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Hi, y'all. My name is Rita, and I love Jesus
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Imagine having an alter ego on your hand that says exactly what you're thinking, even when
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it'll get you into some serious trouble. But it doesn't matter because he thinks you're hot. That is enough
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In the Curious Theatre Company's production of Hand to God, a puppet becomes his master's
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inner self without a filter. Oh yeah, no, the puppet is like the best thing ever because I can say whatever the hell I
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want and nobody can yell at me. They're like, oh great, he's just really in character right
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now. So it's like the biggest scout free card ever. I love it
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Jason, I'm not going to talk to your puppet. The puppets may be wild and crazy, but the show tackles difficult subjects for the characters
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I think the goal is to continue to remember that these people are really struggling as
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human beings and really leaning on their religion to help them through. So I work a lot to make
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sure that we remember all the beautiful sides of religion and Christianity and God are brought
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into the room as a foundation, just like it is for these people
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The play gets so real that the puppets actually seem to come alive, even for the actors
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The devil's coming out! Oh, the devil? You want the devil? I'll give you the devil
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If it's being done well, that puppet really does come alive. It's almost easier to look
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It starts to get more difficult to look at the person behind the puppet because it's
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right in your face and it has this outsized personality. Tyrone gets to say and do some
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pretty amazing things, so it's easy to go along with that and get swept up in that
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The show combines the funny, the profane, and the thought-provoking. I'm the kind of actor who loves to challenge the audience, who loves to make an audience
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feel awkward or feel uncomfortable. I think that's important when you're doing plays like
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this that challenge people to think differently than they would normally think. Man, it's such a gift to be able to have that kind of freedom
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The devil made me do it! Hand to God plays at the Curious Theatre Company now through December 17th. This is Rob Bogan
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for BroadwayWorld.com
