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🎭 Theater & Live Performance · 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.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the casting marketplace 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 primitiveCasting is currently plagued by talent agency gatekeepers and high monthly SaaS fees (Actors Access/Backstage). By atomizing the cost to individual interactions (the 'read'), we create a fluid, demand-driven market where agents can programmatically scout via bots.

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.
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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
$4.5B
The global entertainment talent acquisition and agency market as it shifts toward automated, AI-assisted screening.
SAM
$220M
The digital casting and talent management software market, specifically for independent film and off-Broadway theatre.
SOM
$12M
Indie theater productions and student showcases seeking a low-overhead alternative to centralized casting platforms.

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

See also

Adjacent entries.

casting marketplace
RoleAuction Platform
Decentralized audition bids let performers compete transparently for roles via smart contracts.
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.
lighting rights management
LumenSync · x402
A protocol for lighting designers to meter the 'burn' of their intellectual property. Lighting consoles ping the x402 endpoint to unlock specific DMX map frames or complex Chamsys/MA3 sequence macros. Venues pay 0.01 USDC per cue-trigger or per-minute of 'look' duration, ensuring designers are compensated for every performance without complex manual auditing.
improvisation prompts
CueBurn · x402
Transform stage terror into creative flow with a high-fidelity improv engine. Every prompt request triggers a 0.01 USDC micro-settlement, ensuring the prompt is unique, cryptographically timestamped on Hedera, and owned by the performer. No more repeating 'Office' or 'Space Station'—pay per spark to ensure high-quality, non-redundant creative inputs. Set up 'Stage Tabs' where a director’s wallet fuels a session for the entire troupe.