What I liked
The actresses were both fantastic. The details are solid and impactful- the story is important and needs to be told.
What I didn't like
(In overall comments)
My overall impression
Echoes features two star actresses with tons of stage presence, and covers several important topics, but I had a terrible time trying to follow what was happening. This show is dense with info and exposition— it’s great that we get so much plot and the story is certainly important… I don’t know if it’s partially the thick (albeit, lovely) accents, or the way the story is told, but I was lost a lot of the time and when I did find my bearings, I was shifted into the next woman’s story. I wish more parallels had been drawn- I think other than the obvious statements about how women have been treated, there are so many opportunities for more specific parallels to be drawn throughout.
I was missing the 175 year difference- I had forgotten that there was a difference in the year, and there was little about the show that reminded me.
This is a small picky thing, but the actress in the fancy white dress with braids threw me way off- I realize it might have been to help denote her age- but it felt like a super strange costume/hair choice- not fancy enough to match the dress, similarly, the other actress spoke eventually of wearing a burka, but it would have added a lot to the show to see her in it at some point, even if it was just the beginning…
