Hand to Godthe Tony-nominated production (with puppets) that's been described as "Avenue Q meets Little Shop of Horrors"will run May 25-July 10 at the new Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., right across the street from Paramount Theatre, in downtown Aurora.
Hand to God is the second play in Paramount's new BOLD Series, following Sweat.
The Copley Theatre, a sleek, state-of-the-art, 165-seat theater with a modern new lobby bar, reopened in March as downtown Aurora's newest live theater space following a two-year, $2 million, top-to-bottom renovation.
A small church ministry therapy group in Texas is the unlikely setting for Hand to God, a darkly humorous horror shocker. Written by Richard Askins, Hand to God explores the deeply human journey of loss and the demons (both mythical and subliminal) that accompany the voyage.
The cast features August Forman, as Jason/Tyrone; with Adam Wesley Brown, as Pastor Greg; Jordan Moore, as Timmy; Felicia Oduh, as Jessica; and Monica West, as Margery. All are making their Paramount debuts except Brown, who was Carl Perkins in Paramount's 2017 Broadway production of Million Dollar Quartet. Paramount Associate Artistic Producer and Casting Director Trent Stork directs.
Tickets are $67-$74, with special pay-what-you-can performances on May 26 and 28. For tickets and information, visit paramountaurora.com, call 630-896-6666, or stop by the Paramount box office, 23 E. Galena Blvd., on Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.