Hi everyone:
Have you been successful at setting up a Cabaret facility in Tessitura? I've searched the forum and didn't land on anything.
We did one cabaret run last season. Seating preference went to donors and subscribers, then the general public. We did not reserve tables. Patrons arrived, an usher had a list to confirm priority and they were sat on a first come first serve basis.
At another venue, we reserved tables using a seat map in Excel and adding names to the map based on seating choice. Tables were numbered and tickets had the corresponding table numbers on them. An usher lead each person to their table as they arrived.
We'll be doing the same this season and I'd love to hear how others handle the seating and if you had any success in TNEW with cabaret seating as well.
We've had a Cabaret facility since we converted to Tessitura. We are not on TNEW.
Our Jazz and Cabaret series use the Cabaret configuration in our Samueli Theater.
http://www.scfta.org/home/Content/ContentDisplay.aspx?NavID=548 (seat map links on the right column of the page)
The tables themselves are assigned, but the seats within the table are first come, first serve at show.
We also used a table setting when we had Teatro ZinZanni on campus a couple of years ago.
With this one we only had one zone split into tables and a general seating section. The assigned tables were VIP seating and patrons were able to select their tables at the time of the order. Each table was created as a zone so the patron can select the table online (not SYOS.) If the patron selected the lower priced tickets, they dropped in the general seating section. We then provided these names to the host who assigns seating a couple of hours prior to the show.
I can send you images of our maps in Tessitura if you're interested.
Karen Diche Manager, Season Tickets Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 T (714) 556-2122 x 4359 F (714) 755-7477 E KDiche@SCFTA.org
Hey Karen.
I'd appreciate seeing images of your table maps in Tessitura. We're about to do a cabaret type show.
Seating people a couple of hours before the show sounds scary. Is that enough time? Is the patron okay with not knowing their seat assignment beforehand?
Thanks.
Adria