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Kids get week of professional theater experience

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD - A week-long youth theater internship at the Historic Ironwood Theatre concludes with a zany retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," as a 1930s Hollywood comedy-musical.

Around 60 kids ages 7 to 18 showed up early Monday morning to audition as actors, singers, dancers and everything in-between. Organizers from Prairie Fire Children's Theatre said the most important quality while auditioning was a willingness to have fun and participate in the week-long activity.

"I'm a dancer in this show," said Nina Osier, 12, of Ironwood.

This is Osier's fourt...