←Recommendations of BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART

It is moving. Original. Maybe a little terrifying.
How can one have trust and discretion? How does shame factor in?
Donna explores these questions and more through wildly interesting characters who are complex, imperfect, and don’t always do the “right thing”. As the characters take turns down paths that aren’t often explored, we are challenged to reflect on the choices we make.
Donna never gives us answers though, instead asking us to think deeper about our feelings and reactions. Brilliant Works of Art is just that: brilliant.

It's so refreshing for a play to speak truth in such a daring fashion. The characters are unapologetic in their sexuality, and forces the audience to think about what it means to be in a relationship. This play will generate conversations that will last long after the play is over.

Honest, thought-provoking, and totally fearless. A daring and unusual look at a woman taking control of her sexuality, which does not let the audience off the hook and leaves difficult and important questions for each audience member to figure out. I would love to see a company get up the courage to produce this powerful work.

Brilliant Works of Art is impeccably structured, contains rich and witty dialogue, and fully -developed, complex characters. Abby and Grant are fiercely unapologetic as they navigate the fascinating world of love, sex, and power. Donna Hoke bravely tells an honest and bold story. In addition to keeping the audience on their toes, Brilliant Works of Art asks important questions that will keep the audience thinking and talking.

Bravo! The complicated dilemmas and complex characters will really keep an audience guessing. The moral question of whether one should do the right thing or what is easiest is posed in an intriguing story. The difference between right and wrong has seldom been hazier. Up until the last few pages Hoke has me wondering Abby decides to do.

It's not easy being the significant other of an artist. What do you owe the artist and their art? And what do they owe you? This play explores all that and more in a fun, thought-provoking way. Recommend.

A fascinating play that is sensual, empowering, engaging, funny, and thought-provoking. Abby is an endearing protagonist, James is an adorably messed-up boy, and Grant... well, Grant is Grant and I think everyone who appreciates the male gender will leave the theater craving a Grant. But more than the well-developed and effortless characters, Brilliant Works of Art is unapologetic. It doesn't state what people "think it should"--and that's what makes it such a unique show. Hoke has painted the show not in shades of gray, but in glorious colors--and never in black and white. Highly recommended.

Compelling story. Really well-developed characters with distinct voices. Very smart. Side note: I had to laugh at the edamame because my husband's friend did that at a restaurant once and I was so freaked out. I even questioned him about it but he continued to eat the whole thing - including the outer shells! I bet his stomach hurt later...

Wonderful play that will inspire many late night discussions! Keeps us guessing! I love the tiny details, how Grant teaches Abby and then Abby teaches James, and the surprises with characters showing up where they are not expected. Satisfying and most worthy of production!

This is one of those plays that was relevant since the moment of its creation but has become even more important now, as details of the sexual histories of men in positions of power are made common knowledge. Honest conversations about sex and love need to begin happening and long-overdue talks about the double standards that exist between the sexual freedom given to men and women are a part of that conversation; "Brilliant Works of Art" brilliantly tackles that all.