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Broadway's Hand to God Offers Discounts for Early Performances

Robert Askins’ offbeat play extends an opportunity to go to Broadway on a budget.

Hand to God playwright Robert Askins with his starring puppet Tyrone.
Hand to God playwright Robert Askins with his starring puppet Tyrone.
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In celebration of its 2015 Broadway premiere, Hand to God will offer a limited number of $20.15 tickets for the show's first 15 preview performances. Tickets at the discounted price will be offered for performances between March 14-27, and must be purchased during the limited on-sale window of now through 11pm on Friday, March 13. There is also a limit of four tickets per purchase, available online, via phone, or at the box office.

"Hand to God is a show that is going to get both traditional and non-traditional theatergoers talking — in a big way," said producer Kevin McCollum. "To that end, we wanted to make the show affordable for audiences eager to get in on the conversation early."

The play will begin performances at the Booth Theatre on March 14 in advance of an April 7 opening. Written by Askins and directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God tells the story of Jason, a young member of the Christian Puppet Ministry in Cypress, Texas, whose life is thrown into chaos when Tyrone, his hand puppet, takes on a dangerous personality of his own.

The show originally ran at Ensemble Studio Theatre before moving to MCC Theater in 2014. The complete MCC Theater cast — comprising Steven Boyer as Jason/Tyrone, Geneva Carr as Margery, Marc Kudisch as Pastor Greg, Sarah Stiles as Jessica, and Michael Oberholtzer as Timmy — take part in the Broadway transfer.

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