Our Impact in Action
Say Their Names
Say Their Names, written by Marcie Rendon (citizen of the White Earth Nation), is a multi-media presentation featuring interwoven film and live performances of the script, along with live drummers, dance and music. The goal is to raise awareness about MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) and inspire audiences to take action to address the issue.
Working with identified partners in the Indigenous community, Out of Hand will create a framework to engage audiences in a discussion focused on awareness, amplification, and action.
7 Stages will present this as part of the Home Brew New Work Development Program during the First Voices Festival: A Celebration of Indigenous Cultures.
Affordable Housing Advocacy (AHA!) Monologues
Memories Dreams and The Now, Out of Hand’s Affordable Housing Advocacy Monologues, is sponsored by DeKalb county super commissioner Ted Terry and Atlanta City Council members Doug Shipman, Amir Farokhi, and Matt Westmoreland. Community partners for the project are MicroLife Institute, Kronberg Urbanists + Architects, Abundant Housing Atlanta, and YIMBY Action Atlanta.
Written and directed by Nikki Young, these three short films distill longer monologues into vivid moments of performance, featuring Margo Moorer (Henrietta), Kait Rivas (Tanner), and Reed Willard (Kyle).
PACE (Preventing Abuse and Commercial Exploitation)
PACE is a child sex trafficking awareness and prevention program for Georgia middle school students featuring the original film, See You. See You was developed with the Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Council for the Arts, Office of the Attorney General, Wellspring Living and Street Grace. The current PACE curriculum aims to fill the need for engaging and practical prevention education at an age-appropriate level.
The PACE Education Program was implemented at four middle schools in Athens Clarke County in 2024!
fear not.
fear not. is a short film written and directed by John Settles made possible by support from the Gilead COMPASS Initiative and Out of Hand Theater.
fear not. aims to serve as a hopeful example of what it can look like when we use our faith practices to uplift our LGBTQ+ neighbors and people living with HIV, since the social impact of HIV/AIDS stigma intersects with many forms of discrimination, and faith-based discrimination is no exception.
A Good Day
A collaboration to address poverty and racism with Families First, whose mission is to ensure the success of children in jeopardy by empowering families.
Hey Ga, U Up?
A collaboration with Mark Kendall to promote voter turn out.
2100: A Climate Odyssey
We partnered with the Atlanta Science Festival and the Weather Channel to increase environmental awareness. The result? 2100: A Climate Odyssey, a fun, family-friendly, interactive piece of theater exploring Atlanta in the year 2100.
Helene S. Mills senior Multipurpose Center Project
For several summers, Out of Hand brought a playwright, a choreographer, and a composer to work with a group of seniors at the Helene S. Mills Senior Center in the Old Fourth Ward. Together we devised a short piece of theater on a central theme that residents presented to members of the facility.
