For the second year in a row, the Chestnut Family Foundation has donated $15,000 to Out of Hand Theater to support their Creative Kids Program. We are excited to support this educational program for children that offers free in-school and after-school theater training to schools serving high-poverty student populations. The kids will receive 15 weeks of free theatre training classes, through which Out of Hand will teach them confidence, communication, collaboration, and creative problem-solving skills. Out of Hand recently expanded this program to five schools, and they have implemented workshops to provide opportunities to introduce more students to theater education through a one-time experience.
Out of Hand Theater started in 2001 with the vision of creating a new kind of theater. They seek to use the tools of theater to spark conversations and build a better world.