What begins as a church sock-puppet show quickly gets out of hand in the dark comedy “Hand to God.” Short North Stage will present the Ohio premiere of the Broadway hit about good and evil that opens ...

“I don’t know why, but people like to see puppets swear and have sex,” says Andrew McNeal. “There’s a lot of vulgarity and curse words you shouldn’t say in public but can get away with if you have a ...

It’s an achievement in physical acting when a performer can persuade an audience that he’s locked in mortal combat with a sock puppeteven more so when the puppet is clearly winning. Full credit, then, ...

The playwright Robert Askins likes to go right for the jugular. His dark comedy Hand to God opens with a sock puppet emerging from out of a black void to deliver a monologue about the creation of ...

Ever since its off off Broadway debut in 2011, Robert Askins’ comedy “Hand to God” has been known as a demonic puppet comedy so raunchy it makes “Avenue Q” seem like kid’s stuff. But beyond the dozens ...

Sock puppets might not seem like an obvious ticket to success, but for one Dallas group, an experimental sock puppet video turned into years’ worth of videos with millions of YouTube and social media ...

Playing make-believe with hand puppets is one of the healthiest playtime activities for bonding with your child. Not only do puppets provide a chance for your child to engage in storytelling in an ...

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