The Prompter Blog
Notes from the wings.
Honest comparisons for companies weighing up how to run their show.
Comparisons
Prompter vs the committee Facebook group: a feed has no memory
The group is where most community theatre companies actually run. Here's the one job it does badly — and the honest case for keeping it anyway.
15 September 2026 · 6 min read
Comparisons
Prompter vs Google Drive: the shared folder isn't a production system
Most community theatre companies run their shows on Google Drive. Here's exactly where the shared folder stops coping — and the honest case for when it's still fine to stay.
27 June 2026 · 4 min read
Comparisons
Why your theatre company's website is always out of date — and how to fix it
Community theatre websites drift out of date because keeping a separate site current is nobody's job. Here's the case for a public site that updates itself from the data you already keep.
27 June 2026 · 4 min read