CONSULTING & TRAINING
Arts & Entertainment Consulting
Partner with RAINN Consulting Group to prevent sexual misconduct in production and performance spaces. Together, we can promote prevention, awareness, and accountability in the arts.
From producers to performers, RAINN Consulting Group helps entertainment professionals prevent sexual misconduct, create trauma-informed production environments, and ensure responsible storytelling.
Our Expertise
RAINN Consulting Group collaborates with film studios, streaming platforms, theaters, venues, and performing arts organizations to create safer, more informed creative spaces. Our team blends subject-matter expertise with deep industry understanding to deliver practical, scalable solutions for prevention, support, and narrative integrity.
RAINN Consulting Group Understands Your Industry
Our experts help creative leaders and production teams:
- Prevent harm through clear boundaries and trauma-informed protocols
- Support cast and crew navigating sensitive content
- Promote accurate, ethical portrayals of sexual violence and survivor resilience
- Develop sustainable safety practices that match each organization’s structure and culture
Because artists and audiences deserve safety, respect, and support.
Tailored Solutions for Every Arts & Entertainment Sector
Whether you manage a single location or a global network of venues, RAINN Consulting Group can help strengthen your culture of safety and accountability.
Film & Television
We work across the production lifecycle—from early script development to wrap. Our consultants provide:
- On-set support during scenes involving trauma, abuse, or consent
- Guidance for intimacy coordination and performer safety
- Expert script analysis using our Responsible Narrative Index and Trauma-Informed Analysis frameworks
- Input on tone, content warnings, and character development to promote agency and realism
Podcasts & Documentarians
RAINN offers interactive training and 1:1 consulting for podcasters and documentary creators on:
- Trauma-informed interviewing practices
- Ethical framing of survivor stories
- Avoiding retraumatization and challenging harmful tropes
Live Theater & Performing Arts
We understand the unique cultural dynamics of classical music, dance, and stage performance. Our tailored services for orchestras, opera companies, and theater organizations include:
- Professional development for performers and stage managers
- Sexual misconduct and boundary training for leadership and casts
- Policy development and survivor-centered response strategies
Events & Venues
RAINN specializes in addressing the complexities of misconduct in crowded, fast-moving environments. We help festivals, concert halls, and event organizers:
- Train staff on bystander intervention and trauma-informed crowd management
- Establish quick-access reporting systems and safe zones
RAINN Consulting Group’s Signature Offerings
Our experts are ready to support your creative vision—and protect the people bringing it to life.
On-Set Consulting & Support
Our experts provide live, on-location support throughout production or during sensitive scenes. We collaborate closely with cast, crew, and support roles (e.g., intimacy coordinators, therapists) to maintain a consent-forward, emotionally safe environment.
Responsible Narrative Script Analysis
Using RAINN’s proprietary Responsible Narrative Index and Trauma-Informed Analysis, we deliver data-driven feedback on how your script:
- Portrays sexual violence and survivor experiences
- Avoids harmful myths and stereotypes
- Supports viewer safety and emotional wellbeing
- Embeds consent and healthy relational norms
Responsible Storytelling Training
Our interactive training helps writers, showrunners, producers, and editors:
- Develop empathetic, ethical portrayals of sexual violence
- Challenge cultural myths and amplify survivor agency
- Reduce the risk of audience retraumatization
FILM & TV | Case Study: Ethical Adaptation for Streaming
The Client
A major media company adapting a bestselling novel for a streaming series
The Challenge
The client wanted to ensure portrayals of sexual violence in the series were trauma-informed and respectful—avoiding gratuitous depictions while staying true to survivor realities.
The Solution
RAINN applied its Responsible Narrative Index and Trauma-Informed Analysis frameworks to review every episode script. Our experts provided feedback on characterization, scene structure, dialogue, and narrative impact—ensuring depictions were accurate, empowering, and aligned with survivor-centered values.
The result: a series that sparked conversation, avoided harm, and earned praise for its thoughtful approach.
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