The Out Of Hand Community
Mission Statement
Out Of Hand Theater makes new work for new audiences. We are a collection of writer/director/performers who make ravishing, athletic performances with and for our ever expanding, beloved community. Out Of Hand creates razor-sharp, delight-filled experiences by:
Involving the audience in a new way every time, giving you a stake in the show
Magnifying the places where we, artists and audience, share common ground, causing moments of mass intimacy
Embracing those who are unreached by conventional theater
Out of Hand is a 501 c3 non-profit organization.
Statement of Purpose
We believe we are only as good as our collaborators and our audience is our primary partner. We enlist the community in our creation process through free workshop performances, constant on-line dialogue, and collaborations with scientists, schools, and theater companies across the country.
We make theater accessible through bafflingly affordable ticket prices and free public performance in unexpected places.
We maintain a strong training regimen that challenges, inspires and expands the artists of Out of Hand, infusing Atlanta with a fully charged army of theater makers.
We share our collaborative approach to art and life with as many people as possible through performances, classes, residencies, parties, games, and collaborations with visual artists/thinkers/researchers/communities/activists/ teachers/students/leaders/followers.
Through collaboration, we seek a deeper understanding of the world.
Philosophy of Performance
Relish the profound and the silly
Create moments of mass intimacy
Expand the boundaries of American storytelling
Embrace relentless kindness
Uncover meaning in the mundane
Play at the speed of fun
CORE Company
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Out of Hand is dedicated to constant training and the development of exciting bold work. The CORE Company trains together in Out of Hand's unique style regularly. We train for skill, strength, creativity and to generate new ideas, styles and methods of making the exciting theater you want to experience. The CORE company is made of artistis with many skills - puppetry, music, dance, graphic arts ... you name it. If you think you have what it takes to be CORE, send us your stuff, tell us why, and come train at public Boot Camp. I dare you.
Board of Directors
Awesome. I say Awesome.
Out of Hand's Board of Directors represent Kilpatrick Stockton, Avenue Realty, Boston Consulting Group, Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership, Emory University, Jenny Pruitt, Coca Cola, QSDi and more.
If you are interested in joining one of the most exciting theater companies around, and feel you have something to offer the Board of Directors, please let us know. We would love to meet with you and welcome you to the Out of Hand community.