As announced in March the Great Lakes Region NATSAA auditions will be at Purdue University Fort Wayne.  The dates are November 8th and 9th.   If you've never participated or directed students to participate in NATSAA, click here to read more about it.  It's intended to help singers launch their professional careers.  The age range is 21-35 as of the application deadline.  For details on our Great Lakes Preliminary Round please click here to be directed to the Great Lakes Regional website. The Great Lakes website is still being designed and updated but has the needed information on it.  It can be  viewed at    https://greatlakesregionnats. weebly.com/ if you have troubles with the link copy and paste the link.

The application fee for students of NATS members is $75.  Students ages 20-28 (as of September 5 2019) may compete online or in person for significant prizes:  1st Prize:  $5,000 PLUS a concert at the next  NATS National Conference , $1,000 Gift Certificate from  Hal Leonard , Career Management Services package from  Stage Door Connections . 2nd Prize:  $2,500 PLUS a $500 Gift Certificate from  Hal Leonard . 3rd Prize:  $1,000 cash prize. 4th Prize:  $750 cash prize. The first national competition for the music theater soloist seeking the best emerging talent in 2020. The 2020 NMTC semifinal and final rounds will be held  in New York City at the Roosevelt Hotel Grand Ballroom, as part of the 2020 NATS Winter Workshop, January 10-12, 2020.  Deadline to apply is September 15th.  Students have until October 15th to upload preliminary videos. https://www.nats.org/music_theater_competition.html