Review: Hand to God Brings the Joy of Socks
Juliet Wittman, Westword
The entire evening has the pulse-quickening, adrenaline-pumping effect of a first-rate rock concert, but it gives you quite a bit more to chew on later.
Hand to God is raunchy fun, bloody drama
Joanne Ostrow, Denver Post
The regional premiere of Robert Askins’ provocative “Hand to God” offers equal parts raunchy fun and bloody drama. That may surprise those who’ve heard only about the hilarity of the foul-mouthed sock puppet at the show’s center.
Or the puppet sex.
Review from Tall Tales
Mark Stevens, Telluride Inside
“Hand to God” thrives on the good side of outrageous. It’s juicy and meaty. It’s absurd and wickedly funny. It tackles—and throttles— big issues like organized religion, morality, and myth-making. It’s provocative, in case that’s not already apparent.
BWW Backstage: Video Preview of Hand to God
Robert Bogin, Broadway World
“Talk to the hand” takes on a whole new meaning when puppets become both profound and profane at the Curious Theatre Company’s production of Hand to God. Watch a video preview of the show with interviews with the actors.
Review from Colorado Drama
Bob Bows, Colorado Drama
John Hauser’s performance, as Jason, the mixed up adolescent, and as Tyrone, the unbridled libido and bottled up id, is stunning in its nuances in character as well as puppetry, and hilarious in its quick witted and uptempo “self talk.” As Tyrone is unleashed, the interactions between the hydra-headed teenager with other characters heat up to the point of explosion.
Day & Night: Hand to God
Juliet Wittman, Westword
It tells the story of a widowed mother who lives with her son, Jason, in Cypress, Texas, and starts a puppet class in a church basement. The puppet Jason makes, Tyrone, becomes demonically possessed. One interpretation is that Jason is really possessed, another that Tyrone is the alter ego of a boy who has just lost his father and is uncertain how to process his feelings. Chaos and hilarity ensue.
