[SML] OT: Promoting theatre

[Pat Kight]

That, plus local newspaper and radio event calendars ... and reminding 
cast and crew to share the FB post with heir own friends and relatives, 
since FB seems to be the most ubiquitous and "local" of social media.

One venue around here does FB ticket giveaways for shows that don't have 
strong advance sales ("fifth person to comment wins two tickets..."). It 
builds buzz, at least among those already following their page.

Around here, the biggest boost to the butts-in-seats ratio has always 
been good word-of-mouth. I'm not above salting the opening night 
audience with selected savvy theatre enthusiasts whom I know to have 
lots of friends. Assuming the production is good, that almost always 
pays off in larger second-weekend audiences.

-- 
Pat Kight
kightp at peak.org



Jim Vogel via Stagecraft wrote:
> We use a combination of FB, putting posters up all over town, 2-3 weeks before the show.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On May 29, 2015, at 5:05 AM, Bruce Purdy via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>
>>     Taking off my “Tech” hat for a moment, does anyone here know of any podcasts, on-line forums or other idea exchanges for promoting theatre productions, producing ticket sales and "putting bums in seats?”
>> Running the gamut of Community Theatre, High School and college Theatre, concerts, circus and variety acts, and maybe even even commercial theatre - I’d think a lot of folks would have an interest in the topic but I’m not finding anything.
>>
>> Bruce
>> -----
>> Bruce Purdy
>> Central New York Magic Theatre Co.
>> http://cnymagic.com
>>