←Recommendations of In His Hands

The 2019 production is still one of the most impactful theatre experiences I've had. This play is absolutely beautiful and cathartic. I think of it very often. It's hard to believe it's available here in full!

If you are a member of the LGBTQ community and have any connection to Christianity (positive, negative, or complicated) (bonus points if you've played Mario Kart 64), please drop everything and read this play. Specificity matters even in an abstract piece, and Benne knows this. He anchors the audience in this story through very real imagery and well-drawn human beings, but allows it to play like a feverdream. I'd be excited to play Chris or perhaps direct this piece someday.

A devastatingly beautiful play that journeys through lost faith — dryness, suffering, and rebirth. We care for these characters and hold them tightly and, no matter what our personal beliefs, rejoice in what they find.

I just saw the premier of this piece at Mosaic Theatre, and all I can say is, too bad for folks who missed it. It was a beautiful, lyrical, thought-provoking production of a beautiful, lyrical, thought-provoking script. This will stay with me for a long time and I look forward to seeing it many more times, so let's get out there and produce it again, folks!

I read this play four months ago and meant to write a recommendation at the time, but... life. The story is still there in my mind, though. The dreamy quality of the scenes makes an impact. Like a vivid dream, it's a deeply felt and remembered story with soft edges and important lessons. I'd love to see it performed live someday.

A prayer made manifest. A brutal meditation on grace, where beauty can arise from brokenness.

A beautiful play that delves deep into the relationship of these characters to God, the church and each other. A brilliant and enlightening piece that sheds much light on religion, sexuality and God's love overruling any organization. Well done!

Holy... I feel like I shouldn't say [expletive]. Because it feels disrespectful given the content. But that play was amazing. And I am left feeling... [expletive]. And anyways I'm sure you can fill in the blanks. Holy... You should read this play. And Benjamin Benne... thank you for writing this play.

A poem of the mundane turned miraculous, In His Hands is breathtaking from start to finish. Benne deals with the very sensitive topic of religion and sexuality in a way that left me with an overwhelming sense of hope. God bless this beautiful play.

This play brings to find a fresh voice to tensions between queerness and christianity. The slow lead up to their time connecting outside of work The character's questions and conflicts with religion give them character a complexity that is often lost in these types of stories. As the character's histories, opinions, and world-views became clearer, Benne draws us into a rich, textured narrative about where we, as humans, find likeness and difference with each other.