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SCREENING AUDITION AND DESIGN TECH APPLICATIONS FOR SETC ARE NOW LIVE!

Unified Professional Theatre Auditions 

UPTA 2026

February 6 - 9, 2026

Playhouse On The Square • Memphis, Tennessee

Registration for UPTA 2026

is now

OPEN!

Greetings from UPTA 2026!

UPTA is the BEST COMBINED AUDITION in the United States, and we'd love for you to join us - hopefully in-person, or digitally if need be!

UPTA is a set of auditions and interviews organized for actors, production personnel, and producers so that the greatest number of quality actors and production personnel who are available for work year-round, can be seen by quality professional theatre and production companies.

For actors and production personnel, the auditions will provide access to professional theatres, theme parks, touring companies, cruise lines, educational companies, and more!

Updated Guidelines for

UPTA 2026!

Based on feedback we received from Companies and Talent, UPTA has opened up validation to all Professional Theatre Companies, to post graduate folks from 2-year Conservatories, and to undergrads with other performance degrees in Theatre, Voice, Dance, Opera, etc.

For a complete list of guidelines, click HERE.

Companies Must Offer

• Paid positions such as:

• Paid year-round employment, 

• OR Paid summer employment,

• OR Paid job-in employment,

• OR Paid internships

Registration is only $75

Register Online NOW

All actors are asked to submit a 90-second audition video as part of their application. You do not have to upload your video when you register, but video submissions are due by end of day on September 22, 2025.

Registration is fast and easy!

We are looking forward to seeing you!

For criteria to register and attend, click

HERE.

For a list of companies currently registered,

and who registered last February, click

HERE.

Register Online

Other Details for UPTA 2026

• All actors, including those who have not been required to do so before (previously attended, post-grad degrees, UPTA or TCG company validated, Equity), will submit audition videos.

• All audition videos will be screened and rated.

• All production talent will upload PDF resumes and additional material as needed to be distributed to all companies as requested.

• There will be no in-person production interviews.

• Dance call will happen in person at UPTA 2026, but actors will be given a digital option as well.

Register Online NOW

Affordable Lodging and Travel too!

 Reservation links are available on our TRAVEL page HERE

Questions? -- Please Contact

Michael Detroit, Audition Coordinator

901-937-6464 or  UPTA@UPTA.ORG

66 S. Cooper St.

Memphis, TN 38104