writers' group

i am so pleased to have been invited to join, via my friend emily, the safehouse LA writers' group. this is a venue for writers to put up pieces of their work for comment as they are working on projects.
what's in it for me, you ask?
i get to have an opportunity to read in the scenes. they select different actors each week and you get 1.5 hours of rehearsal just before the session. then you put it up in front of numerous other writers and actors.
these are well-known, working writers in the industry, and i consider it a privilege to be around them, watching them work, being part of the process.
now let's just see how soon i get called to read.