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Review: 'Eco Village'

Overall: 

This was overall a good show.  The acting was good, but the plot just didn't seem to develop enough for me.  At about 80 minutes, with no intermission, I thought it had good timing.

Story: 

This play started off in a way that was very confusing; but I just accepted it.  It progressed slowly but was easy to follow.  The final scene made it very clear what was happening in the opening.  The ending seemed odd to me, as there was really no foreshadowing or progression throughout the play that made the ending believable.

Character Development: 

I didn't really feel drawn to any one particular character.  They all seemed distant and cold; but I'm pretty sure that was the was intentional.  None of them really "opened up" enough for me to feel connected to them.

Theme: 

It's not really clear to me what the main idea was behind this play.  Maybe it was that eco-villages are where people with drug addictions go when they run out of other places to go?  Or that people can't rely on each other as much as they would like?  

Sound & Music: 

There was a few minutes of singing/guitar playing by one character.  There were also some background noises throughout the entire play.  It could have used a little more background noise; there were several parts that seemed a little too quiet.

Audience Impact/Spectacle: 

There were some moments that seemed like the characters would engage the audience (whether through laughter or emotional stories), but they quickly died out.  While I enjoyed the set, and the acting, I feel this story could be told as a short story in written form.

About 'Eco Village'

Theatre at St. Clement's

The following is from eco-village.webflow.io/:
When temporarily homeless Robin hitchhikes her way to an eco-village seen online, all she wants is a warm meal, a place to sleep, and some new friends. Instead, she finds a parallel universe, where survival skills and New Age optimism collide with sexual competition. When Robin falls for Jake, a brilliant but tormented handyman, their connection sets off a series of events that reveal the limits of human connection and the costs of utopia.


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