Available services

Services that cater to your company’s goals & strategic plan for performing arts programming & arts accessibility.

All of the following services can be purchased individually or combined to create a customized package.

Arts Inclusion Services:

• Complimentary consultation

• Modification suggestions to current performing arts programming in order to increase inclusivity and accessibility of neurodiverse community

• Lead and develop professional development curriculum for staff, educators and administrators on accessibility and inclusivity

• Continual in-person mentoring for PD participants to provide in-person support and personalize applications of new knowledge

• Collaboration to create a strategic plan focused on increasing inclusivity and accessibility within current model

• Facilitation of front of house, box office, and support staff training for performance venues, arts organizations and theater companies to increase understanding of the neurodiverse community to maximize accessibility

• Create and facilitate pre-show and post-show talkbacks for public, student and professional performances

• Develop customized accessibility materials such as social narratives, performance guides, know-before-you-go videos, and personalized tours for sensory-friendly performances and programming

• Full service project management of premiere sensory-friendly/autism-friendly performance and/or programming

• Family and sibling communication development for educational programming

• Strengthening and supporting Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Universal Participation Initiative application and next steps

• Facilitate artistic training/coaching for actors, creative teams, performance companies working with material that includes neurodiverse characters

• Create inclusive environments and implementing inclusive and sensory-friendly programming and performances

• Train and educate staff to include best practices, research findings and current developments to increase inclusivity and accessibility

• Empower and educate various action steps to become an advocate, ally and partner to the neurodiverse community

• Connect to local resources, networks and partners in order to create, sustain and grow inclusive and sensory-friendly programming and productions

Sensory-Friendly Project Services:

• Complimentary consultation

• Sensory-friendly consult and site visit to assess facility access and create proposed modifications

• Creation of master project task list

• House management/ticket sales/ticket prices/seating advisory and design

• Patron ticket purchase confirmation language

• Facilitation of on-site front of house, box office and day-of staff training on best practices and opportunities for engagement

• Facilitation of on-site artist discussion on what to expect as a performing artist

• Social narrative development

• Website language development

• Tech rehearsal modifications and assistance

• Strategic community, regional and national partnership outreach for sponsors and patron support

• Coordination of User Expert visits (if applicable)

• Social media language development

• Performance guide development "Day Of" cheat sheet for all involved

• Coordination of volunteers

• “Take a Break” space development and design

• Attendance to a typical show to gain insight into artistry and to highlight additional modifications if necessary

• Marketing support

• Pre-show and post-show development as needed

• Post performance survey development, dissemination and assessment

• Vigilant communication via email and phone

• Up to 6 hour in-person support on day of premiere performance

Arts Educator & Teaching Artist Services:

• Teaching, facilitation, co-teaching

• Professional development creation and facilitation using theatre arts as an entry point to access objective

• Theatre curriculum development

• Theatre arts program development and implementation

• Theatre arts integration into Common Core State Standards

• English and literature curriculum enhancement

• Theatre arts integration into all Common Core subjects

• Theatre arts program management

• Choreography

• Production support

• Pre-show and post-show talkback creation and facilitation

• Personal coaching