Forward: The Arctic Cycle

The Arctic Cycle #2

by Chantal Bilodeau, Una Chaudhuri (Foreword), Tale Naess (Introduction)

A blend of theater and electro-pop music, this play progresses backwards from 2013 to 1893 in a relay race through time that illustrates the environmental consequences of our decisions.

Chantal Bilodeau is artistic director of The Arctic Cycle—an organization created to support the writing of eight plays that look at the social and environmental changes taking place in the eight countries of the Arctic Circle.

Genres: Drama

147 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 17, 2020

Reviews

[Ryan Cross · Rating 3 out of 5]

There’s an interesting idea in here, but the dialogue and characters don’t support it enough for it to work. A lot of the dialogue is on the nose, and doesn’t trust the audience to do the work to connect the dots and grasp the message of the play. Could be an interesting play to put on, but didn’t grab me like some of the others I’ve read this year.