Keep seats full across your whole season, not just the big shows
Gather Scout reaches your patrons with personalized visual texts, so every show on your calendar finds its audience.
No apps, no spam, just results.
You already promote your season through your website, email list, and social media. But inboxes are crowded, and patrons miss shows or only hear about the marquee names while mid-week and lesser-known performances play to empty seats. Gather Scout adds a channel that actually gets read, so more of the patrons you are already reaching show up.
Designed to fill the events you already run
Sell more of your season
Drive ticket sales across your full calendar, including mid-week shows and lesser-known performances, not just the headliners.
Match shows to the right patrons
Surface the performances each patron will love by genre, family, or music, instead of relying on a season brochure.
Reminders that cut through
Timely show reminders reach patrons by text, where they get read, not buried in an email blast.
Fill open seats
Last-minute deals and reminders help fill seats that would otherwise go empty on slower nights.
A visual text, then a tap to the full details
People get a branded text with the events most relevant to them, plus a link to a page with full details. No app, no login.
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The community members you most want to reach, reached where they already are
Never miss a show they would love, with reminders that arrive in time to buy tickets.
Hear first about the acts and genres they follow, from rock tributes to orchestral nights.
Discover family shows and special events without watching the calendar all season.
Up and running without adding to anyone's plate
People subscribe
People opt in by texting your number, clicking a link, scanning a QR code, or using a signup form embedded on your site.
You add events
Paste the event's web address and the card builds itself. Customize as needed.
You send visual texts
Schedule a message weekly or send as needed. Messages get more personalized as subscribers engage.
More people attend
Direct text messages build awareness, so your events draw bigger crowds.
Your flyers get thrown out. Your emails go unread. Texts get opened.
Email open rates for government and nonprofit communications sit under 20%. Text messages are known to reach open rates near 98%, because people read their texts.
The things theaters ask first
No. Gather Scout drives awareness and ticket sales for shows already in your system, and links straight to your box office or ticket page.
Personalization improves over a few editions as Gather Scout learns which performances each patron engages with.
Yes. When a show has open seats, you can send a timely text with a last-minute offer or reminder to the patrons most likely to come, helping fill seats that would otherwise go empty.
No. Gather Scout drives awareness and attendance for the programs already on your calendar, and can link straight to it.
Minimal. You add an event by pasting its web address and the card builds itself. Messages are automated from there.
No. Patrons receive standard text messages and tap a link to see full details. Nothing to install.
Yes, anytime. Sign-up is opt-in only, and we never sell or rent patron information.
Have questions before scheduling a demo?
We're a real team in Avon Lake, Ohio, and happy to answer questions about how Gather Scout would work for your Theater. Send us a note and we'll respond within one business day.
Help more people discover and attend your events
See a live demo built around your community's programs. Setup is simple and there is no app for patrons to download.