The Good Book is just heavenly. Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson’s play doesn’t only trace a rousing and risible survey of the Bible from piecemeal, often accidental oral history to codex to actual book you can hold in your hand. It also conjures two contemporary characters who are just as rich, complicated, imperfect and striving as the text they’re both obsessed with…Peterson summons and sustains with her stagecraft that feeling of awe before the eternal, but always leavened with the whimsy and wry humor that is distinctly of humans, not God…Peterson’s cast is phenomenal. [The Good Book] shows how we can both stay true to our beliefs and who we are while still being in conversation with the world.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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Official trailer: The Good Book
Get a peek at Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson’s new play, The Good Book, in our official trailer.
Behind the scenes: Annette O’Toole and Keith Nobbs
Actors Annette O’Toole and Keith Nobbs discuss their characters’ journey in Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson’s new play, The Good Book.
Behind the scenes: Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson
The creators of The Good Book dive deeper into the play and share some scenes from rehearsals.
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