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Monica Dottor and Ellora Patnaik in “cicadas.” iPhoto caption: Monica Dottor and Ellora Patnaik in “cicadas.” Photo by Jae Yang.

REVIEW: cicadas is a jam-packed eco-thriller experiment with a dual personality

Hauntings (of people and land), climate anxiety, existential uncertainty, family history, and mathematics all collide, leaving the audience with a tremendous amount of story to digest.

By Phillip Dwight Morgan / May 19, 2026