Top 10 Reasons to Use Virtual Callboard

1. Convenience

   Your collaborators will love to have access to all the information they need at any hour of the day or night! Using VirtualCallboard is like giving everyone a copy of your production book with only the parts they need. Put an end to the "frustration of misinformation" for good!!! Say goodbye to late night and early morning phone calls!!! Empower your collaborators and stop the endless question: "Where am I supposed to be again?"

2. Organize Yourself

   We've all lost a critical paper at one time or another. Now keep all of those files digitally stored and preserved, accessible at anytime and to anyone you want.


3. Save Valuable Time

   You're probably not getting paid to sit there and create call sheets all night. In fact, union rules state that the time it takes to call and organize rehearsals is not counted as part of your workday. The faster you can do this busy-work, the faster you can reclaim what little personal time you have.

4. The broadband boom...

   The broadband and wireless boom has made the internet readily available in hotels, coffee shops, apartment complexes, and in the palm of your hand. Millions of people readily access the internet through wireless and PDA devices. Even theatre companies themselves have caught onto the boom with broadband access in theatre facilities growing significantly in the last few years.


5. The mobile computing boom...

   In the last decade, prices of laptops, phones, PDAs, and other mobile computing devices have plummeted. Remember when a laptop was only for the rich corporate executives? Now most performers and technicians carry them around the country.


6. Go Green

   Stage Managers sadly admit their addiction to the local copy machine. Leveraging the power of the internet, we can finally stop being tree killers! Rather than making hundreds of copies that will be outdated tomorrow, VirtualCallboard automates delivering of schedules and other communication, reducing the amount of paper copying you will do.

7. Improve your communication process

   Use VirtualCallboard to keep your other information systems moving. Make professional looking printouts directly from VirtualCallboard and post them on your conventional callboard. Record your rehearsal hotline directly from the website, making sure you are looking at the most accurate and up-to-date schedule.


8. Make archival and retrieval realistic

   Have you ever tried to access a report or cast list from some production you did 5 years ago? If you can manage to find the storage room where the old production books were kept, you may spend hours filtering through the mess. VirtualCallboard puts old production information out of sight, but not out of reach. With VirtualCallboard you can quickly recall information from years past.

9. Demand

   Performers and technicians are already leveraging the internet to find jobs, bank, and manage their lives remotely. Theatre companies of the 21st century will need to provide them with effective tools to collaborate over the internet. It's not just the young either. Even the "seasoned" veterans understand the power and importance of the internet in the entertainment industry.

10. Your collaborators will love you.

    VirtualCallboard is easy, affordable, and custom built for the live entertainment industry. While a few pencil pushers might resist the digital age, most of your collaborators will never look back.