In addition to ongoing classes for Third Rail Projects and bespoke workshops for clients, I have also taught at a number of universities and educational programs as well as participated on panels, in discussions, and through presentations at events worldwide. Likewise, I offer consultation services to other creative and business professionals.
Consultation
Offerings for Creative & Business Clients
CREATIVE & BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS
I offer a range of consultation services which frequently develop into deeper collaborations. Sharing my experiential design and immersive strategies, I support creative projects that take many forms, whether on stage or off, in a retail or event environment, a brand activation, or a VR headset for meaningful audience engagements.
Recent consultations include: THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE, Beijing, China, Immersive Theater, 2021; FLEX ENSEMBLE, Hannover, Germany, Zoom workshops, 2020; and BLACK RUSSIAN, Moscow, Russia, Immersive Theater, 2016.
THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE (Beijing, China), 2021: An immersive mystery show in the Legation Quarter of Beijing. Helped build the experience design with director Fu Ying Hui and producers (White Mirror Theatre) as well as consult on box office strategies, audience engagement models, and immersive design concepts.
FLEX ENSEMBLE (Hannover, Germany), 2022: Workshops and consultation on immersive strategies for musical performance, via Zoom. Hannover, Germany and Nyack, New York.
CONSULTATION SERVICES
Supporting Your Creative Projects
I work with a wide array of clients in a variety of roles: as thought-partner, guide, mentor, advisor, product tester, and more. My past consulting work has developed into collaborations that have included concept development, writing, dramaturgy, audience experience design, performance design, choreography, and staging with a range of creative partners in the United States, China, Russia, Italy, Germany, and France, groups such as Google, Ecstátic, China Dream Entertainment, Flex Ensemble, and more.
WORK WITH ME
If you have a project that would benefit from consultation focused on audience-centered experience, immersive or site-specific strategies, or a deep dive on experience design, please send an inquiry and be sure to note any information you have on timeline, budget, scope, and objectives so I can respond accordingly. For possible ranges of activity, scope, and fees, please request a rate sheet.
Consultation inquiries can be made by emailing me at: tom@ransompoet.com
BLACK RUSSIAN (Moscow, Russia), 2016: An immersive theater work in Moscow, RU. Served as an early consultant to the Creative Producers (Elena Novikova, Daria Zolotukhina) for business model/practices and later held a roundtable with the actors on sustaining interactive performance and audience management strategies.
BLACK RUSSIAN: A mystical journey into Russia like you've never seen it, based on the unfinished novel "Dubrovsky" by the nation's most cherished poet and novelist Alexander Pushkin. "Black Russian" invites you to a historic 19th century mansion in the heart of Moscow, where you'll be given a mask and instructed to follow one of the characters on an interactive journey. An impressive production compiling choreography, song, neoclassical music and video art, directed by one of the most avant-garde Russian contemporary theatre directors Maxim Didenko, known for his unorthodox and postmodernist productions. Produced by interactive theater visionary – "Ecstátic" (creative producers Daria Zolotukhina and Elena Novikova). Heralded by GQ, Vogue and others as the most important theatrical event of the season.
Public Engagements
Panels, Discussions, and Presentations for a Variety of Events
PRESENTATIONS & DISCUSSIONS
