April 10: Theatre Tool Drive at Definition Theatre
The League of Chicago Theatres and Chicago Green Theatre Alliance invite you to bring your drills, sewing needles, cables, and flashlights to our third annual Theater Tool Drive! Swap or donate your theatre tools and meet other industry professionals. We will be collecting items from EVERY sector of Theatre. If you don’t see something listed here please reach out to us at cgta@chicagoplays.com to ask if we will be collecting it.
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Accepted Items:
- Scenic & Props
- Hand Tools
- Power Tools
- Rigging Equipment (pipe, cheeseboroughs, spansets)
- Painting Equipment (brushes, rollers, sticks)
- Costumes
- Hand Sewing Tools (needles, seam rippers, scissors, etc)
- Power Sewing Tools (sewing machines, sergers, etc)
- Notions (thread, elastic, interfacing)
- Stage Management & Run Crew & Wardrobe
- Office Supplies (sharpies, post it notes, binders, etc)
- Backstage Supplies (head lamps, flashlights, aprons )
- Tape (all kinds)
- Gloves and Aprons
- Sound/Projections
- Equipment that works & plugs in (small)
- Cables
- Lights
- Gel in good condition (min size 6.25” square – standard Source 4) or Books
- Gobos
- Gel Frames/Gobo Holders
- Theatrical Lights
- Atmospheric Machines
- Clip Lights
- Cable
- Tripods, Booms, Side Arms, and Floor Mounts
- General
- Theatre Books (school books, plays, etc)
- Step Stools and Ladders
- Folding Tables & Chairs
- Hand Trucks and Carts
- Extension Cords & Power Strips
Not Accepted:
Batteries, bulbs, items larger than 30 pounds, broken items (please save these for the e-waste drive in June!), hazardous waste, textiles (please save these for the Textile drive in October!)
***All leftover tools and equipment will be donated to: Chicago Tool Library and Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange