Event Info

South Texas Theatre Auditions (STTA) has announced that auditions will be held Oct. 6. There are currently 10 university and conservatory theatre programs participating in this year’s event, which has been organized for students pursuing a degree in theatre with an opportunity to present their skills and portfolios for the consideration of college admissions representatives.

Theatre departments from colleges across the nation will begin scouting exceptional talent from the Rio Grande Valley beginning in October.

In collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College’s Drama Department, South Texas Theatre Auditions (STTA) will offer high school seniors and graduating college students from the Rio Grande Valley who intend to pursue a degree in theatre, an opportunity to present monologues, musical theatre selections and technical theatre portfolios for the consideration of college admissions representatives.

Auditions will be held Oct. 6, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Texas College Cooper Center for Communication Arts, located at 3200 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen.

There are currently nine university and conservatory theatre programs participating in this year’s event. Universities participating in South Texas Theatre Auditions as of press time include the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Sam Houston State University, Southern Methodist University, University of the Incarnate Word, American Musical and Dramatic Academy College of Performing Arts, Tarleton State University, University of Northern Colorado and many more from across the nation.

“We are excited to be hosting this event once more in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) Independent School District,” said Theatre & Dance Department Chair Joel Jason Rodriguez.

What began as a pilot program between the University of Texas at Austin and local theatre educators from across the Valley has now grown to include STC as a major link for students seeking an opportunity to audition and present their work to university representatives from elite theatre programs statewide and across the nation.

Students interested in attending the auditions can learn more regarding registration and auditions at https://sites.utexas.edu/stta. Registration for the in-person event closes by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2025.

“For students, they have a lot of opportunities available to them. The partnership with PSJA ISD and the University of Texas at Austin on this project is invaluable and it is great to see how STTA made pursuing a theatre degree accessible to everyone,” Rodriguez said. “We believe education makes a world of difference in people’s lives. Students across the Rio Grande Valley will have an opportunity to audition and present their work to university representatives from some incredible theatre programs across Texas and the nation.”

For more information, call 512-232-2741 or email tadadmissions@austin.utexas.edu