Being in the presence of God is less daunting than you might expect. Especially if God has been created by playwright David Javerbaum and is played by actor Bob Sorenson.

“An Act of God” is being staged at Fountain Hills Theater through Jan. 20. Sorenson, an equity actor who lives mostly in New York and sometimes in Scottsdale, brings his ethereal take on the Lord in this witty, edgy and completely entertaining production.

“The play doesn’t insult people,” Sorenson said. “It certainly challenges your beliefs, but it is respectful and at times gentle.”

He explained that Javerbaum stayed away from “cheap bits” in the play, but “he is not afraid of investigating God. It’s brave and funny and challenging. And it has great surprises throughout.”

When “An Act of God” debuted in New York, “The Big Bang Theory’s” Jim Parsons played the lead.

In this production, God takes corporeal form – Sorenson looks like himself in the play – no beards or flowing white gowns.

Sorenson is no stranger to Arizona. He attended Arizona State University, studying theater and golf.

“Even though I moved here in August, it took no time for me to fall in love with the desert,” he said. “The valley was so much smaller when I went to school out here, but I have loved watching it grow.”

After graduating, he said he took up the “gypsy life” and moved to New York.

“The great thing about a career like this is it takes you to places you never imagined you could go,” Sorenson said.

A “pretty good golfer,” someone asked Sorenson if he had to pick one profession, golf or theater, what would he choose.

“Definitely theater,” he said. “At some point as a golfer, you’re going to peak. As an actor, you can keep going. When you are driven with work, work will be the journey. That’s how it has been with me.”

Sorenson has worked with Fountain Hills Theater’s Artistic Director Peter J. Hill in the past.

“Bob worked with me when I was running Phoenix Theater,” Hill said. “He played the lead in ‘I Hate Hamlet’ and ‘Ashes to Ashes.’ Now he is here under a special appearance contract. We go a long way back.”

Hill said “An Act of God” is edgy and hysterically funny.”

Hill described the show as “adult-oriented.”

“You probably won’t want to bring a young child to the play, but it is thoughtful and funny in a way that challenges your theological thoughts and ideas.”

Sorenson added that if you come with an open mind and an open sense of humor, you will enjoy the show.

“We can’t be afraid to laugh at or with God,” he said. “I think He laughs at us and with us. Javerbaum wrote a great play. It is just a good time.”