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Jen Tullock’s Solo Play ‘Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God’ Draws Strong Reviews at Playwrights Horizons

Critics highlight a layered look at post-evangelical life powered by rapid character shifts with live video.

Overview

  • World premiere runs at Playwrights Horizons in New York through October 26 following its October 13 opening.
  • Jen Tullock stars and co-writes with Frank Winters under Jared Mezzocchi’s direction in a 70-minute, multi-character solo work.
  • The staging uses multiple live cameras and Stefania Bulbarella’s projection design on a minimalist set, with lighting by Amith Chandrashaker and sound by Evdoxia Ragkou.
  • Reviews praise Tullock’s virtuosic performance and the production’s ambition, noting its challenge to the familiar ‘escape the church, find freedom’ narrative.
  • The story frames a memoir launch complicated by legal threats from the protagonist’s former church, raising questions about control of survivor narratives without offering tidy resolutions.