Hand to God (EST)
by Robert Askins
Produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre
With Steven Boyer in an OBIE-winning performance, Geneva Carr, Megan Hill, Bobby Moreno, and Scott Sowers
Puppet Design by Marte Ekhougen • Set Design by Rebecca Lord-Surratt • Costume Design by Sydney Maresca • Lighting Design by Matthew Richards • Sound Design by Chris Barlow • Properties by Deb Gaouette • Fight Choreography by Robert Westley
Reviews
- Awards
- New York Times
- New York Magazine
- Backstage
- New Yorker
- Theatermania
- Time Out
- New York Post
- nytheatre.com
- Huffington Post
- New York Theatre Review
- ThatSoundsCool.com
- TheaterScene.net
Top Ten of 2011, New York Magazine
Top Ten of 2011, Time Out New York
Top Twenty of 2011, Huffington Post
OBIE Award for Steven Boyer
Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award nomination
"Chronically irresistible! … A foul-mouthed, fun-packed play about the urges that drive good men (and women, and boys) to dirty deeds! Under the direction of Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the cast is wonderful across the board"
CRITICS PICK! "Hand to God is just the sort of juicy little Off Broadway morsel the hard-bitten theatervore hopes to find and rarely does!"
CRITICS PICK! "Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel has guided his excellent cast into an entertainingly antic production! Hand to God could make the denizens of Avenue Q blush!"
"Under the direction of Moritz von Stuelpnagel, all the performances are inspired!"
"Joining a rich current crop of shows about the Almighty, from The Book of Mormon to Sister Act, Hand to God might just be the quirkiest and funniest of them all! …By turns astoundingly funny and deeply emotional."
CRITICS PICK!"Moritz von Stuelpnagel and his committed cast throw themselves full throttle into the melee. The dichotomy between innocence and wickedness resounds with unearthly force!"
"Makes Avenue Q look demure! Although demonic puppets are nothing new, that theme has never been presented as hilariously as it is here. Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel’s inventive staging includes some hilariously choreographed, steamy encounters."
"Deftly directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, this fantastic cast had me alternatively gasping for laughs, covering my eyes and jumping in my seat."
"Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel handles the transition from wild humor to genuine emotion with ease."
"Hand to God is riotously funny! The play reaches the outer limits of ridiculous potential!"
"All you really need to know is that Hand to God is a shockingly fun way to spend two hours. Over-the-top aplomb, energetically directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel."
"Hand to God is a rip-roaring farcical comedy with depth… Not only is it fall-off-your-seat funny and profane, but treats its characters as living, feeling people, not caricatures. Moritz von Stuelpnagel’s direction is superhuman!"
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