Cheryl Bear:
25 Jul. 2020
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A powerful piece on grief and the enormous need to absorb any small part of those we lost, but in love we honor their memory. Beautiful work. ”
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Monica Cross:30 Apr. 2020“ An immensely powerful 10-minute play! LIFE LINES immediately sets the stage as grieving parents receive a box of their late son's belongings. Donna Hoke so perfectly weaves the pain and loss through each line of dialogue. Wonderfully written! I would love to see this performed! ”
- Elana Gartner:31 Jul. 2018“ A truly heartbreaking play as the audience watches the mother struggle with her conscience and her desire to hear her son's voice again, even if it's private. Donna does an excellent job of making the pain real and deep. ”
- Asher Wyndham:6 Mar. 2017“ The play Life Lines addresses something universal about the mourning process: the mourner's searching for answers through the love one's belongings. What is special about this play is how the writer handles the mental process of the mother and theatricalizes that -- externalizing what is internal and making that relatable. Painful and intimate scenario. I can definitely relate to the mother and I'm not a mother. A great play for competition. Bravo. ”