

After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet small town of Cypress, Texas. Jason’s complicated relationships with the town pastor, the school bully, the girl next door, and — most especially — his mother are thrown into upheaval when Jason’s puppet, Tyrone, takes on a shocking personality all its own. HAND TO GOD is an irreverent comedy that explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality, and the ties that bind us.
Preview performances Sat, Feb 1 and Sun, Feb 2
Press opening Thur, Feb 6
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
Select Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:00 pm
$54 Adult
$44 Seniors 62+
$44 Students/under 25
Single tickets incur $5 service fee per ticket
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1 hour, 45 minutes with one 15-minute intermission
This production is intended for adult audiences and includes mature content. Specific elements include coarse language, sexual content, depictions of abuse, and violence, including depictions of self harm.
The production also features loud music and the use of haze/fog and strobe lighting.
February 9, 2025 | 2:30-5:00 pm
Parents can join us for the matinee performance and register their Pre-K to 5th grade children for onsite child care with Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA Teaching Artists during the show. (Limited capacity and all children must be registered in advance. Show ticket sold separately.)
February 9, 2025 | Following the matinee performance
Free and open to all patrons
February 14, 2025 | Happy Hour @ 7:00 pm, Show @ 8:00 pm
Patrons under 30 years old are invited to purchase discounted tickets, which include 1 drink coupon, exclusive access to our mezzanine for mingling, and a seat for the evening’s performance
February 23, 2025 | Following the matinee performance
Join HAND TO GOD puppet designer Luke Hartwood and DMV artist Matthew Pauli for a FREE interactive Puppetry Workshop at Keegan. Learn puppetry basics and build your own puppet! This workshop is designed for ALL skill levels, no previous puppet experience is necessary, and all puppet-making materials will be provided.

ROBERT ASKINS was born in Cypress, Texas. His Tony-nominated, Obie Award-winning play HAND TO GOD finished its run on London’s West End (Olivier-nominated for Best New Comedy) after it opened on Broadway in April 2015, following two critically-acclaimed runs at Ensemble Studio Theatre and MCC Theater, where it was named a NYTimes Critics’ Pick and called “the most entertaining show of 2014.” His newest play PERMISSION made its world premiere off-Broadway in spring 2015 at MCC Theater. His play FISH DISPLAY was part of the 2012 Ojai Playwrights Conference and PERMISSION was part of the 2014 conference. Rob has received two EST/Sloan grants, the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwrights Award, and an Arch and Bruce Brown Award for Playwriting. Rob is an I-73 and Youngblood alum and a graduate of Baylor University.

Drew Sharpe (Jason/Tyrone) is bloody thrilled to be working with Keegan on this absolutely normal, totally not f'ed up show. DC Area: Reefer Madness (NextStop Theatre); Merrily We Roll Along (Keegan Theatre); The Tempest, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, Our Town (Classic Theatre of Maryland); 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Adventure Theatre). Regional: Amelia Earhart (The REV on Tour). Thank you to Josh and Kurt for their trust, Luke for the new best friend, and the rest of the wonderful team onstage, behind the scenes, and front of house for bringing this show to life. Thoughts and prayers.

Shadia A. Hafiz - she/her (Margery) is elated to be back in the saddle at Keegan. Having worked primarily as a costume designer with Keegan since 2004, this is Shadia’s first time back on the main stage in over 10 years. Previous acting credits include When We Were Young and Unafraid (Hannah - understudy), August: Osage County (Johnna), The Crucible (Tituba - Ireland/US) and The Hostage (Bobo). Additionally, Shadia is a budding playwright and co-founder of beSPOKE Artist Collective. Shadia has attended no school for Dramatic Arts. She holds no B.A. Degree, M.A. or Certifications in the field. Shadia is an avid yogini, a passionate artist and an unhinged soccer mom/coach. She sends thanks and love to her beautiful family (blood and chosen), amazing friends, Jameson Irish Whiskey, HTG castmates/crew and everyone who made this show possible. Jesse, thank you for everything and for letting me borrow the VCR. Sweet Lailani, heavenly flower - you are my world. Infinite gratitude to Christina Coakley, Carol Cadby, and the Keegan Family. I wouldn’t be here without you. And Thank YOU for attending, and for your support. Enjoy the show!
**Contrary to popular belief, Shadia is not sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey

Dominique Grey (Pastor Greg) is thrilled to be making his Keegan Theatre debut. Dominique has appeared as Ray in the regional tour of Imagination Stage's 10 Seconds and performed in Unstrung Productions' Richard II. He is a graduate of The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he performed in numerous productions, including WitchBeth, Thank You, The In-Between, Fishtown, Jack and Melissa, Twelth Night, and many more. You can see Dom this spring in The Last Martyr at Imagination Stage. He would like to thank all of his teachers for giving him confidence.

Jordan Brown (Timmy) Previous shows include: Adventure Theatre: Ken Ludwig's 'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Amos/Amos of Kansas); Washington Stage Guild: My Children! My Africa! (Thami Mbikwana), How He Lied To Her Husband (Her Lover); Folger Theatre: The Winter's Tale (Florizell u/s, Autolycus u/s); Constellation Theatre: Is God Is (Scotch u/s, Man u/s); Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: As You Like It (Silvius, Charles), Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio); Rorschach Theatre: Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea (Ralmond), She Kills Monsters (Steve); Perisphere Theatre: Time Is On Our Side (Curtis); Theatre Prometheus: The Pliant Girls (Kem). Visit Jordan's website at www.jordanbrownactor.org, or his Instagram: @cut2jordan.

Hannah Taylor (Jessica/Jolene) is a DMV-based actress who has entered into her senior year at Catholic University with a Major in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Dance. Her recent credits include Dancer in Paper Dreams (Imagination Stage), Rosie in Faithless (Washington Stage Guild), Zoe in The Niceties (Perisphere Theater), Gretchen in Freaky Friday (The Little Theater of Alexandria), Juror 8 in 12 Angry Jurors (Catholic University) and Hildegard von Bingen (Catholic University). She is so excited to be making her Keegan Theatre debut! Many thanks to her friends, family and the cast and crew at Keegan.

Ben Ribler (Jason Understudy) is making his Keegan Theatre debut. Previous shows include: Arena Stage: The Great Society; Everyman Theatre: The Lion in Winter; The Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences: Finn (world premiere); Washington Stage Guild: Candida; Imagination Stage: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Something Rotten! (Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical); Adventure Theatre MTC: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales, Make Way for Ducklings; Creative Cauldron: Sondheim Tribute Revue, Chicks in Heaven; NextStop Theatre Company: Nunsense A-Men!, Lucky Stiff; Monumental Theatre Company: Be More Chill. Film: Tapawingo. Upcoming: Chicken & Biscuits (NextStop Theatre Company). www.benribler.com

Amber Gibson - she/her (Margery & Jessica/Jolene Understudy) is a multidisciplinary artist and musician originally hailing from Alabama sans banjo on knee. She is thrilled to be making her Keegan Theatre debut. Since moving to DC in 2013, Amber has performed with NextStop Theatre Company, Creative Cauldron, Nu Sass Productions, Chesapeake Shakespeare, Flying V and many other local companies. She was most recently seen in Nu Sass' fall 2024 production of A Bright Room Called Day as Paulinka. For news and updates head to: www.AmberAGibson.com or follow @amberag27 on all major social media platforms.

Charles Guidroz (Pastor Greg & Timmy Understudy) Previous: Kenan Theatre Company: Urinetown (Caldwell B. Cladwell); Theatre Lab: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Phoebus de Martin), The Kids' Table [World Premiere] (Chris). Upcoming: St. Andrew's Players: Oliver! (Bill Sykes)
Josh Sticklin (Director, Artistic Director of The Boiler Room Series, Associate Producer, Technical Director, Facilities Manager of The Keegan Theatre) is the Artistic Director of The Boiler Room Series - Keegan’s new works development program he created in 2017. Sticklin is a true multi-hyphenate theater maker and brings that perspective to his work on all fronts. As a director, his credits include WOMAN IN BLACK, HAND TO GOD, GOOD PEOPLE, AS YOU LIKE IT, SHE SINGS LIGHT, CHILDREN OF EDEN, and CURTAINS. As a choreographer, his credits include CHESS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, BALTIMORE WALTZ, and CAROUSEL. As a designer, his credits include SEUSSICAL (Set - Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Set Design), JUNIE B. JONES (Set), YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Set), and OTHER LIFE FORMS (Props). As an artisan/engineer he has designed notable scenic elements in LONESOME WEST, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, RIPCORD, TOP GIRLS, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, and THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW. As an actor, Sticklin has performed in 22 productions at Keegan including HAIR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S RIOT, CUCHULLAIN, BASRA BOY, STONES IN HIS POCKETS, and AMERICAN IDIOT. He also serves as Associate Producer, Technical Director, and Facilities Manager. His leadership on energy efficiency and production quality has resulted in over $500k in upgrades for tech and the physical infrastructure. Josh is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographer Society and holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre and Political Science from American University.
Luke Hartwood - he/him (Puppet Designer/Coach & Properties Designer) is a queer and disabled Asian-American multimedia designer and artist working on unceded Nacotchtank land "Washington, D.C.". He specializes in designing original props, puppets, graphics, and videos. Recent credits include Finn, Through the Sunken Lands, and The Dragon King's Daughter (The Kennedy Center); Is God Is (Constellation Theatre Company); Problems Between Sisters (Studio Theatre); Off the Page (Arts on the Horizon); Las Hermanas Palacios, Baño de Luna, and Kumanana! (GALA Hispanic Theater); The Mountaintop (Round House Theatre), The Chosen (1st Stage); Psychogeographies and Angel Number Nine (Rorschach Theatre). lukehartwood.com. On social media at @lukehartwood (Instagram).
Sierra Young (Fight & Intimacy Director) is a Helen Hayes nominated violence and intimacy director working in the DC/Baltimore area. Sierra is the resident fight and intimacy director for Mosaic Theater Company in DC. She is an active member of the Society of American Fight Directors, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Past Keegan credits include: Merrily We Roll Along and Sweat. Recent DC credits include: Ja Ja’s African Hair Braiding and POTUS! at Arena Stage; Little Shop of Horrors and Shout Sister Shout! at Ford’s Theater; Spring Awakening at Monumental; The Art of Care; Confederates; One in Two, The Till Trilogy et. al. at Mosaic Theater Company; King Lear and Red Velvet at The Shakespeare Theatre Company; Downstate, Exception to the Rule, and The Colored Museum at Studio Theater, and Prayer For The French Republic at Theater J. Upcoming projects include: Waitress at Olney Theater Center; The Age of Innocence at Arena Stage; Sister Act at Ford’s; The Scenarios at Studio Theater; Cullud Wattah at Mosaic. Website: sierrayoung.org.
Matthew J. Keenan (Scenic Designer) was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He is a graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and a proud company member of both The Keegan Theatre and the Classical Theater Company, in Houston TX. Matthew began working with Keegan as an actor, appearing in many productions over the years. In 2014 he created the scenic design for Keegan's production of Hair, and has since become their resident set designer, scenic painter, and lead carpenter. As well as his many roles within the company, Matthew is also the playwright of Keegan's traditional holiday production “An Irish Carol’, which has been produced every year since its inception in 2011. Some previous Keegan scenic designs include: Noises Off, Shakespeare In Love, Sweat, N, Webster's Bitch, Trans AM, From Gumbo To Mumbo, Legally Blonde, Lincolnesque, Parade, The Lonesome West, American Idiot, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Chicago, The Bridges Of Madison County, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, and An Irish Carol. Other previous designs include: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (The University Of Rochester), Cinderella: A Salsa Fairytale (Imagination Stage), Once (American University), The Revolutionists (Prologue Theater Company), and The Marriage Of Figaro and Peer Gynt (The Classical Theatre Company).
Sage Green - they/he (Lighting Designer) This is their second show with Keegan! Theatre: More Dogs (Solas Nua), Woman In Black (Keegan Theatre), Trip to Bountiful (Barter Theatre). Dance: Asst. Lighting Supervisor (Jacob's Pillow), A Night With Sergio Bernal (Lighting Supervisor, Sergerstrom Center for the Arts), Appalachian Spring Suite (Spartanburg Ballet), Gustave Le Gray No. 1 (Lighting Supervisor, NYCB/Jacob's Pillow). Education: Kenan Kennedy Center Fellow (2024-2025), UNC School of the Arts (Dance-2020, Lighting BFA-2024), American Ballet Theatre Lighting Assistant (2023).
Brandon Cook (Sound Designer), local Washington DC Sound Designer, is excited to return to Keegan Theatre with the amazing cast and crew of “Hand To God". Recent credits include: “Look Both Ways" (The Kennedy Center National Tour), “Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (Wick Theatre), "Woman In Black" (Keegan Theatre), “Book of Everything” (George Washington University), ”Reefer Madness" (Nextstop Theatre), “Tell Tale Heart” (Synetic Theatre), "Knuffle Bunny" (Adventure Theatre), "Seussical The Musical” (Keegan Theatre), “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing” (Theatre Alliance), "La Revoltosa" (Gala Theatre), "'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Winter's Tale, Hedda Gabler” (Shakespeare Theatre Company ACA Rep).
Logan L. Benson (Costume Designer) is a Kenan Fellow with The Kennedy Center and recent MFA graduate of UNC School of the Arts. This is her first production with The Keegan Theatre. Some of her costume design and technology credits include Covenant (Theater Alliance); Much Ado About Nothing (American Players Theatre); Orlando Paladino, as televised on the PBS special "Opera in Space" (AJ Fletcher Opera Institute); Lydia (UNCSA), Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure (Iowa State University, 2020 KCACTF Region 5 DTM Legacy Award & Certificate of Merit), Music Man (Goodman Theatre). Please see more of her work at www.bensonlogan02.wixsite.com/lbportfolio.
Paris Francesca - she/her/hers (Hair/Make-up Consultant), is a Costume Designer and Stylist in the Washington, DC area. Some of her favorite Costume Design credits include: The Woman in Black (Keegan Theatre), N (Keegan Theatre), Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding hood, (Imagination Stage), ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, (Adventure Theatre MTC), She Persisted (Adventure Theatre MTC), The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe (Adventure Theatre MTC), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Adventure Theatre MTC), The Fisherman and His Wife (Adventure Theatre MTC), Fantastagirl & The Math Monster (Adventure Theatre MTC), The Snowy Day (Adventure Theatre MTC), Step Afrika! 101 (Tour), Chemical Exile: Synthesis (Rorschach Theatre), Step Afrika! Magical Musical Holiday Show (Atlas Performing Arts Center), An Act of God (NextStop Theatre), First Date (NextStop Theatre), Step Afrika! Step Xplosion (Music Center at Strathmore, Virtual), The Mountaintop (NextStop Theatre), Matilda (NextStop Theatre). Paris holds a BA in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Costume Design from Hampton University and a MPS in the Business of Fashion from LIM College. @Pfrenchie
Zach Campion (Voice & Dialect Coach) most recently coached dialects at Keegan Theatre for Good People. He has also coached dialects for productions at Arena Stage, Round House Theatre, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Mosaic Theatre, Ford's Theatre, 1st Stage Tysons, and others in the DC area. Zach is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and member of the Studio Acting Conservatory faculty. He also works full time as Manager of Scholarship Selection for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's scholarship programs. EDUCATION: MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University, BFA in Performance and Production from Texas State University. voicecoachdc.com.
Gabrielle Busch (Production Manager) graduated from High Point University with a B.A in performance theatre. While at High Point, Gabrielle was involved with stage managing, acting, and directing. Returning to her hometown of DC, she has her sights set high on getting involved in the theatre community as much as possible. While in DC, Gabrielle has ASMed for shows at Keegan, such as Airness and Good People. Gabrielle has stage managed several shows at Keegan, such as N, Yoga Play, Strangers with Benefits (Boiler Room Series), Shakespeare in Love, Elegies: A Song Cycle, The Lifespan of a Fact, Seussical (co-stage managed), Merrily We Roll Along, and Noises Off!
Camila Padilla (Stage Manager) is a theatre and dance artist currently based in Washington, DC. She's been with Keegan since May 2024 where she currently serves as their Community Engagement Coordinator. She graduated with a double B.A in theatre and dance from Goucher College in 2015. She lived in New York City for the last 10 years where she received her Master in Fine Arts in Acting at the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in 2018, where she had the opportunity to train under Susan Aston, Jacqueline Knapp and the late Elisabeth Kemp. Additionally, she received her certificate in Acting from the Juilliard School Extension Program in 2023. She's thrilled to be a first time stage manager with Hand To God and she'd like to thank her friends and family for their support throughout the years.
Max Monson is a graduating Senior from The George Washington University who is delighted to be working alongside the amazing staff at Keegan for the first time! Max has previously served as an ASM, Assistant Lighting Designer, and Props Supervisor for GWU's CTAD. Last Fall, Max made his directorial debut with Forbidden Planet Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Some of his favorite acting credits include: Richter Musicals: Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), FPP: Something Rotten (Nick Bottom), Godspell (Jesus), 14th Grade Players: It’s Only a Play! (Gus). As always, Max wants to thank his amazing and supportive family, friends, and FPPeople!

*The Director is a Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.