated from 1973 through 1983. When the college closed, its building and grounds were donated by a private buyer to the Benedictine sisters.

The sisters now operate the building and its dormitories as Saint Joseph Shelter.

Sublimity:

Its land was cleared by Native Americans during a large burn in the early 1800s. Seeing it afterward, settler James Denny felt the area boasted a sublime view of its surroundings. Thus, the name Submility is credited to him.

According to the town’s official website, Sublimity was larger prior to the Civil War than it is today. When the war broke out, many residents returned to their former states to fight, leaving Sublimity greatly deflated. In the early 1870s, the town regained much of its population and returned to being an active farming community.

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Woodburn: In the 1880s, a controlled burn that

got away provided the name for this city in north Marion County. The fire torched a woodlot following the completion of the nearby railroad line.

Monmouth, Independence, Scio, Salem, Albany:

Each spring, a tulip festival is held at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm about one mile north of Monitor.

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Mt. Angel, Oregon

Monitor:

Two stories about the origin of the name crop up over and over. The first is that this town at the northeastern tip of Marion County derives its name from a Civil War-era, iron-sided battleship, the USS Monitor. According to the book Oregon Geographic Names, the first use of the name occurred in 1869, four years after the war concluded. Given the timing of the name’s appearance and the interest in the war, the story is plausible. A second explanation for the town’s name comes from a type of flour “monitor” mill common around the time the community formed. In fact, some historical documents and websites even refer to the town itself as Monitor Mills.

Adair Village:

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So what’s in a name? Conflict. Possession. Politics. Hopes.

Misunderstanding. Legitimacy. All across the United States – and all around the world – place names reveal us. They are filled with who we are, who we were, where we’ve been, and what we dream of. This is as true of the Valley around us as it is the valleys of Ohio, China, or the moon.

Adair Village came into being in 1942 as a bustling World War II military installation, Camp Adair. Following the war’s end, the base was abandoned and many buildings were either moved or destroyed. Traveling through this town now, one can still spot a few remaining barracks and other original structures.

The original fire station, for example, is now the AV Market and Pub.

Corvallis:

In Latin, corvallis means “heart of the valley.” The conjuring up of this term is credited to settler Joseph C. Avery.

Originally, the future seat of Benton County went by Marysville. According to the city’s website, Avery wanted to “avoid confusion with Marysville, California.” According to the Corvallis Gazette Times newspaper, the original name of Marysville may have been in honor of one of two women: an early settler, or the Virgin Mary. (In

fact, French trappers had named local Mary’s Peak after the religious figure). In either case, the Oregon legislative assembly provided the name change in 1853.

Sweet Home:

According to Linn County historical records, this timber town comprised a mere four blocks until 1878. Originally, two communities occupied a relatively short span of real estate in what was termed the Sweet Home Valley. The upper portion was called Buckhead (in honor of the Buckland Saloon); the lower area was Mossville. As the two locations grew toward one another, they eventually combined to form one community, Sweet Home, in the 1880s. By the 1940s, Sweet Home grew substantially due to demand for timber as World War II-era defense programs took off. Though the town has experienced cycles of economic and industrial growth and contraction ever since, Sweet Home has continued to expand geographically, having incorporated the community of Holley.

And, although it retains its name and identity, the community of Foster is also served by its larger neighbor.

Eugene:

The city was named after its founder, Eugene Franklin Skinner. He has a butte named after him, too: Skinner Butte.

A major thoroughfare in town bears his middle name. Not a bad haul for a guy whose community was originally dubbed “Skinner’s Mudhole.” Seriously.

Coburg:

The Lane County city of Coburg is a gem, both figuratively and literally. Situated just outside Eugene, the community was originally known as “Diamond” in honor of early settler Johnny Diamond. This soon changed, however, as the town was also home to a much-admired…horse. It was stallion, brought to the United States from the Coburg region of Bavaria. The horse made such an impression on the local blacksmith that he renamed the community Coburg. The animal must have outshone other prominent citizens because local residents accepted the name change. Coburg was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1986. (Don’t feel too badly for Johnny Diamond; Oregon’s Diamond Lake and Diamond Peak are still named after him).

Crow:

This beautiful farming community of rolling hills is named not for a bird, but for early pioneers James Andrew Jackson Crow and Helen Fisk Crow.

Veneta:

We end with a birthday. First established in 1912 by Edmund Eugene Hunter, the town of Veneta is named after his daughter, who was aged five at the time. Situated at the edge of the Willamette Valley, the town hosts the annual Oregon Country Fair, which reaches the venerable age of 40 this summer. Cheers!

Loren Depping is a native Oregonion and writes about the Willamette Valley. He studies American Sign Language, walks avidly and is a pedal steel guitar player.

SUMMER SERIES Of NEW Plays By NW Playwrights

BURST

A NEW PLAY

BY RACHEL BUBLITZ

An environmental tech company with something important to hide is about to receive vital funding, but first, founder and CEO Sarah Boyd must navigate a tough reporter and her waffling CTO to avoid disaster.

June 12-15 @ 7pm June 15, 16 @ 2pm

D I R E C T E D BY T H E R E S A R O B B I N S D U D E C K

BETHANY SEES THE STARS Y A NEW PLAY B EN LD O G Y IL EM

When 15-year-old Bethany gets a letter inviting her to join a crew on the 1st manned mission to Mars, she consults with the stars to decide if she is willing to leave Earth behind once and for all.

July 10-13 @ 7pm July 13, 14 @ 2pm

Directed By Stephen Alexander

The Harder Courage Directed By Rod Ceballos

Based on true NW events, the friendship between a sheriff and his prisoner explores themes of family, vigilante justice, capital punishment, war, PTSD, and overcoming fears.

A NEW PLAY

BY LESLIE SLAPE

August 7-10 @ 7pm | August 10, 11 @ 2pm

www.theatre33.org 971.599.1029

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EAT/DRINK

Explore the Eugene Tasting Trails this Summer

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regon’s Willamette Valley is host to an abundance of natural beauty and culinary treasures.

Home to cold-climate varietals like pinot noir, hop strains such as the Cascade and amazing culinary delights like the Oregon truffle, the Willamette Valley is an ideal spot to taste something new each weekend.

With so many options, it can be hard to choose what to try next!

Deciding just got easier with the Eugene Tasting Trails app. Search for Eugene Tasting Trails on your tablet or smartphone and download the app to get started. Pick one of the trails on the app and earn prizes. Here are a few fun ways to get started exploring the food and beverage scene around the Eugene, the Cascades and the Coast region.

Discover craft beer on the Eugene Ale Trail

From new brewers to industry leaders, the Eugene area has a wealth of breweries to discover.

The Eugene Ale Trail spotlights some of the Willamette Valley’s best in beer. Local brewers can draw from the McKenzie River, which is known for its purity. This amazing water source supports the beers’ flavor profiles, letting brewers play with nuanced flavors for each variety.

Find new brews at places Jerry’s Place Bar and Grill, featuring What’cha Brewing (Florence) and Brewers Union Local 180 (Oakridge). Enjoy magnificent views on the drive out to these spots; the South Willamette Valley, Cascades Mountains and the Oregon Coast are equally stunning.

Dive into the Whiteaker neighborhood and venture into downtown Eugene for even more. Lined with bottleshops, taphouses and growler fill stations, Eugene is a perfect hub for beer enthusiasts. Many breweries are close together, making it easy to set up a pub crawl from one tasting room to the next. Eugene has great pride in its local beer, which is frequently showcased 10

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Hop Valley Brewing Company

Dive into the Whiteaker neighborhood and venture into downtown Eugene for even more.

Lined with bottleshops, taphouses and growler fill stations, Eugene is a perfect hub for beer enthusiasts. on local restaurant menus and offered alongside wine at many urban wine bars.

There’s no excuse not to drink good beer while in town.

Visit unique distilleries on the Eugene Distillery Trail

Ready for something different?

Explore some of the region’s finest distilleries through the Eugene Distillery Trail. Artisan distillers reside throughout the area, and the Eugene Tasting Trails app lists several uniquely different tasting rooms.

Start in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood to explore uber-cool destinations like Thinking Tree Spirits and Heritage Distilling Company.

Thinking Tree is a “grain-to-bottle” distillery, with spirits made from scratch using locally grown botanicals, grain and fruit. Visit the tasting room for a sample or a small cocktail from crafty bartenders. Just around the corner,

Heritage Distilling Company offers an array of options from their Elk Rider gin and vodka to the tasty signature Brown Sugar Bourbon and more. Stop in for a step-by-step tour!

In Oakridge, don’t miss the Fir of the Doug grain neutral spirit at Deep Woods Distillery. Round out your visit with a stop by Salt Creek Falls, one of Oregon’s tallest waterfalls.

Taste Oregon pinot on the South Willamette Wine Trail

From rolling hills that line the Territorial Wine Trail west of Eugene, to the urban tasting rooms spotted through the city, the South Willamette Wine Trail is a great introduction to the wine scene in the Willamette Valley.

Find unique wines at many of the tasting rooms along the way and be sure to sample incredible Willamette Valley pinot noir during the visit. This signature of the Willamette Valley earned the region 2016 Wine Region of the Year from Wine Enthusiast magazine!

Ready to visit? Plan lunch or dinner in town to round out the trip, and check EugeneCascadesCoast.org for deals and more things to do.

Discover Dallas, Oregon!

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ust minutes outside of Salem you’ll find dining and shopping destinations in Dallas, Oregon just waiting for you to discover! Wineries, dining, shops and businesses of every description await you in this beautiful section of the midWillamette Valley.

Refer to this shopping guide over and over to help you find just the right business to meet any need you might have...

We’ve made it easy for you to find just the right place.

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ART/THEATRE

Oregon Painter, April Waters Interview By Randy Hill

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regon fine artist April Waters, holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and she did further study at the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles and California State University at Fullerton. She has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions over the past 20 years and is included in public and private collections in California and Oregon, including those at Oregon State University, Mt. Angel Abbey and Salem Hospital, among many others.

Tell our readers a bit about your background. Were you always drawn to art?

Yes. I was always making things, and when I was 15 my parents gave me an easel, paints and a canvas. I painted outside that day, a view from the hills out to the ocean. Art and painting have been my passion ever since.

When did you first realize that you were an artist?

Ever since I painted that first landscape. I kept taking classes and eventually received my Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Colorado, Boulder. I didn’t know whether I could make a living as an artist, so since I love science, I also got a degree in nursing to support myself and my family. For many years I painted part time and I worked as a registered nurse part time. Shortly after moving to Oregon, 20 years ago, I committed to being a full-time artist.

What’s you favorite medium to work in?

I started with oil painting, and although I have painted in watercolors, pastels and acrylics, oil has all the best qualities for the work I do. Its fluidity, vibrancy and buttery quality are a pleasure to paint with and it has been used by the masters for centuries.

What famous artists have influenced you and how?

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Claude Monet and David Hockney.

Experiencing Monet’s wall-sized paintings in the Musee de l’Orangerie in Paris was particularly moving. I love the texture, color and insightfulness of his paintings. I have followed Hockney’s work for years and had the opportunity to see his retrospective at the DeYoung Museum of Art in San Francisco earlier this year. He is a master of art history and exceptionally innovative. Both have superb “sight.”

worked for environmental causes, the “sheroes.” They have been exhibited in Salem, Portland and Eugene.

What do you do for fun (besides painting)?

I like to kayak and walk near and in creeks, rivers and estuaries. The Salmon River Estuary, the Metolius River and Opal Creek are my favorites. I enjoy family, friends and travel.

How have you handled the business side of being an artist?

I usually do commissions and sell directly to my clients. I enjoy a personal connection with the people who purchase my paintings.

What inspires you to create art?

The sky, water and drama of nature. I enjoy the sense of discovery that comes from looking closely at nature, water specifically. People who have devoted their lives to environmental causes also inspire me. I have painted large scale (80-by-60-inch) portraits of many contemporary women leaders who have

How do you keep motivated when things get rough in the studio?

I go to my sources of inspiration and paint from life. It is invigorating for me to paint by the side of a creek or river.

It awakens all the senses. I also go to see what the artists I’m inspired by are doing, like the Hockney exhibit.

Where can folks see your art?

My website is aprilwaters.com. Several of my paintings and prints are on display to the public at Salem Hospital, Advantis Medical Center in Portland, Slocum Orthopedic Clinic in Eugene, Hope Orthopedic Clinic in Salem, and the Lobby of Collier Law in Salem.

This article first appeared in the Summer 2014 edition of Willamette Valley Life.

Theatre 33 Enters Sixth Season

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illamette University’s Theatre 33, named after Oregon’s position as 33rd state to join the union, are now entering their sixth season.

The company uses a unique creative process to fulfill their mission of developing new plays by playwrights from Oregon and the Northwest. On choosing a play, the company lodges the playwright in Salem so they can attend all rehearsals. Seeing the play in motion for the first time helps inspire script revisions. The company’s dramaturg, Deb Vaughn, works closely with the playwright to research vital information, track script changes for continuity, provide feedback and offer suggestions.

The playwright also attends all performances. To begin, the company presents a workshop production, fully staged with lights, sound, set, costumes and props. During the workshop production, actors have almost fully memorized their lines and carry scripts to permit late rehearsal revisions. After each performance, an audience talkback is held with the playwright, director, and actors. After the final performance, all artists involved in the production offer feedback. The playwright uses this information to further advance the script. Occasionally, Theatre 33 will continue working with the playwright, culminating in the play’s world premiere production. In five seasons, the company has workshopped 19 new plays by 16 Oregon playwrights. Of those 19, six have been fully developed and premiered by either Theatre 33 or other companies in Eugene, Portland, and New York City.

This summer’s playwrights talk about obstacles they face as authors and what they hope to accomplish with Theatre 33. Rachel Bublitz feels playwrights who don’t have an agent have a harder time getting their work seen. “Most theaters have a closed submission policy, only taking plays from represented playwrights. And it can be tricky to land an agent if you’re outside of the New

York City theater scene. I have two kids, and if I’m out of town I have a million hoops to jump through, working out childcare and lots of guilt while I’m gone.”

“Theatres are less likely to take a chance on an unknown playwright, as a single underperforming play can wreak havoc on their budget.

With fewer slots available to new playwrights, it’s hard to move into the well-known category.”

Emily Golden’s script features teenagers. She acknowledges the challenges of developing a younger audience, and that the economics of seeing live theatre for them just doesn’t make sense. Also, “Theatres are less

likely to take a chance on an unknown playwright, as a single underperforming play can wreak havoc on their budget.

With fewer slots available to new playwrights, it’s hard to move into the well-known category.” She is looking forward to hearing her words spoken by teenage actors to see if her writing makes them sound genuine. She wants to further develop the plot arcs and hopes to clarify characters with the help of the company’s dramaturg.

“Playwriting can be lonely, and there’s nothing more energizing and inspiring than getting together with a group of artists and diving into your work.”

Leslie Slape feels it is important for her play to be seen by people who don’t know anything about the history portrayed in it. “As an Oregonian, with a play set in the Northwest, I rejoiced with I came across Theatre 33.”

Elizabeth Rothan, Kilee Rheinsburg, and Kaia True in Tenders of the Feet. Photo by Rachel Steck.

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