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If you live close by or will be visiting soon, check out these theatres in the greater Dayton, Ohio area:

  • Actor's Theatre Fairborn ‐‐ Fairborn
  • Beavercreek Community Theatre
  • The Black Box Improv Theatre ‐‐ Dayton
  • Brookville Community Theatre
  • Caesar's Ford Theatre, Inc ‐‐ Xenia
  • Cedarville University ‐‐ Cedarville
  • Clark State Community College Theatre Program ‐‐ Springfield
  • Dayton Live ‐‐ Dayton
  • Dayton Playhouse
  • Dayton Theatre Guild ‐‐ *(my home theatre)
  • Encore Theater Company ‐‐ Dayton
  • Epiphany Players Drama Ministry ‐‐ Dayton
  • Human Race Theatre Company ‐‐ Dayton
  • Lebanon Theatre Company ‐‐ Lebanon
  • La Comedia Dinner Theatre ‐‐ Springboro
  • The Magnolia Theatre Company ‐‐ Dayton
  • Sinclair Community College Theatre ‐‐ Dayton
  • Springboro Community Theatre
  • Springfield Civic Theatre
  • Theatre Lab ‐‐ Dayton
  • Tipp City Players Community Theatre
  • Town Hall Theatre ‐‐ Centerville
  • Troy Civic Theatre ‐‐ Troy
  • Undercroft Players ‐‐ Dayton
  • University of Dayton *U.D. link is here, but it seems difficult to find the season at the site
  • Wright State University ‐‐ Beavercreek
  • X*ACT: Xenia Area Community Theater
  • Yellow Springs Center Stage ‐‐ Yellow Springs
  • Young at Heart Players ‐‐ Dayton
  • KNOW OF A LOCAL THEATRE COMPANY THAT SHOULD
    BE ADDED? LET ME KNOW AT "kl at klstorer dot com"

    That is, one less than an hour's
    drive from the Dayton, Ohio area

    FIRST, A PRODUCTION I'M APPEARING IN

    The Yellow Springs Theater Company presents The 2025 Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, <BR>
								June 6 and 7, <BR> 888 Dayton, St., in YS. Entrance on E. Enon Rd., <BR>
								6:30 for a picnic, <BR>
								7:00 show, <BR>
								$15 suggested donation. <BR>
								Bring a lawnchair/blanket, and your favorite beverages. <BR>
								IF RAIN: First Presbyterian Church, 314 Xenia Ave. <BR>
								Playwrights: Scott Bachman, Alex Berstein, Dave Carley*, Andrea Fleck Clardy, Tony Cooper, Reilly Dixon, Karissa Murrell Meyers. <BR>
								FOOD TRUCKS 6:30 pm - weather permitting: Wannabe Tacos (June 6), Sugar Witch (Both days), Salsa Brava (June 7). <BR>
								*Hey, I'm In This!: FACEDOWN IN BUTTERCUPS, by Dave Carley.
    I am one half of the cast in the two-hander, ten-minute play, Facedown in Buttercups, by Dave Carley, which will show shortly at the 2025 Yellow Springs Ten-Minute Play Festival. The other half is Rachel Oprea. It's a charming, light-hearted little play, directed by Matthew Smith.
    THE CURRENT ATTRACTION AT MY HOME THEATRE, THE DAYTON THEATRE GUILD

    Closing the 2024/2025 Season:

    BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, by Stephen Adly Guirgis, at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    Directed by Robert-Wayne Waldron
    Produced by Rick Flynn

    This play won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 2015 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, the 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, the 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and the 2015 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Play. It closed on Broadway in Feb 2023. Walter "Pops" Washington is a retired NYC policeman, and he has had enough. He has been pursuing a discrimination suit against the Police Department, because he, a black police officer, was accidentally shot by another (white) police officer. Meanwhile, his landlord won't leave him alone, his wife recently passed away, and the liquor store can't keep up with his thirst. Pops' last living relative, his son Junior, has recently gotten out of jail and moved back to Pops' house with his girlfriend, Lulu, and his newly sober buddy, Oswaldo. With his heels dug into the floor of his rent-controlled Riverside Drive apartment, Pops holds onto old wounds, both physical and emotional. Pressure reaches a boiling point when an ultimatum comes from an unlikely source, pinning Pops squarely "between Riverside and crazy." This Tony Award-nominated Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is passionate, contemporary, and bracingly funny.

    THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, PORTRAYAL OF DRUG USE, AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS

    The Cast of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY

    CHARACTER
          ACTOR
    Pops
          Franklin Johnson

    Junior
          Shaun Diggs

    Oswaldo
          S. Francis Livisay

    Lulu
          Ronda Ogletree

    Lt. Caro
          Nathan Finley

    Detective O'Connor
          Karen Righter

    Church Lady
          Carly Risenhoover-Peterson

    The promotional trailer for BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY



    THE DAYTON THEATRE GUILD
    2025/2026 SEASON:


    A RAISIN IN THE SUN, by Lorraine Hansbeery at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    A RAISIN IN THE SUN

    by Lorraine Hansberry

    Production dates: Aug 22‐Sep 9, 2025
    Audition dates*: July 7 & 8, 2025

    Directed by Robert-Wayne Waldron
    Produced by Rick Flynn

    Set in Chicago's South Side in the 1950's, this is about the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry's portrait of one family's struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. It was the first play by an African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.


    DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER, by Frederick Knott at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    Dial "M" for Murder

    by Frederick Knott

    Production dates: Oct 10‐26, 2025
    Audition dates*: Aug 25 & 26, 2025

    Directed by David Shough
    Produced by Debra Kent & Brian Buttrey

    Tony Wendice plots to murder his wealthy wife, Margot, for her money by hiring a criminal to strangle her, but his plan goes awry, forcing him to manipulate the situation to frame her. But Margot engages a clever, quick-witted detective from Scotland Yard who uncovers the truth, leading to a suspenseful climax where Tony's guilt is exposed.


    LIGHT SENSITIVE, by Jim Geoghan at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    **SEASON EXTRA**
    LIGHT SENSITIVE

    by Jim Geoghan

    Production dates: Dec 5‐14, 2025
    Audition dates*: Oct 13 & 14, 2025

    Directed by Rick Flynn
    Produced by Deirdre Root

    Thomas Hanratty, lifelong resident of Hell's Kitchen and once the most dangerous white cab driver in New York, was blinded eight years ago in a drunken accident and is fading into a routine of self pity and alcohol. His bartender and only friend is moving to Vermont with his girlfriend, but finds it difficult to abandon Tom. He recruits a slightly handicapped volunteer reader who battles her way through Tom's shell. By the second act, they are falling in love. His buddy returns with tales of his "Christmas from hell" in Vermont, and doubt arises as to who will hold the number one position in Tom's life.


    MARY JANE, by Amy Herzog at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    MARY JANE

    by Amy Herzog

    Production dates: Jan 30‐Feb 15, 2026
    Audition dates*: Dec 8 & 9, 2025

    Directed by Melissa Kerr Ertsgaard
    Produced by Rhea Smith

    Mary Jane navigates both the mundane and the unfathomable realities of caring for Alex, her chronically ill young son. She finds herself building a community of women from many walks of life, and dealing with all of life's realities. Mary Jane is Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog's remarkably powerful and compassionate portrait of a contemporary American woman striving for grace. It ran on Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club during the 2023/2024 season.


    I LOVE YOU BECAUSE, by Cunningham and Salzman at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    I LOVE YOU BECAUSE

    Book/Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
    Music by Joshua Salzman

    Production dates: Mar 27‐Apr 12, 2026
    Audition dates*: Feb 2 & 3, 2026

    Directed by Kim Warrick
    Produced by Rhea Smith & Heather Atkinson

    This musical from the mid-2000's is a twist on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. A young, uptight greeting card writer's life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other, not despite their faults, but because of them.


    THE BEACON, by Nancy Harris at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    THE BEACON

    by Nancy Harris

    Production dates: May 22‐Jun 7, 2026
    Audition dates*: Mar 30 & 31, 2026

    Directed by Debra Kent
    Produced by K.L.Storer

    Beiv, a renowned artist, has left her suburban Dublin home for a secluded cottage on a rugged island off the coast of West Cork, Ireland. Here, there is no escaping the rumors of her shadowy past, and Beiv lets everyone see right in because she's having an extension made to the home, and many of the walls are missing. She and her visiting son have a chilly relationship at best ‐‐ and there is also the question of whether Beiv really did kill her husband. This play ran Off-Broadway with a limited run, and closed in November, 2024.

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    *audition dates may be subject to change

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    First Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
    Second & Third Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 5pm, Sunday 3pm

    *Children under seven will not be admitted

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    TICKETS, INCLUDING SEASON TICKETS, ON SALE SOON:
    DTG Buy Your Tickets Now

    Season Ticket Package: $85.00 / $99.00 with Season Extra
    - https://daytontheatreguild.org// click on "Tickets" link
    - or call 937-278-5993 - *25/26 Season tickets may be purchased in person during the performancxes of Between Riverside and Crazy

    Individual show tickets:
         Adult: $25
         Senior (60 or older): $23
         Student: $18
         Student rush: $11
         Special pricing for groups of 10 or more, call the Box Office at 937-278-5993 for pricing
    - https://daytontheatreguild.org// click on "Tickets" link
    - or call 937-278-5993
    - or at the box office day of the show

    * All individual tickets purchased in advance via our on-line ticket system or by telephone will also include a $1 convenience fee.

    www.daytontheatreguild.org

    Dayton Theatre Guild
    auditions for the
    2025/2026 season

    A RAISIN IN THE SUN, by Lorraine Hansbeery at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    A RAISIN IN THE SUN

    by Lorraine Hansberry

    Audition Dates: Mon & Tue, Jul 7 & 8, 2025*, starting at 7:00 pm both nights.
    Production Dates: Aug 22‐Sep 9, 2025

    The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philips TheatreScape
    430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
    937-278-5993
    www.daytontheatreguild.org

    Directed by Robert-Wayne Waldron
    Produced by Rick Flynn

    Set in Chicago's South Side in the 1950's, this is about the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry's portrait of one family's struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. It was the first play by an African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.

    (4 women, 6 men ‐ & moving men)

    Audition requirements

    • Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
    • A résumé and headshot are not required but are encouraged.
    • Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Jul 9 & Sep 9, 2025.

    Character descriptions and notes To Be Announced

    Dayton Theatre Guild is a community theatre that values community representation, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off stage. People of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate and will be given full consideration in casting and all volunteer opportunities. Unless explicitly specified by the playwright in the text of the play, all roles will be open to all performers.


    DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER, by Frederick Knott at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    Dial "M" for Murder

    by Frederick Knott

    Audition Dates: Mon & Tue, Aug 25 & 26, 2025*, starting at 7:00 pm both nights.
    Production Dates: Oct 10‐26, 2025

    The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philips TheatreScape
    430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
    937-278-5993
    www.daytontheatreguild.org

    Directed by David Shough
    Produced by Debra Kent & Brian Buttrey

    Tony Wendice plots to murder his wealthy wife, Margot, for her money by hiring a criminal to strangle her, but his plan goes awry, forcing him to manipulate the situation to frame her. But Margot engages a clever, quick-witted detective from Scotland Yard who uncovers the truth, leading to a suspenseful climax where Tony's guilt is exposed.

    (1 woman, 5 men)

    Casting Requirements:

    • Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
    • A résumé and headshot are not required but are encouraged.
    • Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Aug 27 & Oct 26, 2025.

    Character descriptions and notes To Be Announced

    Dayton Theatre Guild is a community theatre that values community representation, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off stage. People of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate and will be given full consideration in casting and all volunteer opportunities. Unless explicitly specified by the playwright in the text of the play, all roles will be open to all performers.


    LIGHT SENSITIVE, by Jim Geoghan at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    **SEASON EXTRA**
    LIGHT SENSITIVE

    by Jim Geoghan

    Audition Dates: Mon & Tue, Oct 13 & 14, 2025 *, starting at 7:00 pm both nights.
    Production Dates: Dec 5‐14, 2025

    The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philips TheatreScape
    430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
    937-278-5993
    www.daytontheatreguild.org

    Directed by Rick Flynn
    Produced by Deirdre Root

    Thomas Hanratty, lifelong resident of Hell's Kitchen and once the most dangerous white cab driver in New York, was blinded eight years ago in a drunken accident and is fading into a routine of self pity and alcohol. His bartender and only friend is moving to Vermont with his girlfriend, but finds it difficult to abandon Tom. He recruits a slightly handicapped volunteer reader who battles her way through Tom's shell. By the second act, they are falling in love. His buddy returns with tales of his "Christmas from hell" in Vermont, and doubt arises as to who will hold the number one position in Tom's life.

    (1 woman, 2 men)

    Casting Requirements:

    • Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
    • A résumé and headshot are not required but are encouraged.
    • Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Oct 15 & Dec 14, 2025.

    Character descriptions and notes To Be Announced

    Dayton Theatre Guild is a community theatre that values community representation, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off stage. People of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate and will be given full consideration in casting and all volunteer opportunities. Unless explicitly specified by the playwright in the text of the play, all roles will be open to all performers.


    MARY JANE, by Amy Herzog at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    MARY JANE

    by Amy Herzog

    Audition Dates: Mon & Tue, Dec 8 & 9, 2025*, starting at 7:00 pm both nights.
    Production Dates: Jan 30‐Feb 15, 2026

    The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philips TheatreScape
    430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
    937-278-5993
    www.daytontheatreguild.org

    Directed by Melissa Kerr Ertsgaard
    Produced by Rhea Smith

    Mary Jane navigates both the mundane and the unfathomable realities of caring for Alex, her chronically ill young son. She finds herself building a community of women from many walks of life, and dealing with all of life's realities. Mary Jane is Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog's remarkably powerful and compassionate portrait of a contemporary American woman striving for grace. It ran on Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club during the 2023/2024 season.

    (5 women)

    Casting Requirements:

    • Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
    • A résumé and headshot are not required but are encouraged.
    • Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Dec 10, 2025 & Feb 15, 2026.

    Character descriptions and notes To Be Announced

    Dayton Theatre Guild is a community theatre that values community representation, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off stage. People of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate and will be given full consideration in casting and all volunteer opportunities. Unless explicitly specified by the playwright in the text of the play, all roles will be open to all performers.


    I LOVE YOU BECAUSE, by Cunningham and Salzman at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    I LOVE YOU BECAUSE

    Book/Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
    Music by Joshua Salzman

    Audition Dates: Mon & Tue, Feb 2 & 3, 2026 *, starting at 7:00 pm both nights.
    Production Dates: Mar 27‐Apr 12, 2026

    The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philips TheatreScape
    430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
    937-278-5993
    www.daytontheatreguild.org

    Directed by Kim Warrick
    Produced by Rhea Smith & Heather Atkinson

    This musical from the mid-2000's is a twist on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. A young, uptight greeting card writer's life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other, not despite their faults, but because of them.

    (3 women, 3 men)

    Casting Requirements:

    • Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
    • A résumé and headshot are not required but are encouraged.
    • Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Feb 3 & Apr 12, 2026.

    Character descriptions & notes, and audition music specs To Be Announced

    Dayton Theatre Guild is a community theatre that values community representation, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off stage. People of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate and will be given full consideration in casting and all volunteer opportunities. Unless explicitly specified by the playwright in the text of the play, all roles will be open to all performers.


    THE BEACON, by Nancy Harris at The Dayton Theatre Guild

    THE BEACON

    by Nancy Harris

    Audition Dates: Mon & Tue, Mar 30 & 31, 2026*, starting at 7:00 pm both nights.
    Production Dates: May 22‐Jun 7, 2026

    The Dayton Theatre Guild at the Caryl D. Philips TheatreScape
    430 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH, 45410
    937-278-5993
    www.daytontheatreguild.org

    Directed by Debra Keny
    Produced by K.L.Storer

    Beiv, a renowned artist, has left her suburban Dublin home for a secluded cottage on a rugged island off the coast of West Cork, Ireland. Here, there is no escaping the rumors of her shadowy past, and Beiv lets everyone see right in because she's having an extension made to the home, and many of the walls are missing. She and her visiting son have a chilly relationship at best ‐‐ and there is also the question of whether Beiv really did kill her husband. This play ran Off-Broadway with a limited run, and closed in November, 2024.

    (2 women, 3 men)

    Casting Requirements:

    • Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
    • A résumé and headshot are not required but are encouraged.
    • Please provide a list of all known conflicts between Apr 1 & Jun 7.

    Character descriptions and notes To Be Announced

    Dayton Theatre Guild is a community theatre that values community representation, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off stage. People of all ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate and will be given full consideration in casting and all volunteer opportunities. Unless explicitly specified by the playwright in the text of the play, all roles will be open to all performers.


    *AUDITION DATES & SPECS ABOVE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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