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*** FREE THEATER IN NYC ***
Have You Seen a Tiger?
Flagship - Children's Theatre Storytelling
We are a group of actors and storytellers, all recent alumni from Northwestern University, bringing children's stories to life through songs, dances, sketches - you name it! Our mission is to uplift these stories and encourage children to embrace their creativity and imagination. We will be adapting old stories that have been written and performed by our ensemble before in the Chicago area, as well as a few new stories written by audience members.
This inaugural event is a chance for us to inspire children and their families to spread the word about our mission and hopefully write stories of their own. We look forward to honoring our authors and showing the lifecycle of a story - from a spark to the stage!
At the Hans Christian Andersen Monument in Central Park
Saturday, May 30 • 12 PM - 1 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flagship-childrens-theatre-storytelling-performance-tickets-1988783109818?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
*** HALF-PRICE TICKETS: HEY, I HEARD YOU'RE BLACK! BY ALICIA WHAVERS ***
A new play by Alicia Whavers presents black couples, strangers, neighbors, and co-workers discussing the intricacies of everyday life.
What began as a monologue titled “Busted Tailight,” accepted to the Columbus Black Theatre Festival in Ohio, has expanded into a full-length play featuring an anthology of interconnected monologues and scenes that explore the day-to-day aspect of being black in America.
These are the stories that never make the headlines, but constantly affect black Americans.
Act in the next week, and get tickets at half-price!
Tickets can be bought at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hey-i-heard-youre-black-tickets-1985065944677
*** A CAT IN A BOX BY TOM NEMEC ***
A CAT IN A BOX
A solo play written and performed by Tom Nemec
The Tank, NYC
May 11, 14, 16, 17, and 21 at 7:00 PM
An autobiographical solo play about how a difficult, dysfunctional childhood can shadow the rest of our lives — and how even after a dark past, the present can still hold the possibility of light.
“The audience was captivated by every word—vivid, expert storytelling.”
— ArtsIndependent.com
Tickets/trailer:
https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2026/1/21/catinabox
30% off apply code CAT30
*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
Fairy Tale Review invites submissions for consideration by the editors for Volume 23, which will be published in Spring 2027.
We can consider up to 30 manuscript pages.
Submissions can include a single work or multiple complete works.
You will be asked to designate a genre when you submit. You may submit in multiple genres, but please only submit once to each genre.
***
Playwrights' Round Table of Orlando, Florida is seeking original, unproduced full-length plays for its PREMIERE production.
For this call, Central Florida's longest-running theater company focused solely on the development of playwrights and their new work is seeking a new full-length play of roughly two acts/two hours' length for its Premiere Series in 2027. The selected play will receive a yearlong full development program with our professionals and receive a full production with us.
***
Go Try Play Write May 2026
The prompt for May 2026 is an incitement prompt:
Write a 10-page maximum scene of the moment a bully loses their effect / power over their victim. Kids, adults, chimpanzees, protozoa, roses, any group where bullying can occur. Also, the effect / power the bully has over their victim can be physical, mental, spiritual, social, monetary, whatever you can imagine.
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site at https://www.nycplaywrights.org ***
*** 3D PRINTING FOR THEATRE ***
"For the most part, you're using foam core and paper and matte board, and there's a lot of X-Acto blades and putting them together with hot glue," she explained. Beatty insists on a model scale of 1/2 inch to the foot, so the work is meticulous and detailed.
"You're putting together a scale representation of what you're going to see," said Hultgren. "Time schedule is pretty tight. You're trying to get as much detail in the model as you can in the time allotted. That can be tough."
These days, however, the job is considerably less tough, as Hultgren's models take considerably less time, and they are made primarily of one material: Plastic. Making the difference in her work process is the 3D printer, the technology that created three-dimensional objects and has in recent years become available commercially as a professional appliance. Hultgren bought her first pinter in 2011, and the first show she used it on was the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2012 production of the farce Don't Dress for Dinner. She has used the printer on every show she's worked on since, including The Nance, Orphans, The Snow Geese and the current Manhattan Theatre Club production Outside Mullingar.
More...
https://playbill.com/article/3d-printers-revolutionize-work-of-broadway-scenic-designers-com-214428
***
3D printing (also called additive manufacturing) is the process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D printed item involves additive processes, where an object is created by laying down successive layers of a material until the object is fully created. Each of the layers is a thinly sliced cross-section of the object. 3D printing enables the user to produce complex shapes using less material than traditional manufacturing materials.
To create a 3D printed object, it starts with a 3D model. This can either be created from the ground up, or downloaded from a 3D library. After you have a printable file, the next step is to prepare the file for the 3D printer (slicing). Slicing is the process of cutting up a 3D model into hundreds or thousands of layers, and is done with a slicing software. After the file is sliced, it is ready to be inserted into the 3D printer, which can be done via USB, SD, or wi-fi. The file will then be 3D printed layer by layer.
More...
https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/62-830/s2022/index.html%3Fp=1000.html
***
3D printing is a game-changer for armor and prop creation, making it easier to craft detailed, functional pieces for cosplay and theater. Armors can be designed for both mobility and authenticity, while props can feature intricate details or even moving parts for added realism. This blend of technology and creativity gives designers the freedom to bring characters to life with unique, high-quality accessories.
More...
https://www.meshy.ai/blog/what-can-you-make-with-a-3d-printer
***
In Theatrical 3D Printing & Props, McDaniel students are learning the role that technology plays in finding solutions — and that it’s sometimes the star of the show.
Taught by Shana Jung Ah Joslyn, assistant professor of theatre design and technology, students in the Theatre Arts course aren’t reciting monologues or acting out balcony scenes — they’re 3D printing.
“People don’t realize that we can get into this type of technical work in theater,” Joslyn says. “They don’t think about how much tech we use in the fine arts.”
In 2021, Joslyn received the Ira G. Zepp Teaching Enhancement Grant for her proposal to set up a mobile 3D printing farm on campus to introduce the technical side of theatre arts to the Hill.
“I’ve always been interested in 3D printing,” Joslyn says. “In the theatre, we make lots of props, so I was very excited when we got the Fused Deposition Modeling printers and I was able to design a class around them.”
The cross-disciplinary course includes many non-Theatre Arts majors, since learning how to 3D print can apply to various professional fields, including medicine, dentistry, engineering, design, fashion, physical therapy, and construction.
More...
https://www.mcdaniel.edu/news/bridgerton-x-men-students-3d-print-theatre-props-and-accessibility-tools
***
3D printers are starting to become an item you may see in a small-town theater workshop and even some university theater programs have made printer purchases due to the benefits they bring. Productions sometimes require very specific props that are either too expensive, will take too long to find, cannot be built, or even do not exist anymore. The solution is 3D printing. Once a digital 3D model is created and sliced, it can be sent to the printer which saves a lot of time and money for the theater. Additionally, once an item is printing, that person can go do other tasks with their day. Even Broadway is starting to adapt to this technology and we are seeing it on more stages. In Head Over Heels the Musical, there is a scene that involves a full vase of flowers to fall and break every night.
More...
https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/62-830/s2022/index.html%3Fp=441.html
***
“The challenge presented to us by the Opera Theater was a very risky-one – said Massimo Moretti, WASP founder, during the conference – It had never happened that 3d printing was applied to such a large size project. The plastic we normally use to print has a huge cost when used to produce the 1500 Kg of the scenery. So we decided to turn to a cheaper material, one that, when the scenery will no longer be used, can be easily recycled, shredded and reused for a new and different work. For this job at first we rented a shed near our home, now this shed is ours and we are the only 3d printing company able to produce very large objects. This is the case of Fra Diavolo, where art is dragging the industry and opening up new creations and new job opportunities. ”
More...
https://www.3dwasp.com/en/the-first-3d-printed-theatre-scenic-design/
*** FREE THEATER IN NYC ***
Have You Seen a Tiger?
Flagship - Children's Theatre Storytelling
We are a group of actors and storytellers, all recent alumni from Northwestern University, bringing children's stories to life through songs, dances, sketches - you name it! Our mission is to uplift these stories and encourage children to embrace their creativity and imagination. We will be adapting old stories that have been written and performed by our ensemble before in the Chicago area, as well as a few new stories written by audience members.
This inaugural event is a chance for us to inspire children and their families to spread the word about our mission and hopefully write stories of their own. We look forward to honoring our authors and showing the lifecycle of a story - from a spark to the stage!
At the Hans Christian Andersen Monument in Central Park
Saturday, May 30 • 12 PM - 1 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flagship-childrens-theatre-storytelling-performance-tickets-1988783109818?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
*** HALF-PRICE TICKETS: HEY, I HEARD YOU'RE BLACK! BY ALICIA WHAVERS ***
A new play by Alicia Whavers presents black couples, strangers, neighbors, and co-workers discussing the intricacies of everyday life.
What began as a monologue titled “Busted Tailight,” accepted to the Columbus Black Theatre Festival in Ohio, has expanded into a full-length play featuring an anthology of interconnected monologues and scenes that explore the day-to-day aspect of being black in America.
These are the stories that never make the headlines, but constantly affect black Americans.
Act in the next week, and get tickets at half-price!
Tickets can be bought at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hey-i-heard-youre-black-tickets-1985065944677
*** A CAT IN A BOX BY TOM NEMEC ***
A CAT IN A BOX
A solo play written and performed by Tom Nemec
The Tank, NYC
May 11, 14, 16, 17, and 21 at 7:00 PM
An autobiographical solo play about how a difficult, dysfunctional childhood can shadow the rest of our lives — and how even after a dark past, the present can still hold the possibility of light.
“The audience was captivated by every word—vivid, expert storytelling.”
— ArtsIndependent.com
Tickets/trailer:
https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2026/1/21/catinabox
30% off apply code CAT30
*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***
Fairy Tale Review invites submissions for consideration by the editors for Volume 23, which will be published in Spring 2027.
We can consider up to 30 manuscript pages.
Submissions can include a single work or multiple complete works.
You will be asked to designate a genre when you submit. You may submit in multiple genres, but please only submit once to each genre.
***
Playwrights' Round Table of Orlando, Florida is seeking original, unproduced full-length plays for its PREMIERE production.
For this call, Central Florida's longest-running theater company focused solely on the development of playwrights and their new work is seeking a new full-length play of roughly two acts/two hours' length for its Premiere Series in 2027. The selected play will receive a yearlong full development program with our professionals and receive a full production with us.
***
Go Try Play Write May 2026
The prompt for May 2026 is an incitement prompt:
Write a 10-page maximum scene of the moment a bully loses their effect / power over their victim. Kids, adults, chimpanzees, protozoa, roses, any group where bullying can occur. Also, the effect / power the bully has over their victim can be physical, mental, spiritual, social, monetary, whatever you can imagine.
*** FOR MORE INFORMATION about these and other opportunities see the web site at https://www.nycplaywrights.org ***
*** 3D PRINTING FOR THEATRE ***
"For the most part, you're using foam core and paper and matte board, and there's a lot of X-Acto blades and putting them together with hot glue," she explained. Beatty insists on a model scale of 1/2 inch to the foot, so the work is meticulous and detailed.
"You're putting together a scale representation of what you're going to see," said Hultgren. "Time schedule is pretty tight. You're trying to get as much detail in the model as you can in the time allotted. That can be tough."
These days, however, the job is considerably less tough, as Hultgren's models take considerably less time, and they are made primarily of one material: Plastic. Making the difference in her work process is the 3D printer, the technology that created three-dimensional objects and has in recent years become available commercially as a professional appliance. Hultgren bought her first pinter in 2011, and the first show she used it on was the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2012 production of the farce Don't Dress for Dinner. She has used the printer on every show she's worked on since, including The Nance, Orphans, The Snow Geese and the current Manhattan Theatre Club production Outside Mullingar.
More...
https://playbill.com/article/3d-printers-revolutionize-work-of-broadway-scenic-designers-com-214428
***
3D printing (also called additive manufacturing) is the process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D printed item involves additive processes, where an object is created by laying down successive layers of a material until the object is fully created. Each of the layers is a thinly sliced cross-section of the object. 3D printing enables the user to produce complex shapes using less material than traditional manufacturing materials.
To create a 3D printed object, it starts with a 3D model. This can either be created from the ground up, or downloaded from a 3D library. After you have a printable file, the next step is to prepare the file for the 3D printer (slicing). Slicing is the process of cutting up a 3D model into hundreds or thousands of layers, and is done with a slicing software. After the file is sliced, it is ready to be inserted into the 3D printer, which can be done via USB, SD, or wi-fi. The file will then be 3D printed layer by layer.
More...
https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/62-830/s2022/index.html%3Fp=1000.html
***
3D printing is a game-changer for armor and prop creation, making it easier to craft detailed, functional pieces for cosplay and theater. Armors can be designed for both mobility and authenticity, while props can feature intricate details or even moving parts for added realism. This blend of technology and creativity gives designers the freedom to bring characters to life with unique, high-quality accessories.
More...
https://www.meshy.ai/blog/what-can-you-make-with-a-3d-printer
***
In Theatrical 3D Printing & Props, McDaniel students are learning the role that technology plays in finding solutions — and that it’s sometimes the star of the show.
Taught by Shana Jung Ah Joslyn, assistant professor of theatre design and technology, students in the Theatre Arts course aren’t reciting monologues or acting out balcony scenes — they’re 3D printing.
“People don’t realize that we can get into this type of technical work in theater,” Joslyn says. “They don’t think about how much tech we use in the fine arts.”
In 2021, Joslyn received the Ira G. Zepp Teaching Enhancement Grant for her proposal to set up a mobile 3D printing farm on campus to introduce the technical side of theatre arts to the Hill.
“I’ve always been interested in 3D printing,” Joslyn says. “In the theatre, we make lots of props, so I was very excited when we got the Fused Deposition Modeling printers and I was able to design a class around them.”
The cross-disciplinary course includes many non-Theatre Arts majors, since learning how to 3D print can apply to various professional fields, including medicine, dentistry, engineering, design, fashion, physical therapy, and construction.
More...
https://www.mcdaniel.edu/news/bridgerton-x-men-students-3d-print-theatre-props-and-accessibility-tools
***
3D printers are starting to become an item you may see in a small-town theater workshop and even some university theater programs have made printer purchases due to the benefits they bring. Productions sometimes require very specific props that are either too expensive, will take too long to find, cannot be built, or even do not exist anymore. The solution is 3D printing. Once a digital 3D model is created and sliced, it can be sent to the printer which saves a lot of time and money for the theater. Additionally, once an item is printing, that person can go do other tasks with their day. Even Broadway is starting to adapt to this technology and we are seeing it on more stages. In Head Over Heels the Musical, there is a scene that involves a full vase of flowers to fall and break every night.
More...
https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/62-830/s2022/index.html%3Fp=441.html
***
“The challenge presented to us by the Opera Theater was a very risky-one – said Massimo Moretti, WASP founder, during the conference – It had never happened that 3d printing was applied to such a large size project. The plastic we normally use to print has a huge cost when used to produce the 1500 Kg of the scenery. So we decided to turn to a cheaper material, one that, when the scenery will no longer be used, can be easily recycled, shredded and reused for a new and different work. For this job at first we rented a shed near our home, now this shed is ours and we are the only 3d printing company able to produce very large objects. This is the case of Fra Diavolo, where art is dragging the industry and opening up new creations and new job opportunities. ”
More...
https://www.3dwasp.com/en/the-first-3d-printed-theatre-scenic-design/
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