Performing arts ticketing system
One system for everything your organization sells, asks, and streams.
Stage covers the full revenue picture of a performing arts organization — reserved-seat tickets, season subscriptions, flex passes, donations, memorial seats, gift cards, and on-demand streaming — all on one patron record. Free for the organization; patrons pay a 6% booking fee at checkout.
performing arts ticketing system
- Built for theatres, concert halls, opera, dance, and presenting series
- Every ticket, gift, and subscription lands on the same patron record
- Free for the organization — no license, no modules, no per-seat pricing
Organization cost
$0
Every module included — ticketing, subscriptions, fundraising, CRM, streaming.
Guest booking fee
6%
Charged to the patron at checkout, clearly itemised. Absorb it into face value per show if you prefer.
Online box office
24/7
Patrons buy and manage bookings around the clock; staff can step in live when someone stalls.
Reserved seating and general admission from the same show definition — seat maps with real-time dynamic holds where you need them, GA where you don't.
Season packages, flex passes, and mix-and-match bundles with self-service renewals.
Donation funds, pledges, donor tiers, and memorial seat recognition wired into checkout — not bolted on.
Patron CRM with segments and email + SMS messaging, so the marketing list is the box office list.
On-demand streaming for recorded performances, sold alongside live tickets.
Multi-venue support with per-venue Stripe or Square accounts and consolidated reporting.
Best fit
Best for organizations that have outgrown single-purpose ticketing
- Producing companies balancing single tickets, subscriptions, and an annual fund
- Presenters and concert halls running several series across one or more venues
- Festivals and academies that sell live seats and streamed performances
Ticketing that understands a season, not just an event.
Generic event platforms treat every performance as an island. Stage models the way the performing arts actually work: a show is a production with a run of performances, each with its own pricing, seat holds, and availability — so a full season goes up in hours, not weeks.
Reserved seating comes standard, with SVG seat maps, real-time holds during checkout, and a one-tap best-seat picker for the majority of patrons who just want two good seats together.
- Shows with multi-performance runs
- Per-performance pricing tiers
- Real-time dynamic seat holds
- One-tap best-seat picker
The patron record is the product.
A subscriber who also gives to the annual fund and bought a memorial seat is one person — your software should know that. Stage keeps tickets, subscriptions, donations, and streaming purchases on a single patron record, with segments, purchase history, and email + SMS messaging built in.
That is the difference between a ticket queue and an audience development tool: the box office data and the fundraising data stop living in different systems.
Help patrons finish the booking, live.
When a patron stalls at checkout, the sale usually dies quietly. Stage gives box office staff a live view of online guests mid-purchase so they can step in — answer the seating question, apply the promo code, complete the order — before the cart is abandoned.
It is the same courtesy your window staff extend in the lobby, extended to the patron on their couch.
Frequently asked
- Does Stage handle both reserved seating and general admission?
- Yes. Each performance can be fully reserved (with a seat map and real-time holds), general admission, or a mix of sections. Concert halls, black boxes, and outdoor stages all fit.
- Is it really one system, or a bundle of modules?
- One system. Ticketing, subscriptions, donations, gift cards, CRM, messaging, and streaming share one database and one patron record. There are no add-on module fees because there are no modules.
- Which payment processors are supported?
- Stripe (recommended, via Stripe Connect) and Square. Revenue settles directly to your own processor account — Stage never holds your funds.
Ready to switch?
No contract, no setup fee, no monthly invoice. The 6% booking fee is the only money we’ll ever see — and only when a patron chooses to book.