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  • First of all, if you’re not already familiar with HowlRound, you should check them out. It’s an online center for theater commons designed to promote the health and impact of non-profit theater. One very cool tool they’ve been working with … Continue reading →

  • URTA’s 2013 National Unified Auditions and Interviews are over, and it was another great year for the candidates as well as the recruiters from our Member Institutions and our Guest Participants! This year URTA held a sweepstakes sponsored by the … Continue reading →

  • At next week’s USITT Annual Conference in Milwaukee, a student designer will be selected from among eight regional finalists to receive a full scholarship to attend Stagecraft Institute Las Vegas’ (SILV) eight-week summer session in cutting edge live entertainment technology. … Continue reading →

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  • 2014 Dates

    Announcing the 2014 National Unified Auditions and Interviews Dates

    New York
    January 25 - 28: (Acting, Directing and Stage Management ONLY)

    Chicago
    January 30 - February 6: (Acting, Directing, Stage Management, Theatre Management, all Design/Tech)

    San Francisco
    February 8 - 9: (Acting ONLY)

     We're not yet accepting applications, but watch this space for more information coming soon!

     
  • Sweepstakes Winners Announced

     
     
    URTA’s 2013 National Unified Auditions and Interviews are over, and it was another great year for the candidates as well as the recruiters from our Member Institutions and our Guest Participants!
     
    This year URTA held a sweepstakes sponsored by the Westin Chicago Michigan Avenue in which ten lucky audition/interview candidates were selected at random to receive $100 gift cards from Amazon!
     
    The winners have been contacted and their gift cards are on the way.  A hearty ‘thank you’ to all who participated, and congratulations to our winners!
     
    For a list of the winning candidates, follow the link below.
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  • KCACTF Allied Design & Technology Award

    URTA Proud to be a Sponsor of KCACTF Allied Design & Technology Award
     
    At next week's USITT Annual Conference in Milwaukee, a student designer will be selected from among eight regional finalists to receive a full scholarship to attend Stagecraft Institute Las Vegas' (SILV) eight-week summer session in cutting edge live entertainment technology.
     
    For the past three years, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) has presented the Allied Design & Technology Award to a student designer at each of its eight regional festivals. The regional winners enjoy an expenses paid trip to attend the USITT Annual Conference where they present their work at the Design Expo for the duration of the conference. While there, they have the opportunity to attend workshops, network, interview for internships, look into graduate school opportunities, and much more.

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