FOR SHOWS
Run the show from the wings
For troupes that perform. Your set list becomes the show: one person moves it on, the audience sends suggestions from their phones, and the big screen shows what the scene needs.
Projector screen
On the night
Whoever moves the show on tonight: a producer in the wings, or the host from the stage. Either can take control, and the other can say when they're ready.
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Now and next
What's on, who's in it, and what to ask the audience for next.
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A clock that tells the truth
How long this game's been going, how far over it is, and whether the night's running late or ahead.
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The big screen in your hand
See what the room sees as tiles. Tap one to draw again, or add one alongside. Check a draw on your phone before it goes up, if you like.
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Nothing moves on by accident
After Next, the button waits three seconds, so a double tap can't skip a game. Back undoes a move for a minute.
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From the wings or from the stage
A producer's view for the wings and a host's view for the stage. Either can take control, and the other can say they're ready to move on.
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Any screens, in any mix
The producer on an iPad, the host on a phone, the big screen on a laptop plugged into the projector. Nothing to install.
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Ready for curtain up?
A checklist before the doors open, and a test run in a rehearsal room that keeps nothing.
Audience suggestions are built in: the QR code, moderation, the draw and the big screen.
How it worksEveryone has a part
People can play more than one part. Most troupes do.
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Show planner
Picks the date, finds out who's in, chooses the cast and builds the set list.
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Producer
Runs the night from the wings: the running order, the suggestions and the big screen.
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Host
Calls the games and asks the audience. Can run the whole show from the stage instead.
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Performers
Say whether they can make it, find out if they're cast, and see when they're on.
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Moderator
Checks the suggestions on the night from their own phone. No account, just the link you send them.
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And the rest
Music, film, tech, the door. Anyone can have a part for the night.
Before the night
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Can you make it?
One link for the whole troupe, in the group chat's description. Yes, Maybe or No from any phone, with no account, and the parts they could play.
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Everyone's answers
See who's in for every date at a glance, copy a nudge for the quiet ones, then choose the cast.
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You're cast
Share the cast when it's ready. Everyone sees their games marked on the set list, and in their own calendar.
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The set list on the date
Who's on in each game, who's hosting, and how long it all runs.
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Games bring their asks
Each game knows what to ask the audience for, so the night's suggestion boxes set themselves up.
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Your games, and everyone's
Your own versions and notes, or a shared library of over 300 games and formats.
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Into the group chat
Share the set list with the cast when it's ready, print it, or copy it as text.
After the show: what really happened
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What really happened
Every game as it ran, with its suggestions, how long it took and who was on.
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Into the group chat
Copy the report for the group chat, or print it.
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Suggestions kept for next time
Wrapping up keeps every approved suggestion in your troupe's bank, without names.
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Fix it afterwards
Forgot to press Next? Correct the times later.
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Every show, kept
Look back across past shows, see who came, and copy a set list that worked.
Questions troupes ask
Does my audience need an app?
No. They scan the QR code, type and send. No app and no account.
What if the wifi's bad?
Audience phones use their own mobile data, and a phone hotspot is enough for the producer.
Do I need to be technical?
No. If you can send a WhatsApp, you can run a show. Most nights need Next and Draw, and the rest stays out of the way until you want it.
Who sees the suggestions before they're on screen?
Only your moderator, and you, if you choose to check each draw before it goes up. The audience sees the big screen, the performers see the scene, and the queue stays backstage.
What happens to the suggestions afterwards?
When you wrap up, the approved suggestions go into your troupe's bank, without names, so you can use them again. Nothing is shared outside your troupe.
Do performers need an account?
Not to say whether they can make it: that's a link anyone in the troupe can answer from. Your moderator doesn't need one either.
What can we run it on?
Any phone, tablet or computer with a web browser, and any mix of them: the producer on an iPad, the host on a phone, the big screen on a laptop plugged into the projector. Nothing to install. Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android will follow.
Can we try it?
Sidewing is in early testing, so troupes join one at a time. Email hello@getsidewing.com and tell us about yours.
Want to try it at your next show?
Sidewing is in early testing, so troupes join one at a time. Tell us a bit about yours.