The Sold Out Run Podcast: Theatre Marketing / Promotions

I have a production coming up in about 5 months that I’m promoting, and this past weekend was the brainstorming session to start dreaming up ways to market it. I got a lot of fresh ideas and energy from the conversation, largely because I had the chance to bounce around... Read More »

If you haven’t heard of the One-Minute Play Festival before, please allow this episode to serve as a humble introduction. My guest is producing artistic director and founder, Dominic D’Andrea, who talks about the value that the festival brings to each local host city as well as the larger community.... Read More »

One of the challenges in marketing a theatre production is that we’re usually on a limited run. As soon as you start to learn which message and tactics are really connecting with the right audience, it’s time to move on to the next show. ComedySportz is an improv comedy show... Read More »

It was an absolute delight to once again share the mic with my long-time podcasting compatriot. Way back in 2012 Raquel Richardson and I were the regular hosts of the now retired Marketing Brainpower podcast. Raquel is one of the sharpest marketing minds I’ve ever met, and in this episode... Read More »

At the end of last year I did a series of blog posts where I chronicled the process of promoting a show at a small professional theatre as it was happening. I called it the Open Book Project, and I went into great detail about my thoughts and conclusions from... Read More »

Based on the responses I’ve been getting from readers here at Sold Out Run, there are a lot of people who are looking around their community and concluding that there are more theatres than their market can comfortably support. How do you thrive as a theatre company when there just... Read More »

Previously I’ve shared on Sold Out Run how powerful Facebook events are. Although there are still a lot of things that creating an event can offer, it isn’t quite as powerful as it used to be. Status updates on your event used to appear to everyone who had been invited... Read More »

NoExit Performance is an Indianapolis-base theatre company that has been mentioned by several previous guests of the podcast. The company has experienced some remarkable growth in recent years, largely because they have been so successful communicating their voice to the community. Local arts writers consistently look to NoExit to see... Read More »

Ever see a movie trailer so many times that you actually got sick of it? The first few times it seemed interesting, but after too many viewings you wouldn’t have gone to that movie if they paid you. That’s promotion fatigue, and you want to avoid making people feel that... Read More »

In this episode I welcome Catherine Cardwell. I’m excited to bring her on because of the variety of perspectives she has in promoting theatre. By day she handles group sales and season tickets for Indiana Repertory Theatre, and by night she wears a few dozen hats as a cofounder of... Read More »