Hands Up! Mission
Hands Up! is dedicated to providing adults from a diversity of backgrounds, with and without disabilities, a forum to explore controversial issues through writing, development, and performance of their personal stories. Our goal is to reverse the lens through which controversial issues are too often viewed. By highlighting our core, shared humanity, we are better able to understand the beliefs, positions, and circumstances of those with whom we may not agree, or whom we view as ‘other’. By engaging with the performers, audience members gain a personal context around the human aspects of challenging issues prompting deeper understanding.
Previous Productions
2020
Hands Up! Race in America
2021
Hands Up! Police
2021
Hands Up! Gender
2022
Hands Up! Faith
2023
Hands Up! Misunderstood Minds
2024
Hands Up! Body
2025
Hands Up! Forgiveness
If you have ideas for next year's theme, contact steve@tellintales.org
