Theatre playbill
A story staged in acts: the cover is a theatre 'playbill' between velvet curtains — the brand presents, the title, the acts listed in roman numerals — then each page is the stage itself, its act set over the scene in the spotlight with footlights below, and the curtain call closes it. Drama for a story with a real turn.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Theatre playbill for posts that entertain, start a conversation or announce news, when the message is a story. It is built first to entertain.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads |
Carousel of 3–10 slides. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- Only for a story with acts — a setting, a conflict or turn, and a resolution (a launch's backstory, a rescue, a comeback); not for tips, specs or offers.
- Every act's events, names and numbers come from the copy; never invent drama the post does not tell.
- The curtain call is the closing line: what the reader can see or do now.
Visual rules
- A dark stage framed by velvet curtains in the brand colour with folds, a scalloped valance with a trim line, a wooden floor with glowing footlights and a soft spotlight at the centre.
- Each act page centres 'Act I/II/III…' in spaced serif capitals with a diamond rule, then a serif heading and the text; the logo and page counter sit just under the valance.
- The cover is a cream playbill between the curtains — the logo, 'presents', the title in serif capitals and the acts in roman numerals; the closing page draws the curtains in for the 'Curtain call'.
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Make a Theatre playbill with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.