How it works

From the first event page to the replay

Six steps. For each one: what you do, and what the system does so you do not have to.

In pilot testingThis is the flow as built. We have walked it end to end in tests, and we want to walk it with a real venue.

The steps, in order

  1. Set up your organization and connect Stripe

    Sign in with a code sent to your email. There are no passwords. Create your organization, accept the terms and connect a Stripe account so payments go to you.

    You do

    Create the organization, connect Stripe, add staff and roles.

    The system does

    Hands card entry to Stripe-hosted checkout and keeps your data apart from other organizations.

  2. Create the event, shows and tickets

    Add a performance or several, pick or draw a seat map, set ticket types and sales windows, add promo codes and decide on donations.

    You do

    Describe the event, set tiers, publish the page.

    The system does

    Creates a ticket type for each seat tier, holds accessible seats by your rule, and gives the event a public page you can share.

  3. Sell online and at the box office

    Buyers pick seats and pay on Stripe. Your box office sells cash and comps from the same inventory.

    You do

    Share the link, staff the window, answer questions.

    The system does

    Holds seats during checkout, emails signed tickets, runs the waitlist when something sells out, and issues receipts for donations.

  4. Complete the rights record for a stream

    If the show will be streamed, record who licenses it, the dates, the music statement, viewer cap and replay terms.

    You do

    Fill in the record and upload the licence.

    The system does

    Blocks scheduling until it is complete, can flag it for review, and enforces the terms as people watch.

  5. Check people in, then go live

    Staff scan tickets at the door. For a stream, paste the stream key into your encoder or ask us for a crew, run the rehearsal, and start at the scheduled time.

    You do

    Scan, start the encoder, moderate chat, watch the health page.

    The system does

    Checks each ticket, converts your feed into three qualities, shows the countdown, limits devices per ticket and emails alerts if the feed drops.

  6. After the show

    End the stream, check the replay, reconcile payouts and export what you need.

    You do

    Review chat, send thanks, export sales and attendees.

    The system does

    Offers the replay to ticket holders if your licence allows it, and matches Stripe payouts to orders.

For your audience

What a viewer does

  • Buys a ticket, or receives one from you
  • Opens the link in the ticket email, on any current browser
  • Watches. Quality adapts; chat and captions are available if you turned them on
  • Comes back for the replay if there is one

No viewer account is needed.

ADMIT ONE Sample Show Title Sample Theatre, Main Stage DATE Sat, 7:30 PM SEAT Orchestra B-5 The code and seat are also in the email text. Sample, not scannable
Illustration. A sample ticket. The pattern is decorative.

Want to walk through it?

We can show you the flow on a call and tell you where it is still rough.

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