HAND TO GOD (OCTOBER 2021)

In the devoutly religious, relatively quiet small town of Cypress, Texas, Margery is a widow whose husband has recently died. To keep her occupied, her minister, Pastor Greg, has asked her to run the puppet club. Fundamentalist Christian congregations often use puppets to teach children how to follow the Bible and avoid Satan. The teenage members of the club are her son Jason; Jessica, the girl next door that Jason has a crush on; and Timmy, the neighborhood troublemaker whose mother is attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at the church. Pastor Greg wants the puppet club to put on a performance at the church next Sunday. The characters become sexually attracted to each other. Jason's hand puppet, Tyrone, takes on a life of his own, announces that he is Satan, leads them into sin, and expresses secrets that the characters would rather have left unacknowledged.

Featuring: Freddie Bredemeyer, Lila K Smith, Samantha Bohrer, Orlando Grant, Ryann Lynn Murphy, Director: Emily Hoffert, Assistant Director, Dramaturg, & Intimacy Director: Julianna Jaworski, Production Stage Manager Julia Walker, Stage Manager: Scott Yezzi, Assistant Stage Manager: Luke Willson, Production Manager: Katie Curran, Scenic Design: Katie Heaton, Lighting Design: Amara McNeil, Projection Design: Will Rossiter, Costume Design: Sloan Mulloy, Sound Design: Sabina Ali, Props & Puppetry Design: Haley Crawford, Vocal Coach: Brett Radke, Understudy: Nick Swensen, Social Media Manager: Aurora Winger, Puppetry Design Associate: Harry Cooper, Props Design Associate: Peter Chan, Costume Design Associate: Amy Orner, Scenic Design Associate & Fight Choreography: Cason Doyle, Intimacy Direction Consultant: Zoë Lishinsky, Assistant Sound Design: Olive Fox, Assistant Lighting Design: Lee Lillis, Assistant Props & Puppetry Design, Assistant Lighting Design: Abigail Lo, Assistant Scenic Design: Raquel Sklar, Photos by @suchkatie and @mila_grg