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| Eric Zaklukiewicz photo by John Groseclose |
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"If you thought the puppets in Avenue Q were filthy and foulmouthed, wait until you meet Tyrone, the profanity-spewing sock puppet from hell who causes plenty of havoc in Robert Askins' hilarious Hand to God. The Obie-winning, Tony-nominated Best Play makes its Valley debut in a spectacular co-production from Stray Cat Theatre and Phoenix Theatre, featuring one of the best casts I've ever seen in a Stray Cat show, led by Eric Zaklukiewicz who is brilliant as both the shy, troubled teen Jason and his hand puppet Tyrone, who has a ferocious mind of his own....Director Ron May scores once again in finding a cast who are able to exceptionally portray both the humor and heartfelt sides of this group of troubled souls ..Even though it is a comedy, the truth that May and his cast bring to this play and their parts is exquisite.... " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"... an excellent production and may prove to be the standout of its 2017-18 season. Director Ron May has assembled a first class cast, all of whom embody their character types exactly as required, ...But when the laughter is muted, as it was this past Sunday, and the outlandish situations are played mostly straight, as they are here, a different play with the same dialog tends to emerge....without that riotous laughter that the play will undoubtedly experience on some evenings, his plight comes across as all the more sad, even horrific. Be prepared for the difference...." -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)
"It’s wild, it’s irreverent, it’s blasphemous, it’s derisive, it’s impudent, and it’s very adult....The explosive production is helmed by Stray Cat Theatre and co-produced by Phoenix Theatre resulting in a riotously amusing production....Directed with smashingly mocking and slyly delicious impertinence by...Ron May and performed by superbly gifted actors...will delight broad-minded audiences who aren’t offended by raunchy dialogue, graphically suggestive situations, and plenty of x-rated stage action. ...Just sit back, laugh, and be delighted by “Hand to God.” .." --Chris Curcio, KBAQ (click here to read the complete review)
"Comedies don’t come much darker than “Hand to God,”...Directed by Stray Cat founder Ron May, the show is both laugh-out-loud funny and deeply disturbing. It also features a cast that’s five-for-five in delivering stellar performances. ...deftly crisscross the line between comedy and drama and serves up both satisfying surprises and a bracing dose of philosophical wisdom. " - Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic (click here to read the complete review)
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