Actor Registration
Production Personnel
Company Registration
ALL performance applicants for UPTA 2026 must submit a 90-second video for screening, no matter your criteria for applying
Registration Begins
- Regular Audition: September 1st 12 noon (CST)
- To attend UPTA 2026 Regular Auditions, actors must be available for work year-round (i.e. not going back to school in the Fall or Spring) and meet one of the following criteria:
- Have an Master Level degree or higher in THEATRE (MA, MFA, PhD, etc.), or
- Have a 2-year Conservatory Certificate by 9/1/26, or
- Be a current member of Equity, or
- Have attended previous UPTA auditions within the last 5 years, or
- Be signed off by a Professional theatre company, defined as a Company that pays actors.
- To attend UPTA 2026 Regular Auditions, actors must be available for work year-round (i.e. not going back to school in the Fall or Spring) and meet one of the following criteria:
- Production Personnel: September 1st 12 noon (CST)
- Company: September 1st 12 noon (CST)
- Pre-Professional Audition: September 1st 12 noon (CST)
- Current date and time is August 24th, 2:55pm
Future Dates
- February 6 - 9, 2026
- February 5 - 8, 2027
- February 4 - 7, 2028
Online registration begins at 12 noon central time on 9/1 prior to the convention.