OVERVIEW of unifieds

• The National Unified Auditions is a loose coalition of college theatre programs that hold auditions at the same locations each year: New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

• There are 25-30 “official” members of Unifieds: U Arts, Ball State, Boston Conservatory, Cincinnati, Cornish, Emerson, U Evansville, Hartt (U Hartford), Ithaca, Miami (Fla), Michigan, Montclair St., Northern Illinois, Oklahoma, Otterbein, Penn State, Point Park, Roosevelt, Santa Fe, SCAD, SMU, TCU, Utah, Viterbo, Webster.

• Many more schools conduct auditions in the same locations (25-50 more), but not all schools. To confirm that a school will be holding auditions at Unifieds, you have to go to the theatre department website for each school and check the dates and locations for their auditions.

Location and Dates

• The Chicago Unifieds location is the Hilton Palmer House Hotel, but auditions are also held at other locations in the surrounding area (usually other hotels). Auditions for schools in Chicago are usually held at the school. The Hilton Palmer House is in the heart of the Chicago Theatre District.

• The Chicago Unifieds official dates are usually Monday through Wednesday during or close to the second week in February. Note that some programs begin audition and dance calls on Saturday and some schools may hold auditions on Thursday. Also note that non-member schools auditioning in Chicago during Unifieds may schedule auditions anywhere from Sunday to Friday.

• Please note that the dates for Chicago Unifieds typically fall on the dates in between the first and second weekend of performances of our spring musical.