Playwriting
The Utah Theatre Association is pleased to announce the tenth annual Utah Young Playwright's Festival. Any Utah junior high or high school student who is registered for the UTA Conference 2011 is eligible to submit a script. Outstanding scripts receive staged readings at the conference, and the top playwrights are presented with cash awards. The UTA Young Playwright's Festival deadline is December 3, 2010. For more details, click here.

Scholarship Auditions/Interviews Workshop
Any teacher or student who wants to prepare for future college auditions and interviews should attend the Utah Theatre Association Scholarship Workshop. This workshop is for anyone wanting to get tips for scholarship auditions and interviews along with portfolio and display hints. Students do NOT have to be seniors to attend - in fact juniors are especially encouraged to attend. In order to reach more students, we are conducting three simultaneous workshops across the state. All locations will share the same information and coaching. You do NOT have to be a UTA conference participant to attend these workshops - any high school students may attend and get ideas for preparing for a college/university theatre program.

The 2011 workshops will be held on December 3, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. You can choose from the following locations to attend: Weber High School in the north, Riverton High School in southwest Salt Lake Valley, or SUU campus (South Hall 101 D) in the south. If you have questions about the scholarship workshops contact Erin McGuire, the UTA president, at erin.mcguire@jordan.k12.ut.us.

Acting Scholarship Auditions
High school seniors participating in the Utah Theatre Association Conference have the opportunity to participate in Acting Auditions. These auditions give students a chance to present a two minute audition to representatives of colleges from throughout the West. Based on these auditions, students may be considered for admission or scholarships to the represented college and university theatre programs. Additionally, cash awards from the Utah Theatre Association are awarded at the end of the conference to stand-out auditioners.

Robin Edwards from Olympus High School is in charge of the acting auditions. She will be sending out audition packets in the registration mailing. In the past, there have been two separate acting audition opportunities: Scholarship Auditions and Open Auditions.  Beginning this year we will no longer have two separate auditions, but will instead be conducting two days of scholarship auditions.  More details on this change will posted here in the fall and will also be sent out in registration packets.

Students wishing to audition must be recommended by their teacher, submit 30 resumes to Robin Edwards, and prepare their two minute auditions. Only students who are planning to major or minor in Theatre are encouraged to audition at the Utah Theatre Association Conference. UTA also encourages students to contact the colleges and universities on an individual basis for a personal audition and interview.

For more information, download the Complete Acting Audition Packet

*Forms are made to be printed, filled out and mailed. They are NOT online registrations forms

Attention: The college/university representatives have requested that any students auditioning with musical theatre songs sing to live accompaniment only. The Utah Theatre Association supports this request and will provide a professional audition accompanist for any students singing at their scholarship auditions. Auditioners must bring their own sheet music to the audition. If they do not already own a copy of their music, they can peruse the following websites to purchase individual copies of their music choice.

Open Acting Auditions
As in the past few years, we will be hosting Open Acting Auditions for college and university representatives on Saturday afternoon. Students should complete resumes, headshots, and prepare pieces according to the Scholarship Audition Packet guidelines. Remember that all musical theatre auditionees should bring sheet music and be prepared to perform with the professional accompanist during their audition. Details on how to sign students up for the open auditions will be given to teachers in the confirmation information in January. Questions should be directed to Alane Schofield at aschofield@weber.k12.ut.us. To downlodad Open Audition Information Sheet click here

Technical Theatre Scholarship Auditions
Steve Schmid at Taylorsville High School is the contact for the Technical Theatre Auditions. Technical Theatre Scholarships are available through a display and portfolio process. As with the acting auditions, seniors will have an opportunity to meet and interview with representatives from colleges and universities from throughout the West. In addition, cash awards for technical theatre displays are presented by the Utah Theatre Association to students during the conference.

The Utah Theatre Association is also very pleased to offer technical theatre students a chance to display their portfolios to be considered for the Design Utah Award. This award has been sponsored by Oasis StageWerks for the past 15 years and includes a $1500 scholarship.

Audition applications will be sent out with the registration materials mailing, but the following is a brief description of requirements for Technical Theatre Auditions:

Students wishing to participate in Technical Theatre Auditions and the Design Utah portfolio displays must submit an application. Students will be required to submit 20 resumes with their application. Students will be required to exhibit design materials in a display that will be set up at the conference. This display space is 4'x4' and any display materials (table, mannequin, slide projector, etc.) must be supplied by the student.

For more information, download the Complete Technical Theatre Interview Packet .

*Forms are made to be printed, filled out and mailed. They are NOT online registrations forms.