Upstart Raven builds focused tools for the theater community — playwrights tracking their work, literary managers reading submissions, directors running programs, and organizations doing all of it at once.
Each product in The Desk Family is built for a specific role, not a generic workflow.
For playwrights
A submission tracker and production manager built around the playwright's workflow — plays, contacts, correspondence, production history, royalties, and licensing, all in one place.
For educational theater
Built for theater educators and school directors — production planning, student rosters, and program management for the academic theater environment.
For theaters, festivals & competitions
A play submission management platform for theaters, festivals, and competitions receiving work — tracking submissions, readers, eligibility, scoring, and decisions from first read to final selection.
For community & small theaters
Operations software for community and regional theater — productions, company members, venues, and the organizational work that keeps a theater running between curtain calls.
Coming soon
The Specter Desk
Something is taking shape in the dark. Details to follow.