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      <title><![CDATA[G. Will gives Ryan more credit than is due]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s talk a little about George Will&#8217;s column on a Republican&#8217;s proposed &#8220;Roadmap for America&#8217;s Future, &#8221; to use the label of its author, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. It&#8217;s good that the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee is putting...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:02:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ACLU and Right to Life agree: let the girl on the House floor]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Trisler is the kind of kid who the Ohio House loves to recognize on the chamber floor with applause and pats on the back. She&#8217;s Ohio grown, she won an oratory contest and her state representative, John Adams, R-Sidney,...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Restaurants: Are you open or closed during the snowstorm?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I received an email shortly before noon from Keith Taylor, chef-owner of Savona Restaurant & Wine Bar in Centerville, telling me he has decided to shut down tonight. &#8220;With the weather the way it is I don&#8217;t want to put...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We're in good hands with Sarah Palin....]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Who needs a teleprompter? Sarah Palin just writes her notes all over the palm of her hand. The former governor, former VP candidate, current FOX News commentator, and the author of a new memoir, Palin knows how to stay in...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Snow Update]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[February 9th, 2010 The heaviest snows will fall through early to mid afternoon.  An area of low pressure will begin to lift north out of Kentucky, dragging the western edge of the precipitation through the region mid afternoon.  The timing couldn't be better news for the evening drive.  However - it's not to say the snow will be done everywhere, but a lull in the action is likely.  I expect more snow later this evening and tonight, in the form of scattered areas of light snow.  Additional light accumulations will be added tonight and tomorrow bring final totals above 6 inches in many areas.Again, these numbers are through tomorrow afternoon - not today!I-70 corridor and south:  6"-8"Far North:  8"-10"Stay tuned, we're cutting in every half our on Channel 7 with updates throughout the day!- Rich]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Would you like a daily poem?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It won&#8217;t be from me&#8230; It&#8217;d be from the Writer&#8217;s Almanac! If you are a public radio listener, you probably know this feature, by Garrison Keillor and his crew, which offers up daily encouragement and information for anybody who lives...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kroger offers cash back again this week]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This week, Feb. 8-14, there is another great promotion at Kroger, according to our expert deal/coupon spotter Andrea Deckard of Mommy Snacks. &#8220;Buy 10 participating items, receive $3 off instantly at checkout,&#8221; Deckard said. &#8220;And remember, with these promotions you...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kettering native makes cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kettering native Brooklyn Decker can add Sports Illustrated cover model to her resume. Decker who married tennis champ Andy Roddick in April appears on the cover of the magazine&#8217;s annual swimsuit issue. She is sort of wearing a little yellow...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA['Sideshow' entries, acts sought]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wide open: Those are the possibilities for &#8220;Sideshow 2010.&#8221; The next edition of the anything-everything art exhibit/performance/happening organized by the Dayton Circus Creative Collective will be May 14 and 15 at a downtown Dayton venue to be named. Submissions of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[County worker charged with stealing from Kettering client]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KETTERING - A social services worker with the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services has been formally charged by prosecutors with stealing from a 79-year-old client. Jaime Carson, employed by the county since 2005, has been suspended since...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carrie "Underworm" on Sesame Street]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wonder how she really feels about it?  Carrie Underwood is visiting Sesame Street this week, but not in her human form.  Our pal Beville Darden from theboot.com has the slimy details!  
Carrie Underwood 'Worms' Her Way Onto 'Sesame Street'


by Beville Darden 
 
Carrie Underwood now has a slimy alter-ego. 'Carrie Underworm' is the newest character to take residence on 'Sesame Street.' The orange worm with a platinum-blond wig makes its debut on the popular children's TV show this Thursday (Feb. 11), singing 'The Worm Anthem,' which Underwood recorded exclusively for the show. Underworm's episode airs Thursday on PBS, followed by subsequent appearances on the March 17, April 8, and April 26 episodes of 'Sesame Street.
 Notice Nascar driver Jeff Gordon introducing "Miss Underworm" on this sneak peek video from Dailymotion.com
 
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      <title><![CDATA[How to play hookie from school ... in Kindergarten]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I had another &#8220;helicopter mom&#8221; moment. This one had nothing to do with bullies, but I think the end result - unfortunately - was my son learning to play hookie from school. It all began on a wintery morning &#133;...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How much time do you spend daily on social networking sites?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How much time do you spend daily on social networking sites such as Facebook? LIZ COX LIZ COX, Wilmington: &#8220;Almost all day. I&#8217;d say six to eight hours. I&#8217;m on Facebook, but not MySpace anymore.&#8221; GREG SMITH GREG SMITH, Dayton:...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[49ers prove they can handle tests on road]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Charlotte (18-5) went just 2-14 away from home last year, including 0-8 in the Atlantic 10. But with the additions of Boston College transfer Shamari Spears, junior-college transfer Derrio Green and freshman Chris Braswell, the 49ers are 7-4 on the...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Land finished for season with knee injury]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[FAIRBORN &#8212; Junior forward Cooper Land will miss the rest of the season following an ACL injury to his right knee suffered in practice with the Raiders this afternoon. He is expected to have surgery soon if preliminary reports of...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stallworth chapter officially closed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a sad but inevitable end to one of the more lamentable chapters in team history, the Browns today officially released receiver Donte&#8217; Stallworth. Stallworth was suspended for the 2009 season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after pleading guilty to...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stupid on so many levels]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It was around 7:45 on a Thursday evening. A Clayton police sergeant was in a local convenience store when a young man wandered in and asked the clerk for a pack of matches and directions to the women&#8217;s restroom. Curious....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Budget-friendly Valentine dining]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re trying to stick to a tight budget this Valentine&#8217;s Day, several pizza places may have their hearts in the right place&#8230; on the pizza. Papa John&#8217;s, Cassano&#8217;s and Papa Murphy&#8217;s are all offering heart-shaped pizzas this year. Papa...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Accused home invaders convicted of all charges]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DAYTON &#8212; Two men charged with several felonies in connection with a Huber Heights home invasion, in which a man was shot in the groin, were convicted of all indicted charges on Monday, Feb. 8, the day they were to...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bengals' Maualuga, Peko and Fanene lend hand]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cincinnati Bengals Rey Maualuga, Domata Peko and Jonathan Fanene traveled to native Samoa on Sunday, Feb 7 to deliver the $50,000 they raised for the tsunami relief efforts. Samoa and American Samoa were devastated by an earthquake and tsunami on...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Springfield lands girls hoop regionals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Springfield High School is in and Vandalia Butler is out as a girls postseason tournament site. Vandalia&#8217;s Student Activities Center and its 4,000-plus seating capacity has been a fixture for the girls postseason, and often hosts the Divisions II, III...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reflections of an Amateur Birder- Purple Finches]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Written By Lisa McGurk We have had a great number of Purple Finches visiting us at our Window on Wildlife lately. The highest number that we have counted at one time for Project Feeder Watch was nine (that was a...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[UD Flyers: Knock Them Suckas Out !!!]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I know Chris Wright won the game&#8217;s MVP award after Dayton dismantled Xavier, 90-65, Saturday at UD Arena &#8212; and with 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots he deserved it &#8212; &#8212; but I&#8217;d give the honor to...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kettering woman cited for indecent exposure]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KETTERING &#8212; (Jan. 30) A 29-year-old Kettering woman was arrested at a fast-food restaurant on North Fairfield after Xenia police discovered that she was wanted for skipping an appearance in Kettering Municipal Court. The woman had been originally charged with...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Magazine to auction erotic cartoons]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some people read &#8220;PLAYBOY&#8221; for the cartoons. Those people will get the chance to own some of those cartoons during an online and live auction Friday, Feb. 26. More than 100 original cartoons will be auctioned at Heritage in Dallas...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cow(poop)pots]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Although I generally steer away from recommendations for purchasing a product, these silly &#8220;cowpots&#8221; are at least worth looking at, whether or not you&#8217;d want to use them to start or transplant seedlings into. They&#8217;re made with &#8220;100% renewable composted...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wine to accompany a winter wonderland]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t it wonderful that we have the opportunity to celebrate the diversity of Ohio weather? Don&#8217;t you feel sorry for those deprived Florida snowbirds who miss out on that opportunity? We can celebrate diversity in wine as well, as you&#8217;re...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ice Racing Series hits Cincinnati]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever seen motorcycle and quad racing on ice? Well, if you can get down to Cincinnati on Saturday, now you can. The World Championship Ice Racing Series will compete at the Cincinnati Gardens starting at 8 p.m. on...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:57:46 CST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dusty, Sheen, Meat Loaf and The Boss]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI REDS MANAGER Dusty Baker was a big hit recently at the Wright State University First Pitch baseball dinner and was sincerely impressed with what he saw of the campus, particularly the Nutter Center. &#8220;I always wanted to be BMOC...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[This just in from OSU media relations: Ohio State Football 2010 Signees COLUMBUS - Eighteen of the nation&#8217;s top high school football players have signed to play at The Ohio State University, Coach Jim Tressel announced this afternoon. &#8220;This has...]]></description>
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The only way I knew that it was returning was an ad on a website (the first time I have ever found an ad on a website useful). Will the poor promotion of the 7th season of &#8220;Runway&#8221; hurt the season&#8217;s ratings? I don&#8217;t see how it couldn&#8217;t.

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Watch a preview of season 7 of &#8220;Project Runway&#8221; on Lifetime.com.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hear that? That's the huge sigh of relief I'm breathing now that the holidays are past. Vacations are over, the fudge has all been eaten, and work is finally (blessedly) back to normal. Okay, my Christmas tree is still up and I've put on five pounds, but that's to be expected, right? Anyway, I'm so glad to finally be back to writing, and hopefully now that the hustle and bustle of the season has died down, I'll be able to post regularly (as in, more than once a month).
 
I was contacted a couple weeks ago by some of my friends at the Dayton Theatre Guild, asking if I would promote auditions for their upcoming production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Kimberly Akimbo. I'd been wanting to write about some auditioning dos and don'ts for a while, so this seemed to be the perfect opportunity. But before I start, here's the lowdown on auditions for Kimberly Akimbo: they'll be taking place this coming Monday and Tuesday, January 11th and 12th, at the Dayton Theatre Guild on Wayne Avenue. Auditions begin at 7:00pm, and you can find directions to the theatre and a description of the characters at the Guild's website, here.
 
Oh, and before I start handing out "expert" tips all willy-nilly, please know this -- I am not an expert. I performed a lot in high school, and some in college. I have a degree in theatre, but I focused on the academic side. Now, I'm involved in community theatre, and (though I admit to being biased) I think Dayton has some of the best around. I'm working on my fourth show right now, a production of Steel Magnolias at Dayton Playhouse (expect future shameless self-promotion). All that to say... I'm not a professional actor. I don't get paid, and while I have an education in theatre, I was not trained in performance. So, take what I say as a general, common-sense, basic approach to auditioning.
 
Tip #1: Arrive early. That means if you have to look up directions beforehand, or call the box office to find out how to get there, do so before 6:55. The community theatres in Dayton are scattered far and wide, and you could be driving to a part of town you're unfamiliar with. You'll also need to fill out a form with your personal information at most auditions, so allow yourself time for that. 
 
Tip #2: Resumes/head shots are nice, but not required. Don't despair, thinking you won't be cast because you don't have a glossy 8x10 like the actor next to you. And unless a photo is specifically requested, don't bring in that Polaroid of you at the 1995 Oz Fest. If you do happen to have a head shot, then by all means, bring it along. Same goes for an acting resume (emphasis on the acting... a director doesn't need to know you slung hash browns at the Waffle House for six years), but don't stress over this.
 
Tip #3: Show some respect. Be polite when addressing the director, but also show some courtesy to the other people at the audition. The theatre community is relatively small and tight-knit; chances are the people you're auditioning with are involved at other theatres, in other productions. They may also be in a position of authority on the production you'd like to be cast in (as stage manager, assisstant director, etc.). This is your chance to make connections and leave a lasting impression. 
 
Tip #4: Listen! If you're new at auditioning, you're probably feeling nervous (queasy tummy, clammy hands, chills, and a feeling of faintness -- or, you have malaria). You probably don't want other people talking, laughing, or making snide remarks while you're up there in front of everyone, right? Well, neither does anyone else. When someone else is auditioning, keep your mouth shut. Pay attention, show them respect, and for goodness' sake -- put away the cell phone! Yes, that includes texting. Yes, I'm looking at you. Besides, if you watch carefully, you just might learn something new about the role, or think of a way you'd like to play something differently.
 
Tip #5: Don't dress like a bum. Most directors won't care that you're not in a three piece suit, and let's face it, most actors are known to have a... unique sense of style, but that's still no reason to come in looking like you just rolled off the couch after a three-day Lord of the Rings marathon. Be comfortable, be yourself, but be put-together. And on a related note: do NOT dress in costume. The director wants to see you, not what you think the character should look like. He/she already has a vision for each and every character, and the fact that you think she should wear pink plastic-framed glasses and a leather corset doesn't matter. If you get cast, you can share your ideas with the director at that time... but even then, it's his/her show, not yours.
 
Tip #6: Be familiar with the script. No, you don't need to have a Ph.D. in English Literature to audition for a Shakespeare play. However, it might help your audition if you know that "Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" does not refer to said star-crossed lover's location. Having a basic understanding of the script and the characters will not only make for a smoother audition, it will also give you a big confidence boost. This is, however, a double-edged sword. You want to be wary of getting too familiar with the script, or too set in a particular characterization. You want to show that you're flexible, that you can take direction. If you're too enamored with your own interpretation of a script or character, you may find it a lot harder to accept the director's vision. 
 
Tip #7: Have fun! I hate to burst your bubble, but you're not going to get paid for this. It's not likely to win you fame and adulation among your peers. It might get you a mention in the local paper, or a story in the media, and that's definitely cool. But, the reason you're doing this (or the reason you should be doing this) is because it makes you happy. Maybe you want to get more involved in the community, or make new friends, or find a way to break out of your shell. Those are all great reasons, but if you don't love acting, and love theatre, then it's not going to be as fullfilling. Now, if you aren't sure yet whether you love acting, give it a shot! You don't know until you try. I was the most shy girl in school until I got stuck as an extra in the school musical. Two rehearsals in, I had fallen head-over-heels. Nearly fifteen years later (no age jokes), that love still abides. 
 
I hope those tips were helpful for those of you still trying to decide whether to take the plunge and audition. It's an exhillarating and unique experience, and one I promise you won't soon forget! It can also be incredibly nerve-racking, and that's okay. Channel those nerves into giving the most energetic, dynamic audition you possibly can. Know that everyone else is probably as nervous as you, even if they've done this a hundred times. And know that you have just as much of a shot at getting cast as everyone else. If you don't, don't take it personally. Wait for another role that interests you, and try again!!
 
Also, if you aren't sure how to find out about auditions, the best place to look is the internet. You can find auditions postings for the Guild at the link above, or the Dayton Playhouse here, or Playhouse South here. There's also Brookville Community Theatre, Springfield Stageworks, Town Hall Theatre, and countless others, including local university and acting companies. Use those sites to get you started, and make some connections. Sign up for mailing lists, and get to know board members and volunteers alike. Once you meet a few people in the community, you'll be hearing about auditions every week! 
 
And if you do decide to give it a whirl, and you get cast, let me know! I want to hear all about your community theatre successes. You never know -- we might be walking the boards together one of these days! ]]></description>
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