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The TheatreHQ Handbook
Step-by-step guides with screenshots for everything in TheatreHQ — from your first login to running a full season.
Topic: Shows · 9 guides
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Shows
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Adding a show
This walkthrough shows how to find, edit, promote, and add productions in TheatreHQ. You'll see where shows live, how to update key details, set performances, send announcements, tag people and photos, and create a new show. 3 min readRead
Getting Started
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How to setup a box office
This guide shows how to configure a box office checkout for a show in TheatreHQ. It covers adding performances, choosing a box office mode, setting pricing and ticket types, and testing the public booking flow. 3 min readRead
Shows
Running auditions online
Set up auditions for a show, list the roles, create audition days and slots, and manage applicants as they move through the process. 3 min readRead
Shows
Cataloguing your wardrobe and props
Record every costume, prop and set piece, where it's stored, which show has it, and print QR labels. 2 min readRead
Audience & Marketing
Running Audience Choice Awards
Let your audience vote for their favourite performers and reveal the winners when you choose. 1 min readRead
Shows
Adding cast and crew profiles
Build a directory of your company, link people to the shows they've been in, and show their profiles on your website. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Getting your shows found on Google
Use SEO Health to check each show has everything Google needs to list it as an event, and fix what's missing. 1 min readRead
Shows
Adding your venues and rooms
Add the places you perform and the rooms inside them, so show pages have the right address and rooms can be hired out. 2 min readRead
Audience & Marketing
Showing your shows on other websites (widgets and feeds)
Put a live list of your shows on another website, and give people RSS and calendar feeds that update by themselves. 2 min readRead
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Shows
All guide to do with shows 5 guides
Getting Started
These are some quick videos to help you get started 4 guides
Box Office & Tickets
Selling tickets, seating plans, the door and your sales figures. 7 guides
Your Website
Pages, design, news, FAQs and getting found on Google. 8 guides
Audience & Marketing
Your audience list, email campaigns, automated emails and awards. 5 guides
Membership
Membership types, members, payments and renewals. 2 guides
Payments, Shop & Fundraising
Payment providers, your online shop and fundraising events. 4 guides
Settings & Security
Committee logins, modules, two-factor sign-in, email sending and GDPR. 5 guides