Theater Program Builder for Printable Show Programs

A printable PDF program booklet, ready for the copy shop

The builder outputs a foldable 5.5"x8.5" booklet as a print-ready PDF. That's the standard half-letter program format most community theaters already use, so you can print it at home, run it through the office copier, or send the file straight to a print shop.

Because it's generated from your production data, the program stays accurate up to the last minute. Add a cast member or fix a scene order and regenerate — you're not rebuilding a document by hand every time something changes.

• Foldable 5.5"x8.5" half-letter booklet layout
• Print-ready PDF you can send anywhere
• Regenerate any time your cast or scenes change
• Consistent, professional formatting without a designer

Cast bios auto-assembled — no more chasing text messages

The most painful part of any program is the bios, and it's the part the builder handles best. Cast members submit their own bios, which live on their profiles in your cast list and talent pool. When you build the program, those bios are assembled automatically into the cast section.

No copy-pasting from a dozen emails, no wondering whether you have the latest version. The bio a performer wrote is the bio that appears, and it carries over to their next show too.

Scenes and production details in one place

The scene list you build for your rehearsal schedule and costume plots is the same scene data your program can draw on, so your act-and-scene breakdown stays consistent across every document your production produces.

Everything about the show already lives in one workspace, which means your program isn't a separate project you start from a blank page — it's a view of information you've been maintaining all along.

Built from the data you already collected

A generic document template makes you supply everything by hand. A show program generator that's connected to your production pulls it in for you. Because Stage Manager Suite already holds your auditions, casting, and performer profiles, the program builder simply reuses that work.

That's the difference between a tool that formats text and a tool that knows your show. The less you re-enter, the fewer chances there are for a misspelled name or a dropped cast member in the final printout.

How to build a show program with Stage Manager Suite

If your cast has submitted bios and your scenes are entered, the program is mostly done already. The builder assembles it and hands you a PDF.

• 1. Have cast members submit their bios on their profiles
• 2. Confirm your cast list and scene order for the show
• 3. Open the program builder and review the assembled booklet
• 4. Generate the print-ready PDF
• 5. Print at home, at the office, or at a copy shop