Given this incredibly challenging artistic and national moment, it is so good to see that DC theatres aren't afraid to embrace material that may be considered on the more controversial side …
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The new American play Hand to God has now begun rehearsals and will open on Broadway on April 7, 2015 at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street), marking the B…
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: MCC Theater presents the Off-Broadway premiere of Robert Askins' Hand to God starring Steven Boyer who reprises his celebrated, Obie Award-winning performance f…
OUR PUPPET, WHO ART IN HELL, HALLOWED BE THY BLAME When a newly widowed mom tries to lead three teens in a wholesome, Lutheran, extra-curricular church class, tasked with creating a Christia…
TAKING HOLD OF EVIL Robert Askins' 2011 two-act Hand to God is both an existential, insightful commentary on religious hypocrisy and a hysterical dramedy about Tyrone, a possessed sock puppe…
Featuring everything from simulated puppet sex, tawdry seductions and a mangled ear, the Tony-nominated Hand to God, by Robert Askins, is a play that dares to be different. Director William …
The standard trappings of amateur puppetry (colorful felt, googly eyes, repurposed socks, etc.) are abundantly present at Wolf Pack Theatre Company's rendition of "Hand to God." But Sesame S…
Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble (fte) was established in the Spring of 2011. They're a nonprofit organization, focusing on guilty pleasures and "celebrating the art of the uncomfortable thro…
Millennial Notes Robert Askins' Obscene Puppet Sabotages the Church by Tyler Jeffreys Altarena Playhouse's "Hand to God" magnifies the age-old philosophical question: What is right and wrong…
So what sort of play is Hand to God? Dysfunctional family drama? Teen coping with angst saga? Angry satire on a particular style of Christianity? Scenario for a horror movie? Raunchy …
Westfield News Group review of Robert Askins' Broadway hit "Hand to God" at TheaterWorks. "an hilarious finale to a very satisfying TheaterWorks season. Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and co…
'Hand to God" is a harrowing, hilarious, hand-wringing comedy with tragic elements about a young man whose life is changed " and endangered " by an unhinged, demonically possessed hand puppe…
Revelling in its crassness, Hand to God is as deliberate in its intent to shock as it is obvious. A very strong local cast adds to the attraction of this Australian premiere.
The Vatican might call it Daemonicus Impilium Populus, but either way the devil came down to Melbourne on Saturday night with a wonderful show that was as anarchic as it was sweet. Gyton Gra…
Described as “Sesame Street meets The Exorcist” by the New Yorker, Robert Askins’ Hand To God – considered one of the funniest and filthiest broadway show in…
The critically acclaimed American play Hand To God –Â about a demonic sock puppet that wreaks havoc on relationships and faith in a small Texas town – will have its Australian …
