How Liahona Prep Academy Modernized Their Theatre Box Office with CurtainCall Ticketing
A school theatre program added online reservations, interactive seat maps, and mobile QR check-in — saving thousands in fees and reducing check-in time by 80%.
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The Challenge
Liahona Prep Academy runs multiple theatre productions each school year in their 300-seat auditorium. Before CurtainCall, their ticketing process was entirely manual:
- Tickets sold only at the door — no way for patrons to buy in advance
- No reserved seating — first come, first served created frustration
- Check-in was a paper list and manual name lookup — slow and error-prone
- No visibility into advance sales — couldn't predict attendance or revenue
- No way to offer student, senior, or group pricing without manual tracking
The Solution: CurtainCall Ticketing
Metorox built CurtainCall Ticketing specifically for this use case. The platform gave Liahona Prep:
Interactive Seat Map
A drag-and-drop seat map matching their exact auditorium layout. Parents choose their seats during checkout — no more first-come-first-served chaos.
Online Ticket Sales
Stripe-powered checkout with student, adult, senior, and comp ticket types. Parents buy tickets from their phone in under 60 seconds — or pay at the door as always.
Mobile QR Check-In
Volunteers scan QR codes at the door with their phones. Real-time check-in counts visible to all staff. No app download required.
Real-Time Analytics
The school sees exactly how many tickets are sold per show, per section, per ticket type — days before the performance.
PCI-Compliant Security
All payment data handled securely through Stripe. Customer data isolated with encryption and daily backups.
Implementation Timeline
Discovery
Zoom call to understand the school's needs, venue layout, and budget constraints.
Seat Map Build
Created an interactive seat map matching Liahona Prep's exact auditorium layout — 300 seats with ADA accessibility.
Platform Setup
Configured event management, Stripe payments, ticket types (student, adult, senior, comp), and email confirmations.
Staff Training
Trained volunteer staff on mobile QR check-in — 15-minute walkthrough, no app download required.
First Live Event
First production went live with online ticket sales, reserved seating, and mobile check-in at the door.
The Results
What the School Says
“CurtainCall completely changed how we run productions. Parents love being able to pick their seats online, and our volunteer check-in team went from 5 minutes per family to under 10 seconds with QR scanning. We used to dread the logistics of show night — now it runs itself. The flat pricing means we keep more of our ticket revenue for the theatre program instead of losing it to platform fees.”
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