Have You Ever Noticed Your Team Holding Its Breath?

Creative teams crave spaces to exhale, trust to experiment, and belonging to bravely create together. STAGES™ makes this real — not a performance.

This Is For You If...

You've noticed your team holding its breath — and you're ready to create spaces where they can finally exhale

You've lost your best collaborators not because they weren't good enough, but because "the way we work" broke them

You want to leap past box-checking and buzzwords into a living rhythm of trust, feedback, and innovative flow

You're building creative teams (product launches, brand campaigns, innovation sprints, theater productions) that need to experiment boldly — not play it safe

You're ready to move from caution and burnout to creative achievement and cultures worth bragging about

You want meetings that spark energy, feedback that builds bridges (not walls), and leaders who guide with compassion

Sound familiar? You're not alone — and you're ready for the transformation..

What's Possible When Teams Breathe

"90 minutes with Art & Soul is more valuable than years of previous EDI work."

Donna Feore, Award-Winning Director/Choreographer

"After meeting you -- I felt my shoulders relax." 

Melory Mirashrafi, Director

"Art & Soul has raised the bar for what the first day of rehearsal can and should be: it's your launch pad to success." 

Ilana Ransom Toeplitz, Director

"One thing I'll always remember about my experience with Art & Soul is how approachable and available they are for *all* people."

Emily Warshaw, Director of Administration, Harvard University

"It felt so rooted in practicality while giving us an actionable framework for the future."

Sara Brookner, Senior Associate Director, Celebrity Series of Boston

"Using the A&S STAGES framework — I now have the language and the tools to direct with clarity, honesty, transparency, and compassion."

Leigh Barrett, Director & Actor

The STAGES Framework™

Theater-Tested. Corporate-Ready.

For 2,500 years, theater has been solving an impossible problem: getting diverse humans to create bold work together under pressure — without destroying each other.

We codified what works into STAGES™ — the operating system that helps you leap past box-checking and buzzwords into a living rhythm of trust, feedback, and innovative flow.  

The Result? Teams that breathe freely. Leaders who build bridges. Work that actually lands — without the burnout.

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How STAGES™ Works

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    SET THE SCENE

    Pause before the rush. Align people, purpose, and conditions so everyone knows what container they're working in.

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    TAILOR

    Design a customized blueprint for your specific team and project. Not generic best practices — a playbook built for these humans.

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    AUDITION/APPOINT

    Build your team intentionally for both skill and collaborative culture fit. Assemble people who can show up bravely together.

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    GATHER

    Facilitate your kickoff with rituals that help people arrive as humans, not just roles. Build psychological safety before asking for brave work.

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    EMPOWER

    Actively protect creative capacity with communication tools, recovery moments, and a plan for staying resourced under pressure.

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    STRIKE

    Reflect on what worked before the next project, so lessons feed forward instead of repeating the same exhausting patterns.

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How We Work Together

Choose the right level of support for where your team is right now.

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    STAGES Sprint

    90-Day Reset for Teams That Have Gone Careful

    Your team has stopped taking risks. Meetings feel like minefields. The work is fine, but the magic? Gone.  

    Sprint establishes your foundation: diagnostic + customized STAGES™ blueprint. 

    Then you choose: Own It (DIY), Embed It (full transformation), or Scale It (licensing).

    Investment: $35K-$45K (founding rate through Feb 2026)

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    STAGES Embedded Leadership Experience

    12-Month Leadership Transformation

    Your best people are one recruiter call away from leaving. Creative teams are siloed. Trust is thin. 

    Embedded brings the full STAGES™ operating system across 20-30 leaders. By month 12, brave collaboration becomes your competitive advantage. 

    Investment: $120K-$180K annually

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    STAGES In-House

    Own the System. Scale It Permanently.


    Running 5+ creative initiatives yearly? Have internal leaders ready to facilitate?  

    License the complete STAGES™ toolkit: guides, AI companions, facilitation scripts, train-the-trainer onboarding, quarterly strategy check-ins.  

    Investment: $30K-$50K annually

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    Workshops & Keynotes

    Experience STAGES™ in real time — not theory, but practice your team can use tomorrow.  

    • Half-Day Workshop: $7K-$8.5K 

    • Full-Day Deep Dive: $10K-$12K 

    • Keynote (60-75 min): $6K-$8K 

    • Keynote + Workshop Combo: $14K-$19K

Trusted By Creative Leaders At

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  • Wheelock Family Theater
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  • Walnut Hill School for the Arts
  • SpeakEasy Stage Company
  • Commonwealth Shakespeare company
  • Central Square Theatre
  • NEMPAC
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  • Greater Boston Stage Company
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  • Harvard University TDM

What Changes When You Use STAGES™

Here's what shifts when your team stops holding its breath:

  • BEFORE STAGES

    • Teams fracture after one bad launch
    • Meetings drain energy instead of sparking it
    • Feedback builds walls, not bridges
    • Psychological safety is a performance, not a reality
    • Leaders choose between brave work and sustainable work
  • AFTER STAGES

    • Teams exhale, experiment, and create together
    • Meetings spark energy and innovative flow
    • Feedback builds bridges across divides
    • Leaders guide with compassion while driving results
    • Creative achievement AND cultures worth bragging about

Ready to Build Brave Teams?

You don't have to choose between creative courage and sustainable work. Your teams can do both.

Here's How to Get Started

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Schedule a Free 20-Minute Discovery Call

We'll assess your team's context, current challenges, and recommend the right path forward.

No pitch. No pressure. Just honest guidance.

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Get 'Permission to Lead Differently'

Start applying STAGES™ principles today with our 'Set the Scene' checklist and other free tools and guides that land in your inbox weekly. 

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Explore Our Full Services Guide

See detailed information about Sprint, Embedded, and Licensing programs.

Questions?

Email us: hello@artandsoulconsulting.com 

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