If you cast Black performers, you need a hair plan.

Hair trauma for Black performers is common. And it’s preventable.

Black Hair on Stage & Set is a production-ready toolkit + training that helps theaters and schools plan textured hair safely — so Black performers are never treated as an afterthought.

Expected launch pricing: $3,500/year • $7,500/year • Sponsored access available

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Built by Art & Soul Consulting • Designed for theaters, training programs, and production teams

What This Solves

We've been in a lot of rehearsal rooms. And across seasons, across budgets, across “good intentions”… the #1 issue Black performers keep naming is hair. Not because hair is “extra”—because hair is part of the body, part of identity, and part of safety at work.

This page is us saying: no more last-minute scrambling. We can build a minimum standard and the tools to actually implement it.

Prevents hair trauma --

by making textured hair a real production plan—not a last-minute scramble

Gives production teams a clear baseline --

roles, planning timing, escalation path

Makes budgeting + design decisions easier --

with safe options that fit different budgets

When you join the waitlist, you’ll immediately receive:

The Black Hair on Stage & Set Minimum Standard (v1.0) + 30-Minute Adoption Checklist (PDF).
This is the “start here” document teams can adopt right now.

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What's Coming Soon

The full licensed toolkit is being built now, and it includes:

Production-ready Toolkit

You’ll get templates you can drop into your production process (intake/consultation, role clarity, checklists, and planning prompts) so textured hair is handled proactively instead of improvised under pressure.
Budget Builder

You’ll get a simple budgeting tool with realistic tiers so teams can choose a safe plan that fits constraints without transferring risk to the performer.
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Training-in-a-Box

You’ll get a ready-to-run training (recording + facilitator guide) that helps production teams and educators build baseline competence and shared language without reinventing the wheel.
Minimum Standard & Adoption Support

You’ll get the standard, plus clear steps for implementation so “never again” becomes operational—not aspirational.

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Who This Is For

Theaters, touring productions, and producing organizations
University theater programs and performing arts high schools
Production managers, costume/hair departments, educators, stage management teams, and leadership

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What People Say

"Culturally sensitive work can be just as emotionally fraught… Art and Soul's approach really helps foster an environment where people can ask for what they need, work safely, and process afterward."

Will Roland, Actor
"Kira is a fantastic Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) consultant! … I had never worked with an EDI consultant before and I don’t think I could ever go back to not having one on a show!"

Corbin Bleu, Actor/Singer
"Culturally sensitive work can be just as emotionally fraught… Art and Soul's approach really helps foster an environment where people can ask for what they need, work safely, and process afterward."

Elizabeth Ramirez, Stage Manager & AEA Deputy
"Kira… invites reflection, conversation, and action… warm and engaging even as she calls people to be accountable…"

Elizabeth Norton, Director of Music Ministry, First Parish in Concord, MA

Our "Why"

I’m Kira Troilo, founder of Art & Soul Consulting. I’ve supported rehearsal rooms and production teams for years, and hair trauma for Black performers has been the #1 issue that arises—often quietly, often too late. I’m building what I wish the industry had: a clear standard and a practical toolkit that makes care implementable.