Founding Artistic Director Maia Knispel Returns to Out of Hand Theater with a New Original Show After Touring the UK to Rave Reviews

Atlanta, GA, October 07, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Founding Artistic Director Maia Knispel returns to Atlanta and to Out of Hand Theater with her new show Titus Clown. Ms. Knispel has been in the UK for the past two years completing a Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Exeter. While there, she and her husband, stage director Tyler Owens, created an original 3-person clown show based on Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. The production toured the UK to rave reviews. Renowned Shakespeare scholar Peter Thomson said this about the production, “Titus Clown is a highly original piece of physical theatre. There is little doubt that it will make a major impact. It’s remarkable enough to make a reputation.” Maia Knispel works in the Big Apple Circus’ Clown Care Unit and teaches courses in physical theatre and clown.

Washington-based actor and theater maker Zachary Magan will reprise his original role and Atlanta native Stephanie Friedman joins the cast. Jeffrey Zwartjes is designing the set and Blake Myers, set dresser for the hit television series The Walking Dead, is designing the numerous blood effects.

"If you don’t know the play Titus Andronicus you'll laugh for an hour. If you do know Titus Andronicus you will laugh for a week!" -- Audience member @ Exeter Fringe, UK.

What: Three Clowns. One Precious Baby. One Giant Pie...And Flies. Titus Clown is a 45-minute hilarious blood bath complete with football, baby barf, a hole, gangster rap and devastating notions of murder and revenge.

When: Wednesday, November 7th @ 7:30pm
Friday, November 9th @ 11pm
Saturday, November 10th @ 11pm
Wednesday, November 14th @7:30pm
Friday, November 16th @11pm
Saturday, November 17th @ 11pm

How Much: $15 general admission or $8 ticket with the purchase of a ticket to Titus Andronicus on Friday and Saturday.

Where: Out of Hand Theater presents Titus Clown at the New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

Directed by: Jon Tyler Owens
Performed by: Maia Knispel, Zachary W. Magan and Stephanie Friedman
Devised by: Maia Knispel, Zachary W. Magan, Kelly Miller and Jon Tyler Owens

For additional information, photos, or to arrange interviews please contact Adam Fristoe, Co-Artistic Director at Out of Hand Theater at adam@outofhandtheater.com or 404-452-5970