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Quick Start Guide: No fees on comps or free events, cash sales for K-12

Guide · Ticketing · Box Office · Planning


Comp your cast, crew, staff, and VIPs: free tickets stay free, with zero OTS fees attached.

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What you'll need

An OTS Essential or Plus plan
Upcoming events
About 5-10 minutes

Three ways to save

1. Create a free event

Create a new production as you normally would, but set the ticket price to $0.

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2. Comp a ticket

When checking out, select "Comp" in the pop-up box.


3. Collect cash at checkout

When checking out, select "Cash/Check" in the pop-up box.

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