College & University Division
For college and university faculty, staff, and students, and the high school students they audition and recruit.
Upcoming
College & University Programs at Convention 2026
Nov 12–15, 2026 · USC Aiken
Get Involved
How to take part
At convention: lead a workshop, set up a recruiting table, review college auditions and portfolios, adjudicate tenure portfolios, and meet colleagues at the faculty social hour. Students can submit a play to 10 Minute Playworks.
Who is eligible
Faculty, staff, and students at South Carolina colleges and universities. Workshops are open to professors and college students; adjudication is for faculty.
2027 Resources
Convention Workshop Proposal
10 Minute Playworks Submission
Division Leadership
Division Chair · Coastal Carolina University
Sadie DeSantis
Sadie DeSantis currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Stage and Production Management and Production Manager at Coastal Carolina. #ChantsUp! Before joining the faculty at Coastal Carolina, she was the Director of Production and Head of the Stage Management MFA graduate program at the University of Missouri - Kansas City for 7 years.
She serves as a freelance stage manager and has production experience in concerts, ballet, opera, musical theatre, outdoor production, and corporate galas. After attending the University of Pittsburgh–Johnstown where she obtained a BA in Theatre Arts and a minor in English Literature, she earned her MFA in Theatre Design and Technology (Stage Management) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She has worked for numerous companies including Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Coterie Theatre, Starlight Theatre, Mountain Playhouse, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, New Theatre Restaurant, and Des Moines Metro Opera.
In 2018, Ms. DeSantis co-founded Opera 180 in Kansas City. She is a member of the Stage Managers Association where she is the Regional Representative for the Carolinas Area and is the Chair of the College and University Division of South Carolina Theatre Association. While working in the SMA, she was an interim Co-Regional Director for the Central Region.
A Proud Member of Actor’s Equity Association and the American Guild of Musical Artists, Ms. DeSantis is part of several AEA committees and was a delegate to the first National AEA Convention.
