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Open to actors ages 14 and up at all experience levels, this two-session workshop, led by executive artistic director Thomas Times, will cover key audition skills including selecting and preparing a monologue and song, building a strong resume, slating, and staying calm and focused.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Holding their quadrennial slating session for state and county offices, county Democratic slatemakers also snubbed Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and instead endorsed, by an overwhelming margin, Lyons Township Assessor Patrick Hynes for the countywide job.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
That process, which ended in 2023, brought in money to the party as each candidate paid a slating fee that would help fund get-out-the-vote efforts and a coordinated campaign.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Another reason Indianapolis has never had a Black or woman mayor until now, Shufeldt said, is the use of slating, a process by which party insiders picked candidates for primary elections.
—The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Holding their quadrennial slating session for state and county offices, county Democratic slatemakers also snubbed Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and instead endorsed, by an overwhelming margin, Lyons Township Assessor Patrick Hynes for the countywide job.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
That process, which ended in 2023, brought in money to the party as each candidate paid a slating fee that would help fund get-out-the-vote efforts and a coordinated campaign.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Another reason Indianapolis has never had a Black or woman mayor until now, Shufeldt said, is the use of slating, a process by which party insiders picked candidates for primary elections.
—The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Slating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slating. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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