TheaterTicks is the ticketing platform built for community theater, school theater departments, performing arts programs, and independent venues. Sell tickets online with interactive seat maps, secure Stripe payments, and no monthly subscription fee.
5 min
Average setup time
Direct
Payment to you
$0
Upfront cost
Any device
Mobile-ready checkout
Perfect for every kind of live event — from school musicals to professional productions
Free to list your events. You only pay standard Stripe processing rates when tickets sell.
Industry-standard Stripe payments with fraud protection built in from day one.
Live seat availability updated instantly — no double-bookings, no overselling.
The Platform
TheaterTicks is the complete revenue layer for live events — tickets, donations, concessions, and merchandise, each working independently or together.
Interactive seat maps, PDF tickets, Apple & Google Wallet, and a mobile scanner. Payments direct to your Stripe account.
Explore ticketing →Collect gifts at checkout or via a dedicated give page. Supporters give directly to your Stripe account — no middleman.
Explore donations →Let guests pre-order drinks, snacks, and packages at booking. Your team fulfills from a ready-to-print report at the door.
Learn more →Attach programs, T-shirts, and branded items to ticket orders. Fulfill at the door from a scan-and-fulfill report.
Learn more →No complicated setup. No per-event fees. A complete ticketing platform that earns its place from day one.
Design your venue's exact layout with interactive seat selection for your audience.
Payments go directly to your bank. No middlemen — you keep full control of your revenue.
Branded PDF tickets delivered instantly to your customers by email at booking.
Check in guests at the door with our mobile QR scanner — works on any smartphone.
Customers can look up their bookings anytime. Fewer support emails for you.
Confirmation emails go out automatically with full booking details and tickets attached.
Customers add tickets to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet for quick door check-in — no email searching required.
Build your exact floor plan visually — assign sections, rows, and seats with a few clicks.
Let customers change or exchange seats on their own — with configurable windows, restrictions, and fee policies you control.
Collect one-time or recurring gifts at checkout and via a dedicated give page. Run peer-to-peer student fundraisers with personal pages, leaderboards, and badges.
Add drinks, snacks, or pre-show packages to any event — collected at booking and tallied for your front-of-house team.
Attach programs, T-shirts, or branded items to ticket orders and fulfill them at the door.
From zero to accepting ticket payments in under an hour.
Add your event details, upload a poster, and design your venue's seat map in minutes.
Choose ticket prices and your schedule. Connect your Stripe account to receive payments directly.
Share your event link. Customers book tickets — money lands in your account automatically.
Raise more from every performance. Collect gifts at checkout while fans buy tickets, or send supporters to your dedicated give page for standalone campaigns.
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Paid automatically as you go.
No monthly subscription. No setup fee. No percentage cut of your revenue. Just one flat dollar per ticket sold — deducted from your Stripe payouts automatically. Free and discounted tickets under $5 are never charged the fee.
* This may be absorbed or added as a platform fee to transactions, optionally reimbursed by purchasers or required.
TheaterTicks is designed around the real needs of community theater groups, school drama departments, performing arts programs, and independent production companies.
Whether you're a school drama department or a nonprofit performing arts company, TheaterTicks fits your workflow.
Run ticket sales for your musical, play, or dance showcase without relying on paper tickets or cash at the door. Students and parents book online — you get a real-time count.
Sell season shows, maintain a professional booking experience, and let customers exchange seats on their own. Your money goes directly into your Stripe account.
Accept optional donations at checkout alongside ticket sales, or run a dedicated give page campaign. Perfect for benefit performances, galas, and community fundraisers.
Manage multiple shows and venues under one account. Set up different staff roles — managers, scanners, box office — with appropriate access levels.
Design your exact floor plan with our seat map builder — rows, sections, GA areas. Real-time availability means no double-bookings, ever.
Sell tickets to workshops, panels, or judged competitions. Embed the booking form directly on your school or organization website.
Setup takes less than an hour and there are no upfront costs. Whether it's your school's spring musical or a 10-show community theater season, we'll help you get your first event live.