Recommended by Donna Hoke

  • Donna Hoke: Wave Walker

    I didn't expect this play to go where it did, but appreciated this exploration of grief, the unyielding human need for explanation and reason, when, in truth, there isn't any. Beautifully done.

    I didn't expect this play to go where it did, but appreciated this exploration of grief, the unyielding human need for explanation and reason, when, in truth, there isn't any. Beautifully done.

  • Donna Hoke: Flight Path

    We jaded fliers forget what it can be like for someone who hasn't yet accepted the relative "safety" of flying. "Flight Path" is a reminder to listen--and not just on airplanes--even when we want nothing more than solitude, because you never know when someone needs to be heard.

    We jaded fliers forget what it can be like for someone who hasn't yet accepted the relative "safety" of flying. "Flight Path" is a reminder to listen--and not just on airplanes--even when we want nothing more than solitude, because you never know when someone needs to be heard.

  • Donna Hoke: PERMISSION

    What I love about this is that my kids always think I'm just being a parent. They don't get that I was their age or understand that every admonishment or warning comes back with wisdom borne of experience. What I hate is that got so sucked in to that mentality that I didn't see the ending coming and I should have. Good job!

    What I love about this is that my kids always think I'm just being a parent. They don't get that I was their age or understand that every admonishment or warning comes back with wisdom borne of experience. What I hate is that got so sucked in to that mentality that I didn't see the ending coming and I should have. Good job!

  • Donna Hoke: LIONS

    Deeply etched characters in a Rust Belt City--something that resonates with this Buffalonian. As the characters' daily struggles unfold, this play offers a visceral understanding of how shared love for a team allows them to find hope in their existence.

    Deeply etched characters in a Rust Belt City--something that resonates with this Buffalonian. As the characters' daily struggles unfold, this play offers a visceral understanding of how shared love for a team allows them to find hope in their existence.

  • Donna Hoke: The Pitchforks

    What a cool, sexy, well-crafted, and intense play! I was completely drawn in, turned on, educated, and thrilled in one sitting. I've never read a play like this before. A unique voice.

    What a cool, sexy, well-crafted, and intense play! I was completely drawn in, turned on, educated, and thrilled in one sitting. I've never read a play like this before. A unique voice.

  • Donna Hoke: Suicide Hotline

    People have already said so much about what this play says but I want to add that what I love most about it is what's unspoken, even down to the unsettling--yet darkly comic--end. Later, I'm going to have a pit in my stomach and realize it's because of this play.

    People have already said so much about what this play says but I want to add that what I love most about it is what's unspoken, even down to the unsettling--yet darkly comic--end. Later, I'm going to have a pit in my stomach and realize it's because of this play.

  • Donna Hoke: Chore Monkeys

    Bravo to Patrick for writing the best kind of comedy: conscious, resonant, without frivolity, and unrelenting FUNNY. Perfectly structured and ultimately so satisfying, I hope it continues to find home after home. Highly recommend!

    Bravo to Patrick for writing the best kind of comedy: conscious, resonant, without frivolity, and unrelenting FUNNY. Perfectly structured and ultimately so satisfying, I hope it continues to find home after home. Highly recommend!

  • Donna Hoke: First Class

    A surprising and fun view of the life of the entitled, as seen from first class!

    A surprising and fun view of the life of the entitled, as seen from first class!

  • Donna Hoke: HUNT: A Political Drama

    A slice of political history that we might not know or remember, and that has repercussions we still feel today. Being introduced to a young Roy Cohn--knowing what's to come--is particularly chilling, as is the pervading feeling of helplessness against the powerful DC machine.

    A slice of political history that we might not know or remember, and that has repercussions we still feel today. Being introduced to a young Roy Cohn--knowing what's to come--is particularly chilling, as is the pervading feeling of helplessness against the powerful DC machine.

  • Donna Hoke: When We Get Good Again (formerly, Good)

    What a fun, nuanced, and touching journey through student academics and the struggle to come out on top with one's morals intact. James has created a quartet of characters to root for as they defy the platitude of "You can be anything you want to be."

    What a fun, nuanced, and touching journey through student academics and the struggle to come out on top with one's morals intact. James has created a quartet of characters to root for as they defy the platitude of "You can be anything you want to be."