Scurius considers himself the greatest of grey squirrels. But when this once-revered leader turns his bushy back on the needs of the starving fox squirrels, the resulting strife and scheming threatens to split the very tree Scurius and his family call home.
A dark, timely satire about the perils of economic inequality, THE SQUIRRELS plays in the Firemen's Kitchen from October 18th through November 2nd.
Proving that a thankless child is sharper than a squirrel's tooth, multi-Kay Award winner Christy Rhianna Branch returns to HCT as adoptive daughter Rodentia.
Branch has been a Hickory Community Theatre stalwart for over a decade, as both a performer and a costume designer. She last appeared at HCT as the legendary Lady Macbeth in MACBETH. Prior to that she appeared in the world premiere production of BY THE BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL SEA, winner of the Pamela Livingstone Outstanding Ensemble Award. Other HCT credits include THE WEIR, for which she won a Kay Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Female Role, and THE REVOLUTIONISTS, for which she received a Kay Award for Outstanding Character Actress.
Branch is grateful to be back on "the wicked stage" amidst the wildly imaginative and unforgettable tale of power, greed and deception that is THE SQUIRRELS.
Performances of THE SQUIRRELS are Fridays and Saturdays, October 18th through November 2nd at 7:30PM; Sundays, October 20th & 27th at 2:30PM, and, Thursday, October 31st at 7:30PM. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for youth and students.
Tickets are available online at hickorytheatre.org, or by phone at 828-328-2283. The theatre box office is open from 12-5 PM Wednesday through Friday, or one half-hour before a performance.
THE SQUIRRELS is rated R. It contains adult language, squirrel-on-squirrel violence, and yes, nuts. Under 17 requires adult guardian.
THE SQUIRRELS is produced in association with Diane's Shelter. The Hickory Community Theatre’s 76th season is sponsored by Shurtape Technologies, Protection Products, Inc., A Cleaner World, and LifeRootz. HCT is a Funded Affiliate of Arts Culture Catawba and receives additional support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
(Photo by Eric Seale)
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