What size is a playbill?

Answer 1

There are two definitions to playbill:

1. A theatre poster/handbill

2. A theatre program.

Playbill is a trademarked name so it's best to refer to your printwork as posters, flyers, handbills, program, etc.

A poster or handbill can be:

letter-sized 8.5 x 11"

tabloid-sized 11 x 17"

flyers, 2-up (2 per page) 5.5 x 8.5"

flyers, 4-up (4 per page) 4.25 x 5.5"

You may use any other size that you'd like but will likely incur extra costs for printing and trimming

If you're asking about a theatre program, a common size is 5.5" x 8.5". This is usually the most cost-effective if you are printing on 8.5 x 11 paper without bleeds as there's no need for any trimming.

You'll need to set your pages up in printer spreads so that the document reads correctly when the pages are assembled, folded in half and saddle-stitched (stapled).

This means that your setup for a 16-page booklet would be constructed this way: Pages 16 and 1 together, Pages 2 and 15 together, Pages 14 and 3 together, and so on. The best way to understand this is to put 4 sheets of paper together, fold them in half and number the resulting pages from 1 to 16 beginning with the top sheet. When you take them apart, you'll see the page layout for yourself.

You may use any other size that you'd like but will likely incur extra costs for printing and trimming