Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Stage West's Area Premiere of AN ACT OF GOD

The Almighty is back, and he's ready to kick butt and take names, in David Javerbaum's An Act of God, a hilarious, no holds barred, irreverent and critically-acclaimed new play beginning a 5-week area premiere run at Fort Worth's Stage West on Thursday, November 30, starring local favorite B. J. Cleveland. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!

The Lord has decided that mankind has been making a hash of things, and it's time for an intervention. Instead of arriving as a burning bush, this time he's taken over the body of an actor, and he's here to set the record straight, answering the deepest questions plaguing humankind. He's brought with him two faithful archangels, the slightly self-important Gabriel, and the impertinent and questioning Michael.

So He settles in for a sort of holy talk show, with Gabriel providing quotes from the Gutenberg Bible, and Michael fielding questions from the audience (and challenging some of the Lord's ideas, to His annoyance). In the process, He delivers an updated Ten Commandments, the originals having been vastly misinterpreted so often. "Don't tell me what to bless!" He insists. "That goes triple for sneezing." It all makes for a don't-miss, hilarious evening of theatre, one which the New York Times termed "A gut-busting-funny riff on the never-ending folly of mankind."

An Act of God will be directed by TCU Theatre Chair Harry Parker, who most recently directed our production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Appearing as the Almighty will be prolific local favorite B. J. Cleveland, acclaimed for his work in A Man of No Importance and The Nance. Playing Michael will be Parker Gray, last at Stage West as Evan in The Aliens, while Doug Fowler, also seen in A Man of No Importance, will make his Stage West debut as Gabriel.

Set Design and Dressing is by Kevin Brown, with lighting design by Scott Davis, costume design by Michael A. Robinson/Dallas Costume Shoppe, sound design by N. Ryan McBride, and props by Lynn Lovett.

Ticket prices range from $31 to $35. Reservations and information are available through the Box Office (817-784-9378), or on the website, www.stagewest.org.

Photos by Evan Michael Woods

Parker Gray, B.J. Cleveland and Doug Fowler

B.J. Cleveland

Doug Fowler, B.J. Cleveland, Parker Gray

Doug Fowler, B.J. Cleveland, Parker Gray