2025 Guest Acting Audition Dates & Locations:
- Philadelphia, PA Jan. 10-12, 2025
Location: Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square
In-Person Auditions
- *Fullerton, CA: Jan. 18 & 19, 2025
Location: California State University, Fullerton
Hybrid Auditions: candidates in-person; recruiters remote (live-virtual, no travel).
*Guest Auditions are combined with URTA Auditions
- Chicago, IL: Jan. 26-29, 2025
Location: Palmer House Hilton
In-Person Auditions
- *Live-Virtual Auditions: Feb. 2, 2025
Location: Online
Live-Virtual Auditions: candidates and recruiters remote (live-virtual, no travel).
*Guest Auditions are combined with URTA Auditions.
Guest (non-member) recruiting is only available for acting programs, and auditions take place according to the schedule above. Programs will see a new group of actors each day at the auditions.
At the in-person auditions in Philadelphia and Chicago, Guest Auditions are an optional second-day of auditions that actors can add to their URTA registration (typically around 75% of candidates choose to participate in Guest Auditions). All Guest programs watch auditions together in one room during the first half of the day, and then conduct their individual callbacks that same afternoon and evening.
At the Fullerton (hybrid) and Live-Virtual auditions, Guest Auditions are combined with URTA Auditions, meaning all programs (both members and non-members) will be together watching auditions and will see all actors registered for those events. During these combined events, Guest programs will not be able to conduct same-day callbacks, but will have the opportunity to indicate their interest in particular candidates through a posted list, and can then arrange callbacks on an alternate date.