The Squirrels
By Robert Askins
Directed by Mandy Fox
October 29 – November 8
Blackbox Theatre
Winter is coming and the wealthy Gray Squirrel family is prepared for the next ten winters. The less fortunate Red Squirrels face starvation and plead with Scurius, the Gray patriarch, to share his family’s bounty. A vicious war breaks out between the haves and the have-nots in which no one wins. With a pending apocalypse, this dark, satirical allegory questions who’s responsible for destruction of the environment.
Robert Askins, best known for Tony- and Olivier-nominated and Obie Award-winning play Hand to God has received several awards and grants for playwriting. He also writes for television, serving as writer and producer for the Netflix Series The Umbrella Academy (2020 – 2024). Other plays include Permission, Fish Display, Princes of Waco, Matthew and the Pastor’s Wife, and Doll Parts.
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