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Community Theatre

Ticketing, Marketing & Fundraising Software for Community Theatres

On The Stage is a robust ticketing, marketing, fundraising, and audience management platform built for community theatres. Manage your season, sell tickets, grow donations, and keep patrons coming back season after season.

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WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Built to help community theatres to endure, grow, and prosper — not just survive.

Running a sustainable community theatre requires an active base of participants, a loyal audience that returns season after season, and efficient tools that give staff and volunteers time back to focus on your productions.

  • Dependable Revenue

    Grow ticket sales and donations together, so you're never relying on just one income stream.

  • Audiences that Come Back

    Always-on audience engagement Plays turn first-time ticket buyers into loyal patrons who come back season after season.

  • Easier Operations

    Ticketing, box office, and revenue tools that reduce operational headaches and are easy yet powerful.

The On The Stage box office for a community theater, selling tickets and add-ons in one cart.
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Is OTS a Good Fit?

Purpose-built for community theatres, large and small.

Unlike generic ticketing platforms, OTS was founded by a Broadway producer with a clear mission to provide professional-caliber tools to theatre organizations of all sizes. From groups that produce one show a year to organizations that sell thousands of tickets annually, OTS meets community theatre companies where they are with the specialized tools they need to turn casual ticket buyers into a loyal, diversified audience.

  • Volunteer-run community theatres

  • Nonprofit theatre companies

  • Community playhouses

  • Dinner theatres

  • Touring or itinerant theatre groups

  • Multi-venue community theatre organizations

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HOW OTS HELPS

A comprehensive suite of features to support community theatres.

The On The Stage multi-cart checkout for a community theater, shown side by side on desktop and mobile.

Sell Tickets

Manage events, tickets, and venues for every performance, program, and special event.

Sell Tickets
An On The Stage events-on-sale dashboard listing a community theater's productions with tickets sold against capacity.

Get the Word Out

Send emails, manage websites, schedule social posts, and build offline marketing all in one place.

Promote Events
An On The Stage automated campaign built to bring first-time community theater ticket buyers back next season.

Retain Patrons

Turn first-time ticket buyers into loyal, returning patrons season after season.

Retain Patrons

The essentials, at a glance.

Marketing Automation

Automatically engage patrons and boost sales with OTS Plays.

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Email Marketing

Compose, schedule, and send emails to ticket buyers using OTS or your favorite CRM.

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Subscriptions

Offer traditional packages, flex passes, and ticket packs.

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Memberships

Create bundles of perks and incentives to enhance your season and delight your audience.

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Audience Segments

Separate your audience into groups based on shared attributes, and deliver differentiated marketing campaigns, sales offers, and giving opportunities.

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Forms & Registrations

Capture important patron information during checkout.

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Add-ons

Augment the patron experience and raise order values.

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Patron & Donor Management

Access patron and order information with ease.

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Point-of-Sale

Sell concessions, merch, and more — in advance and day-of the show.

Payment Processing

Get faster payouts, enhanced financial protections, and advanced anti-fraud security with OTS Payments.

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Integrations

Seamlessly connect with other platforms.

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The On The Stage Plays library of automated marketing campaigns, with sends and revenue for each.
Creating an email campaign in the On The Stage email editor.
A subscriber redeeming subscription tickets in On The Stage.
A member selecting member-only tickets in On The Stage, on desktop and mobile.
The On The Stage audience segments dashboard.
A class registration form with checkout questions in On The Stage, on desktop and mobile.
The On The Stage box office selling tickets and add-ons in one cart.
The On The Stage contacts dashboard with totals and a contact list.
The On The Stage box office performance list with ticket types and sales status.
An On The Stage order page with a split payment and the balance due.
On The Stage audience segments connected to social, marketing, and finance integrations.

COMMON USE CASES

Made for the realities of running a community theatre.

Raise Money

Cultivate a dependable base of donors, launch effective giving campaigns, and easily track donors and donations.

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Grow Your Audience

Reach new audiences and expand your community beyond word-of-mouth.

Grow Your Audience →

Increase Revenue

Diversify income with donations, add-ons, and subscriptions alongside ticket sales.

Increase Revenue →

Streamline Operations

Simplify box office and day-to-day admin so your team can focus on the work.

Streamline Operations →
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Switching to OTS

Easy to use. Infinitely configurable.

  1. Inadequate Tools

    Spreadsheets and lightweight ticketing get you started, but they don't scale — and juggling multiple tools wastes time and leaves gaps.

  2. On The Stage

    A full suite of flexible tools that are powerful enough for professionals, yet easy enough for volunteers.

  3. Enterprise Platforms

    Bloated feature sets that require specialized knowledge and dedicated admins to use, leading to headaches and wasted time.

I jumped into using On The Stage during the uncertain times of 2020, and wow, it has truly transformed how we handle our theater's operations. The platform's intuitive design and professional outlook make ticket selling and event marketing feel seamless. It's great value for a comprehensive solution, making my life less stressful and more organized. Highly recommended!

— Lori Sitzabee, Producer - Community, New Surry Theatre

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Lori Sitzabee, Producer at New Surry Theatre

Count me impressed by On The Stage! Our community theater team took the plunge after a recommendation, and it has been a positive ride ever since. Over the last five years, this easy-to-use platform has seamlessly scaled with our nonprofit's needs. Affordable yet robust, it supports us every step of the way. Highly recommend it for arts organizations!

— Milissa West, Executive Director, ACT Foundation

On The Stage has truly made managing our community theater a breeze. As an organization primarily run by volunteers, we needed something user-friendly, and OTS has delivered. Its easy-to-navigate interface and comprehensive features have streamlined many of our processes. The professional look and feel, coupled with great value, have made us feel supported and ready to engage with our audience seamlessly.

— Ginny Enfield, Chaska Valley Family Theatre

ALSO BUILT FOR

Helping performing arts organizations of all sizes.

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Professional Theatre

Scale up with the same platform, built for full-time producing theaters and regional houses.

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Performing Arts Centers

Manage multiple resident companies, rentals, and a full calendar of programming in one place.

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Performing Arts

Music & Dance Companies

Support professional dance, opera, and performing arts companies with the same loyalty-building tools.

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FAQ

Questions organizations ask before switching.

Is On The Stage really free to use?

Yes — ticketing, box office, and marketing tools are free. OTS earns revenue through optional patron-paid fees, so your theater can run its entire season without paying a cent.

Do we need a large staff or technical team to use OTS?

No. OTS is built to be powerful enough for professionals yet simple enough for volunteers — most community theaters are up and running without any dedicated technical staff.

Can OTS help us build a donor base, not just sell tickets?

Yes. Beyond ticketing, OTS helps you track patron history, segment your audience, and run ongoing giving campaigns — turning casual ticket buyers into a diversified, dependable donor base.

Can OTS support multiple venues or an itinerant production schedule?

Yes. Whether you perform in one venue or move between spaces each season, OTS handles ticketing, box office, and reporting the same way — wherever your show goes.

Can community theaters manage subscriptions, memberships, and season tickets with OTS?

Yes. OTS supports subscriptions, memberships, and season tickets, including traditional packages, flex passes, and ticket packs, so community theaters can build recurring revenue and reward loyal patrons.