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Donna Hoke

Recommended by Donna Hoke

  • Aphrodite- An Intimate Evening with the Goddess of Love by Matthew Weaver
    31 Dec. 2021
    “ With intimate knowledge of his mythology, Weaver gives Aphrodite a platform to let loose with beyond-tabloid worthy gossip about all the gods' private lives. In doing so, the goddess puts the things she stands for--love, pleasure, and procreation--in unwinnable opposition and boldly challenges audiences to do the same. ”
  • Oh, Tannenbaum (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    19 Dec. 2021
    “ Note to self: if you need a smile, go read a Mark Harvey Levine play. This one brings the goods as all Mark's play do--lots of laugh, sentiment, and truth, all perfect for the holidays. Love it!! ”
  • The Soon-To-Be-Former Ms. Grinch by John Mabey
    19 Dec. 2021
    “ You always wondered *why* the Grinch had such foul motivation on that fateful Christmas and here's the explanation! Another story of fixations ruining a relationship. Oh Grinchy Poo--is it too late to get her back? Fun Grinchiness from another POV. ”
  • We'll Take a Cup of Kindness Yet by Scott Sickles
    19 Dec. 2021
    “ A palpable, painful, and poignant illustration of one of the most difficult parts of grief: the aching awareness that life around you goes on as this monumental thing has not happened. Relevant every day but particularly, despite being set at the dawn of 2000, now when we're all struggling and would do well to remember that we don't know the story of the person next to us. Themes aside, this skillfully wrought pieces also sets a highly theatrical scene. Important holiday fare. ”
  • BEACHFRONT BUNGALOW by Melinda Gros
    14 Dec. 2021
    “ A lesson to the wises; be careful of relationships with playwrights; they'll come back to bite you on stage lol! ”
  • Reporter Girl by Laura Rohrman
    21 Nov. 2021
    “ There are so many things to love about this play from Rohrman's insider knowledge to the way she skillfully weaves past and present to create a feminist slant that also delivers the history of renowned comic strip and what it took to get it in print. Do we love anything more than a pioneering feminist grandma? This is a fun ride and the nostalgia for anyone who remembers Brenda Starr is just gravy. ”
  • THE DEFECTORS by Nick Malakhow
    12 Nov. 2021
    “ There are so many things I love about this provocative piece of work from the way it reminds us to be careful of the words we throw away to the way it shows us that recovery isn't a switch to the way it starkly illustrates that for all we've become too attached to our digital worlds, there always comes a point where it's not enough. All that and an education about perfume, too! A really striking and well-crafted piece. ”
  • Near Kisses by Tamara Kissane
    1 Nov. 2021
    “ Such a lovely portrait of longing that even post-ZoomZoomZoom reminds us that seeing people on Zoom is never going to take the place of being in the same room with another human. We still need these reminders and this play may be dated but not old. ”
  • The Mourner by Bridgette Dutta Portman
    15 Jul. 2021
    “ A skillfully rendered illustration of how we are more alike than different--in good ways and bad--how empathy is the best part of our humanity, and how we should always seek to provide it. ”
  • The Lost Ballad of Our Mechanical Ancestor (and the Terror the Old Gods Wrought Upon the First of Us Before the Great Liberation) by Madison Wetzell
    12 Jul. 2021
    “ OMG how I love this play! It's so smart and multilayered and FUNNY! So funny! And with robot poetry! I hope this play goes far and eventually lands in my town so I can see it. A real original with so much to say. Just wonderful! ”

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