Theatre Production Templates
Every show runs on a hundred small documents — the rehearsal calendar, the cue sheet, the audition form, the budget nobody wants to build from scratch at 11pm. Theaterish templates take that work off your plate. Each one is built by theatre people who've run real productions, and each comes as a trio: a blank template, a filled-in example so you can see exactly how it's meant to be used, and a short walkthrough. Built in free tools — Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Canva — so there's nothing new to buy.
New here? Start with the free Production Planner — it's the fastest way to see how we think about organizing a show, and it's yours at no cost.
Stage Management
The templates a stage manager reaches for from first rehearsal to final report — rehearsal calendars, sign-in and conflict sheets, blocking and line notes, run sheets, cue sheets, and performance reports. Browse the full stage management collection, or go straight to Showtime for Stage Managers, our complete SM set.
Related reading: building a master cue sheet, tracking line notes, and front of house show reports.
Directing
Tools for shaping a show from first read to opening — script analysis, character work, and production planning. Explore the directing collection or start with the Script Analysis Tool, one organized system for tracking every production element as you break down your script.
Design & Tech
Everything for the tech side of the house — cue sheets, prop tracking, scenery plots, costume plots and measurement charts, and inventory tools that keep load-in, run, and strike from turning into chaos. See the design & tech collection or the full Theatre Technical Toolkit.
Related reading: building a props list and costume measurement charts.
Production & Budget
The tools that keep a whole production on track — season planning, budgeting, and the money side of running a show. Browse the production collection or dig into the Show Budget Blueprint, with ten linked budget tabs and a live dashboard in Google Sheets.
Related reading: season planning grids and turning audiences into season ticket holders.
Show Programs & Marketing
The audience-facing side of your show — programs, playbills, and the marketing pieces that make a production feel finished. Visit the marketing collection or grab the Canva Show Program Template, a fill-in-the-blank playbill you can reuse every show.
Related reading: creating a show program, writing an actor's bio, and monetizing your playbill.
Education & Camp
Built for theatre educators and camp directors running programs with young people — from the first planning decision to closing night. See the education collection or the Theatre Camp Template Bundle, 18 templates covering the whole arc of a camp.
Related reading: teaching parts of the stage and theatre games to play with your group.
Complete Bundles
Want the whole system at once? Our bundles pull the essentials together. The Pro Production Bundle is the complete Theaterish library — over 100 templates covering your show from auditions to opening night and everything after. Just getting started? The Show Starter Bundle is the essential nine, done well.
Start free
Not sure where to begin? The free Production Planner is the best first step — a taste of how Theaterish organizes a production, with no cost and no catch. Grab it, put it to work on your next show, and add the tools you need as you go.