Creative Blockchain
🎭 Theater & Live Performance · program design

Curtain Call · x402

A real-time, high-fidelity archive for live performance. Pay 0.05 USDC per 'Curtain Call' to unlock an exclusive, cryptographically-signed digital program for the specific performance you attended. Includes the night's specific cast-substitution list, conductor notes, and high-res production stills available only during the 24-hour window post-show. Payments go directly to the production's royalty pool.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the program design engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so directors — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveMoving from a static NFT mint to a time-sensitive, pay-per-access utility makes the program a live premium artifact rather than a dormant collectible. The x402 model enables micrometers for 'Deep Program' access (e.g., 0.01 USDC to view the director's script notes).

Kernel
an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node
Drives the UI as
a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
open ↗
HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
open ↗
REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
open ↗
PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Hedera testnet HashScan ↗
Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$2.4B
The global theatre and performing arts ticketing and memorabilia market.
SAM
$280M
Digital engagement and merchandise revenue for major theatrical hubs (Broadway, West End, Seoul).
SOM
$12M
Early adopters in experimental theater and flagship residency programs seeking new monetization tools.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.

program design
PlayBill Archive
Pin historic and current playbill designs on IPFS for theatrical heritage and design reference.
program design
Playbill Provenance
Mint digital playbills as NFTs to preserve historical performance records.
playwright collaboration
DraftFlow · x402
Pay-per-contribution script evolution. Every time a playwright pushes a new scene, dialogue tweak, or stage direction, the production pays a $0.01 micro-royalty. This turns the script into a living, metered asset where writers are paid for the act of creation in real-time. Producers unlock specific drafts or 'forks' of a play for rehearsal by paying a settled $0.01 fee per actor access, ensuring the creative sweat equity is instantly monetized and timestamped on-chain.
casting marketplace
StageRead · x402
A high-frequency talent scout protocol where every audition tape submission and casting call 'side' download is a micro-settlement. Directors pay $0.01 to unlock a performer's reel, and actors pay $0.01 to commit their encrypted audition data to the chain. This replaces monthly subscription models with a 'pay-per-opportunity' architecture, preventing platform bloat and ensuring only high-intent interactions between talent and production.