Paper Planet – Actor

Zoe A. Tyler was invited to collaborate as a volunteer Actor in the 2024 USA tour of Paper Planet by Australian theatre company Polyglot. The Polyglot website best describes the project, along with its accessibility goals.

Children and families are invited into a forest of tall cardboard trees and after exploring the space, they add to this strange and delicate planet using only paper, tape and their imaginations. Theatre and play merge in this magical place, as creatures, plants, costumes, characters, stories and adventures spring to life. Paper Planet grows as more families visit, and every session is truly unique as imaginations go wild. Children choose how they interact with the performers and with other children; some children find themselves absorbed in quiet making, and others prefer to play and explore. Paper Planet is child-led, deeply involving and highly sensory, and sure to delight the whole family. Paper Planet is a universally accessible experience, there is no English language barrier, and it can be entirely non-verbal. Children and families choose how they engage with the performers and the space, moving around as they like.
-Polyglot Theatre, Paper Planet

One of Zoe’s favorite memories from this production was howling at the moon with dozens of toddlers.

2024 Producer: Rainbow Sweeny
Paper Planet was originally commissioned by Fed Square, Melbourne, and premiered in 2011.