Stages Consultants is a theatre and acoustics design consultancy focused on performing arts, entertainment, and cultural facilities. We were founded on the principle that every project, no matter the size, deserves the full attention, creative thinking, technical prowess, and problem-solving skills of seasoned experts. Our lean and agile team are great listeners, willing collaborators and passionate designers who are generous with our knowledge. We believe that the Client’s vision is paramount, and that all ideas should come to the table. We contribute creative solutions, not an agenda.

Founders and industry veterans Alec Stoll and Damian Doria are leaders with long and established careers in the field. With over 50 years of combined consulting experience, Alec and Damian have the knowledge, creativity, talent, and pedigree to take on entertainment projects of any size and scope. We commit our firm's leadership to all our projects and stay deeply involved from the first meeting through post-completion.

We are candid, honest, and direct in our feedback, but are friendly and approachable teammates. We get results, enjoy the process, and develop lasting personal and professional relationships with our collaborators. Most of our clients are repeat business and include architects, engineers, school districts, colleges and universities, performing arts centers, theatre companies, film festivals, developers, and municipalities.

Stages is a busy place, and we are always in demand. Our staff have been working together for many years and we know how to manage our time and our projects as a team. More than half of us are shareholders in the company, which ensures stability and continuity. We are well-equipped, expertly staffed, and fully capable of undertaking your project. We look forward to showing you what we can do!

Why choose us

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• We're knowledgeable and creative problem solvers, applying our technical experience to your projects.

  We commit our firm's leadership to your project and stay deeply involved in your process from first meeting through post-completion.

  Our staff is passionate about our work and enthusiastically meets the unique challenges that each project offers.

• We are great listeners, and help your organization find the right design solutions by asking questions, offering options and collaboratively choosing a path forward. Our process is focused on the human aspect of the facilities that serve the Arts – safety and comfort of staff and performers, ease of operation, and patron appreciation.
• Stages is a small firm, but agile. We schedule our workload carefully to ensure we can deliver your project on time and with the quality of advice you expect from experienced consultants.

• We appreciate that project costs are always an important design factor, even in the best-funded communities and organizations. We work diligently to meet your budgets and help manage cost throughout your project.

  Our fee structure is flexible and our pricing is aimed at providing you with the right expertise and attention to your project. Our clients pay for our time and experience, not for excessive overhead or anything else that is not related to the work.