General questions about Unifieds

EmsDad · June 29, 2017, 3:02pm

The “National Unified Auditions” is a fairly loose organization of schools that agree to hold auditions at all designated locations, on the designated dates in NYC, Chicago, and LA (also used to include Las Vegas). Many additional programs hold auditions on or about the same dates in those locations, sometimes at the designated location, sometimes in other locations within the same city. Of those additional programs, many only attend one or two Unifieds sessions, few attend all three (otherwise they would join the organization). For example, in past years Western Michigan MT and Northern Colorado MT only attended Chicago Unifieds.

Here is a list from the past of schools that attended Unifieds in Chicago:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18929126/#Comment_18929126

Chicago Unifieds: (a) draws the most programs, especially if you are interested in Midwestern schools; (b) offers the widest selection of walk-in auditions; and (c) offers more days to auditions than the other venues. The travel and onsite logistics are arguably the easiest in Chicago as well, although the weather can be a problem. Chicago Unifieds includes more days to audition than the other sites due to the large number of applicants who attend. This is due to central location, which draws large numbers of both schools and students, which draws even more schools and students.

Here are some past threads on the topic (there are many more, you can find them using the Search function):

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1956267-unifieds-chicago-2017-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1964145-which-unified-location-did-you-prefer-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1987149-la-unifieds-schools-2017.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1962725-on-campus-vs-unifieds-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1924770-chicago-unifieds-audition-scheduling-advice-and-best-practices-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1857986-chicago-unified-walk-in-regulars-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1614676-unifieds-2015-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1738964-chicago-unifieds-debrief.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1734589-walk-in-auditions-at-nyc-unifieds-jan-25th.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1730989-chicago-unified-walk-ins-p1.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1728032-nyc-unifieds-2015.html