In the tiny, conservative town of Cypress, Texas, the shy, mild-mannered Jason is just trying to be a good son.

​When he joins his mother Margery's Christian Puppet Ministry at the local church, Jason discovers a burgeoning talent for puppetry, and after his father’s sudden death it seems like things might just turn out okay. Tyrone the puppet, though, has other plans. As the foul-mouthed, independent, and devilishly funny Tyrone grows in strength, Jason's complex relationships with the school bully, the girl-next-door, and most importantly, his mother, are thrown into upheaval.

​A blasphemous black comedy (with puppets) that explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality, and the ties that bind us, Hand To God will leave you sore with laughter. 

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“Askins’ most impressive talent is his ability to make us laugh while juggling those big themes that make life so terrifying: death, depression, alcoholism, sexual guilt, emotional repression, religious hypocrisy and the eternal battle between your good puppet and your bad puppet.”

- Variety

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"Sesame Street meets The Exorcist"

-The New Yorker

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"The freshest and funniest Broadway comedy in years, Hand to God is to plays as The Book of Mormon is to musicals: a welcome breath of foul air."

- Time Out (New York)

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“Hand To God is so ridiculously raunchy, irreverent and funny it’s bound to leave you sore from laughing. Ah, hurts so good.”

-NY Daily News