"You didn't think you would get a free ride on democracy forever, did you?" asks a character in Sam Shepard's new play, The God of Hell. The playwright reportedly rushed this work into production with the aim of starting performances prior to the recent Presidential election. Although it's doubtful that it had any impact on voters (it had only played a handful of performances by election day), The God of Hell is a timely satire of government encroachment into the lives of citizens. The play is extremely funny and performed by a first-rate cast under the direction of Lou Jacobs. While not everything in it works, it still packs quite a punch.

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