Places Please

Places Please is the essential companion app for stage managers. Designed by professionals, for professionals, it streamlines timing, tracking, and reporting during every performance.

Core Features:
1. 🎭 Smart Show Timer
- Track show start/stop with precision timing
- Log acts and intermissions automatically
- Real-time running time calculations
- One-tap emergency hold with automatic timing
- Multiple concurrent custom timers for scene changes, ovations, and cues

2. 🔔 Pre-show Call Management
- Automated notifications: 30-min, 15-min, 10-min, 5-min calls + "Places, Please"
- Configurable call times aligned to your expected show start
- Full control over which calls to enable
- Custom pre-show calls for special cues

3. 🏛️ House Management
- Log house open/close events
- Track house full status
- Separate timing for audience-facing events

4. 📊 Professional Reporting
- Generate detailed show reports with full timing breakdown
- View net and gross running times (including holds)
- Export as plain text for email or archive
- Share directly from the app
- Includes all hold records with durations and reasons

5. ⚙️ Customization & Accessibility
- Color Schemes: System default, Light, Dark, Gold & Velvet, Red Night (low-brightness for preserving night vision)
- Languages: English (UK/US) and Spanish (Spain)
- Time Format: Choose 12-hour or 24-hour display
- Haptic Feedback: Haptic and sound alerts (toggle on/off)
- Screen Control: Keep screen on during shows
- Brightness: Adjust display brightness on-the-fly

6. 📱 Intuitive Interface
- Streamlined dashboard for quick access
- Tap-to-log design for speed during live shows
- Clear status indicators for all events
- Save and resume show setups for consistent productions

7. 💾 Data Management
- Persistent show history for archive and reference
- Save multiple show templates and reuse them
- Local storage—your data never leaves your device


Who It's For
- Theatre stage managers
- Opera and ballet production teams
- Concert and event coordinators
- School and community theatre groups
- Anyone managing live performance timing
- Why Choose Places Please

✓ Built by theatre professionals
✓ Completely offline—no internet required
✓ Precise millisecond-level timing
✓ Customizable for any production workflow
✓ Red Night mode preserves crew night vision