ALANATS Spring 2026
Student Auditions
February 19-21, 2026
Laidlaw Performing Arts Center
Mobile, Alabama
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Registration Opens - Monday, January 19, (8:00 a.m.)
Registration Closes - Friday, February 6, (11:59 p.m.)
Thursday, February 19, 2026
ALANATS Workshop - Time TBA
ALANATS Executive Board Meeting - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 20, 2026
Judges Meeting - 8:00 a.m.
Categories CL5 - 12 & BIPOC - 9:00 a.m.
Business Meeting/Dinner - 5:00 p.m.
ALANATS Members Only
ALANATS Finals Concert (Day 1) - 7:00 p.m.
Laidlaw Recital Hall
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Judges Meeting - 8:30 a.m.
ALANATS Auditions Day 2 - 9:00 a.m.
All Children/Youth Categories
All High School Categories
Collegiate Musical Theatre
ALANATS Finals Concert (Day 2) - TBA
Laidlaw Recital Hall

For Information On The ALANATS 2026 Categories of Entry,
Please Click The Link Below
To Access Registration:
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Log in to your account at NATS.org
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From your "Members Home" select "NATS auditions Registration"
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This will take you to AuditionWare.
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On AuditionWare, confirm that your homepage/region is set to "Alabama"
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Select "Register for Audition/Conference?" to begin your registration.
Important Details for Teachers:
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Teachers entering students in the auditions are required to adjudicate auditions on both Friday and Saturday.
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Registrations are to be completed by the teachers only with registration fees paid by the teachers before the deadline. It is then up to the teachers how they collect student registration fees.
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Registration fees are not refundable.
Each Teacher registering students is required to adjudicate auditions.
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If a teacher registering students cannot adjudicate, it is that teacher's responsibility to provide a qualified substitute judge during registration.
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The substitute judge must be a NATS member in good standing, and cannot have their own students participating in the Spring 2026 auditions.
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The substitute judge must be named during the registration process.
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The teacher naming a substitute judge must have made prior arrangements with their substitute.
Fees due at registration:
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Teacher Registration - $15/teacher
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Student Registration - $17 First Category, $10 per second/third category
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Business Meeting Dinner - $28 (optional)