Each year about 1,500 students and educators from across the state participate in our conference, and we thank the schools that have been in attendance and the educators that have supported the conference through its 34 year history. However, many educators are unaware of the Utah Theatre Association and what we have to offer you, your students, and your program.

The Utah Theatre Association was formed by a group of theatre educators that wanted to create a forum where high school theatre students could meet with college and university representatives to learn about their programs and audition for acceptance to programs and scholarships. Early conferences were held in conference rooms of Salt Lake City hotels. The UTA conference expanded, and the board started to bring in the theatre professionals to teach specialized workshops to conference attendees. Well, we have grown, and now our conferences are hosted by colleges and universities throughout the state and conferences include workshops covering all aspects of theatre from design to playwriting, acting to directing, stage combat to stage management.

The Utah Theatre Association sponsors the annual conference and is committed to introducing high school students to representatives from college and university theatre programs. The Utah Theatre Association , along with other conference sponsors, gives out an average of $5,000 in cash awards to promising actors, technicians, designers, and playwrights.

In recent years, the Utah Theatre Association has expanded its scope to become a resource for theatre educators. The Utah Theatre Association board of directors is comprised of educators from public and private schools in Utah with representatives from middle schools and high schools. Every college and university in Utah is invited to name a representative to the board. Over the last several years, the Utah Theatre Association has built ties to the Utah State Office of Education. We are committed to offering workshops geared towards current and prospective theatre educators at our conferences. The USOE has approved the Utah Theatre Association to offer re-licensure credits to educators that participate in the UTA conferences.

We want to expand our work beyond the conference. The Utah Theatre Association website was designed to be a resource for theatre teachers. On the site you will find all of the information and materials you will need to participate in the UTA Conference, but you will also find links to educational organizations and theatre education sites to increase access to lesson plans, scripts and other materials to aid theatre educators.

Please let us know how UTA can better serve your needs as a theatre educator. Introduce yourself to board members at the conference or email us. We look forward to serving you and we hope to see you at the conference!