Show plans
Build the set list, time every cue, and attach the props you actually carry.
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Solo entertainer
Run the show.
Keep the house.
Your private studio: shows, props, clients, bookings, agreements, and invoices. Built for magicians and every legal live act — not a public profile, not an agency roster.
Free with 3 entries in each book. Sign in with Google, X, or email. Or open the free rate calculator — no account needed.
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Free tool
How much should you charge?
Base fee, city, mileage, travel time, overnight. 2026 IRS and HMRC rates built in. No login.
The desk
Everything between rehearsal and the invoice.
Prop inventory
Close-up decks or a full circus case — quantity, condition, and where it lives.
Client book
Venues, producers, and private hosts — with a history of every date and invoice.
Bookings
Inquiry, hold, or confirmed. A call sheet and packing list for the night.
Invoices
Deposits, balances, numbered letterhead, and a private link you can email to the host.
Private by default
Your profile, clients, and books are visible only after you sign in. Never public.
How a night runs
01
Open a studio
Google, X, or email. This login is yours alone.
02
Plan the act
Cue sheet, crate, and wish list — attached to the night.
03
Book and bill
Hold the date, generate the agreement, send the invoice.
Classifieds
Hosts looking for an act.
Publish a public card when you want to be found. The studio behind it stays private.
From the house
Acts that keep the night in the house.
“The night I linked a show to a booking, the packing list was already waiting. I used to keep the crate in a notes app and the host in my phone.”
“I send the invoice from the same page as the hold. The host opens a private link. Nothing of mine sits on a public profile.”
“Circus gear, two cases, a wish list for the next prop. Housecue is the studio I open in the van — not a directory I have to hide from.”
Studio rates
Free to open. Pro when the calendar fills.
Rehearsal holds 3 of each record. Studio Pro is $19 a month, or $180 a year — 21% less than paying monthly.
Save 21% on the year
Rehearsal
Free
For trying the desk, or a very small act. Forever free.
- 3 shows
- 3 props
- 3 clients
- 3 bookings
- 3 invoices
- 1 performance agreement
- Private studio — Google, X, or email
- Cues, letterhead, packing lists, and print invoices
Studio Pro
For working acts$180/ year
$15 / month, billed once a year. Save $48 (21%) versus monthly.
- Unlimited shows, props, clients, bookings, and invoices
- Unlimited performance agreements
- Deposits, balances, and private invoice links
- Month calendar and packing lists from the cue sheet
- Checkout through Lemon Squeezy
- Same private books — never a public page
Blog
Notes from the house.
Cue sheets, crates, holds, and invoices — writing for working acts.
Money
How to price your act (with a calculator)
A working method for magicians and live entertainers to price a night: base fee, city, mileage, travel time, overnight, extras. Includes a free calculator with 2026 IRS and HMRC rates.
Sep 5, 2026
Booking
How to hire a magician (and get the right act)
A practical guide to hiring a magician for a wedding, party, or corporate event: close-up vs stage, what to ask, what it costs, and how to book without a marketplace surprise.
Sep 5, 2026
Money
How much does a magician cost in 2026?
Typical magician rates for close-up, parlor, stage, weddings, and corporate work in 2026 — and how working acts should price, deposit, and invoice without guessing.
Sep 5, 2026
Visible only to you.
Profiles, client lists, and show notes never appear on a public page. You sign in, you see your studio. Sign out, and the house goes dark.
- Per-account isolation — no shared books
- Google, X, or email sign-in
- Print-ready invoices with your letterhead
- thehousecue.com — your studio on your own domain
The next cue is yours.
Create a free studio — 3 entries in each book — and keep the business of performing as considered as the act.