If you have ever put off starting a new season because the software setup felt like its own project, this guide is for you. Getting your CUR8 organization running takes about fifteen minutes, and by the end you will have an account, an organization, a first project, and a way to bring your cast and crew on board.
Setting Up Your CUR8 Organization
Before you can build a season, you need an account and an organization to hold it. Both take less time than reading this article.
Creating Your Account
Head to CUR8.com/login and enter the phone number or email you want to use, then select Let's Go. CUR8 sends you a six digit verification code by text or email. Enter it, select Submit, and you are in. There is no password to create or remember, which means no reset emails clogging your inbox six months from now.
Naming Your Organization and Adding a Billing Contact
Select Create New Organization and name it to match your W9 exactly. This keeps payments simple once ticket revenue starts moving, so it is worth getting right the first time. Add a billing contact, typically a treasurer or bookkeeper, who receives funds and notifications without needing a login of their own. Then build your admin profile with your name, a secondary contact method, and your birthday. Set your Join Code and ticket purchase URL, agree to the terms, and select Sign Up. You will land inside your new organization with a short intro tour on your first visit.
One thing worth knowing before you set up multiple schools: one organization equals one bank account and one tax ID. Districts running several school programs typically register each school as its own organization, all managed from a single login. If that describes your district, plan your organization structure around that rule from the start rather than untangling it later. You can organize your account around that structure from day one.
Making Your Organization Feel Like Home
Two small settings make a big difference in how professional your organization looks to families and cast members from the very first project.
Upload a cover photo sized 1530 by 306 pixels as a JPEG, found under Organization Menu, then your org, then Preferences or Settings, then Options. It appears automatically on every new project you create, so you only set it once. Then review your team permissions in the same settings area, under Account Permissions. Admins run the organization day to day, Project Creators spin up new events, and project-level roles like Ticketing Manager or Box Office Sales grant exactly the access each volunteer or staff member needs, no more and no less.
Launching Your First CUR8 Project
From the Project Landing Page, select Create New Project. Your first decision is the location type: Generic works for non-ticketed rehearsals or meetings, General Admission suits ticketed events with first come first seated entry, and Reserved Seating gives every ticket its own seat, built from your house diagram. Reserved seating takes about five business days to build, so if you are planning a fall show with assigned seats, send your diagram in early.
Add ticketing if your event needs it, then save your draft and come back to finish the details later. On cost, there are no subscriptions, no setup fees, and no contracts. In-person tickets run one dollar plus 3.5 percent per transaction, and comp tickets along with local cash sales are always free. You can review the full setup flow for scheduling your season and selling tickets once your first project is live.
Bringing In Your Cast, Crew, and Families
Once your project exists, share your Join Code as a QR code, a shareable link, or just the code itself. Everyone joins at CUR8.com/join, creates their own login, and enters your code. They land as Participants, ready to be assigned roles, added to schedules, and included in communications. Share the code once for your whole organization rather than generating a new one for every show. Once your people are in, you can start communicating with your cast about rehearsals and calls right away.
Keep Learning After Launch
Fifteen minutes gets your organization off the ground, but there is more to explore as your season picks up. The full CUR8 training video library at go.CUR8.com/training walks through ticketing, scheduling, and communication in more depth, and the CUR8 Help Center is always open if you get stuck on a specific step.
If you would rather set things up together, book a call at calendly.com/jen-cur8 and bring your show ideas. Or, if you are ready to build your first season now, make your moment at cur8.com.