We care about your program.
BookTix aims to provide the highest quality event ticketing solution available in the market for free (or as close as possible).
We value educational theater as a tool to develop critical thinking skills, empathy and communication skills for the next generation of leaders.
We value the performing arts to inspire thought and elicit laughter thus making a more collective society.
We value the use of technology as a means to increase access to the arts and develop efficiencies to reduce burdens on event producers.
We are sensitive to the ever increasing costs of mounting a production and want the limited resources to be used on stage rather than towards an invoice from a ticketing company. We strive to provide a low to no cost solution to arts organizations.
We value your time and trust in our system and we will do our very best to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction possible. We develop deep and meaningful relationships with the majority of our clients.
How We Started
As producers ourselves, we knew how complicated ticketing could be. Doing it the old fashioned way of taking order forms, using raffle tickets with a cash box, and scratching off seats on a paper chart proved to be an unwanted headache and the online offerings were either too expensive or less than desirable with a clunky interface.
We thought we could solve it, we knew we could do better.
After building a system for a limited run of an Off-Broadway show, we knew it was too good to keep for ourselves. With our deep passion for school theater, we began giving it away to local productions. We chose the name BookTix to underscore our commitment to school theater (and we liked the play on words as a verb).
We knew the educational arts’ needs – NO cost to the school, easy to learn, happy patrons, quick payment turnaround, etc. We had one mission – to help.
While these schools were happy, we learned a ton. We continued to make the system stronger and stronger, solving every hurdle a school could possibly face. Our aim was to build the dream system. Something that was too good to be true – yet deliver on it!
We would get emails from theater teachers, “How did I ever live without you! This was the best thing to happen to my drama program!”
Schools were reaching out and we were expanding nationally. We would hear from professional theaters who said that the ticketing for their child’s middle school production was showing up their theater’s box office and could they use the system. We began to get community theaters, dance studios and community fundraising events.
Now many years later, with tens of thousands of performances under our belt, experience, client feedback, and millions and millions of tickets sold, we have the confidence that our system is of great quality. But always itching to make things better, look for some new features in the coming weeks. We want to help even more.
Truly their customer service has been top notch. They respond within hours of me submitting a question, and they fix problems quickly, and give options on how to make things easier for all parties. They never tell me that I can fix the problem myself, or to watch a video on how to fix the problem… they just make my life super easy. If it’s something I can do myself they fix it for me, and let me know that they are happy to do it, however if I want to learn how they will teach me. I can’t express how stress free it has been to use this company.
Janessa Nadeau, Choir and Theatre Director
Granite Hills High School | CABookTix has been an amazing solution for our Box Office. Feature rich and easy to use. They are super responsive whenever I have a question or request and are always happy to help. I would highly recommend BookTix to anyone looking for a full Box Office Solution.
Chris Satola, Events Manager
Garfield Heights Center for the Performing Arts | OHWorking with the staff at BookTix was an incredible experience. They are knowledgeable and discussed all of the needs of my event. They setup all of the tickets and even called to check in on my progress. On the launch day they even were available to speak with me on the phone to troubleshoot any issues that arose. At one point I know that it was midnight in New York when were were communicating so I can attest to the fact that they work hard to ensure all clients are happy. Thank you BookTix for all of your hard work and making the process easy for your clients!
Michael Despars, Theatrical Arts Director and President-Elect
Fullerton Union High School and California Educational Theatre Association | CAFor more years than I can remember we always used a hand drawn diagram of our 1200 seat auditorium and our brains to sell tickets. It was always a huge headache. Last year we moved to online ticketing and it was the best decision that we ever made. I will admit that we were nervous. It was quite a change for us. BookTix was supportive throughout the process.
Carolyn Little, Director and Chapter Director
Nautical Star Theatre Company at Toms River High School North, and New Jersey State ThespiansI cannot say enough good things about it! Not being very technologically savvy, the knowledgeable and caring staff patiently walked me through everything making the set up and printing of tickets a breeze. It has helped my ticket sales and has streamlined the entire ticket selling process. Being a one-woman department, this has helped reduce my stress levels and has made my life that much easier. It is incredibly affordable and easy to use, and as I said before, it is run by caring theater professionals who have only your theater program's best interest at heart.
