Musicians and bands
A musician or a band sells records and merch, and fans support them monthly.
Theatre companies, choirs and community bands
Your cast says on each rehearsal's page whether they can come. People audition, pay their subs and buy tickets on forms.
The committee works in one Magpie team. Cast, singers and players are added for the rehearsals and the company's board.
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This combination of five Magpie areas fits a theatre company, choir or band.
- Calendar
- Calendar holds rehearsals and performances, and takes each person's reply.
- Forms
- Forms takes audition sign-ups, subs and ticket sales.
- Message Boards
- Message Boards gives the company a board for notes, cast lists and questions.
- Newsletter
- Newsletter tells your audience about each show and concert.
- Supporters
- Supporters runs a Friends scheme, with monthly tiers and posts.
Each rehearsal has a page where the cast says whether they can come.
Calendar holds every rehearsal, with its time, the hall and who is called. Cast members reply Going or Not going, and you see every reply.
Performances can go on your public calendar, which anyone can open. A free concert can take RSVPs up to the hall's capacity.
People sign up to audition, pay their subs and buy tickets on forms.
Forms builds an audition form with your questions, such as the part and a headshot. Every sign-up comes into one list.
A paid form takes the year's subs, or a ticket's price, by card. Each form has one price, so each performance has its own. You close it when the house is full.
The company's board keeps notes, cast lists and questions in one place.
Message Boards gives the company a private board, such as one for the autumn show's cast. A post can carry the director's notes, a cast list or a link.
Replies sit under each post, and votes bring the useful ones up. A board can be public instead, for anyone to read.
Your audience hears about each production and concert.
Newsletter keeps your mailing list, with double opt-in on its sign-up page. You can bring the list over from Mailchimp or a CSV file.
You write each issue, send yourself a test and schedule it. A sent issue has a web copy, which can start a social media post.
Your Friends support the company every month.
Supporters gives your Friends scheme a public page, with a free tier and monthly paid tiers. Payments go to your own Stripe account.
Posts can go to everyone, to paying Friends or to chosen tiers. A post can hold photos, a video or a poll.
Six more areas cover the shop, the website, posts, the wardrobe, notes and posters.
- Store
- Store sells programmes and recordings, to post or to collect.
- Websites
- Websites builds the company's site, with the season and how to join.
- Social Media
- Social Media posts each show to Bluesky, Mastodon and LinkedIn at the time you choose.
- Asset Tracker
- Asset Tracker records costumes, props and instruments, and who has each one.
- Documents
- Documents holds the running order and the director's notes, with comments.
- QR Codes
- QR Codes puts the ticket form or the Friends page on a poster.
A season runs from auditions to the last night.
Auditions
People sign up on the audition form.
Casting
The cast list goes up on the company's board.
Rehearsals
The cast replies to each rehearsal's call.
Tickets
Each performance's form sells tickets until you close it.
The last night
The Friends get the photos in a post the next morning.
Setting up takes four steps.
Make the company's board
You start it private, for the cast. Help: Create and use message boards.
Add the rehearsals
You add each one with its call. Help: Create public and private calendar events.
Connect Stripe
You connect it for subs, tickets and Friends. Help: Connect Stripe to receive money.
Build the audition form
You choose its questions. Help: Build, publish, and share a form.
Plans
The committee fits the Team plan, with each of you a member. Cast, singers and players can join as guests, with Calendar and Message Boards only. A guest takes no place, and a paid plan has room for 100.
Magpie's fee on a paid Form is 1% of each payment, and on supporters' payments 3%. Stripe's processing fee is taken from each card payment. Prices are on the Pricing page.
Other groups that perform or gather have pages of their own.
Clubs, meetups and community groups
A community group lists events, signs up volunteers and talks on a board.
Small nonprofits and charities
A nonprofit takes monthly support and runs its programmes.
Churches, mosques, temples and faith groups
A faith community plans services, rotas and gatherings.
Questions theatre companies, choirs and bands ask
Can the cast say which rehearsals they can make?
Yes. Each rehearsal's page takes Going or Not going. You see every reply, with the person's email address.
Can we sell tickets for each performance?
Yes. A paid form takes the ticket price by card, through Stripe, into your own account. Each form has one price, so concessions have a form of their own. You close the form when the house is full.
Can people sign up to audition online?
Yes. An audition form asks your questions, such as the part, their experience and a headshot. Every sign-up comes into one list you can export.
Can members pay their yearly subs online?
Yes. A paid form takes the same amount from each member, by card. Each response shows whether it has been paid.
Can our concerts go on a public calendar?
Yes. A performance can be listed on your public calendar, with its time and venue. A free concert can take RSVPs up to a capacity.
Can we run a Friends scheme?
Yes. Supporters gives you a page with a free tier and monthly paid tiers. Friends change their card or cancel themselves.
Can we lend instruments and costumes to members?
Yes. Asset Tracker lends each one to a member or a contact, with a due date. Overdue items have their own list.
Can we bring our mailing list over?
Yes. Newsletter imports your subscribers from Substack, Mailchimp or a CSV file.
Can we sell programmes and recordings?
Yes. Store sells programmes with their stock, and recordings as MP3 or WAV downloads. A buyer can choose to collect their order.
Set up your company in Magpie.
Create a Magpie account and make a team for the company.