Things are not so great at the great tree. Winter is coming, and aging gray squirrel Scurius refuses to share his stockpile of nuts with the rival fox squirrels. Will his greed trigger a war? Will his hubris blind him to his own family’s machinations?
A boundary-pushing satire about class and wealth inequality, Robert Askins' THE SQUIRRELS completes its run in the Firemen's Kitchen this weekend, October 31st through November 2nd.
Returning to the stage as the scheming squirrel Sciuridae, and the narratively helpful Scientist, is Kay Award Winner Reed Williams.
Having lived out West for fifteen years, Williams—who holds a Masters Degree in Film Studies from the University of California-Los Angeles—is back in the Hickory area, living closer to family and working as a copywriter for OpenText. He previously appeared at HCT as Shreddy Eddy in AIRNESS, for which he received a Kay Award for Outstanding Performer in a Play. Other credits include THE SECRET GARDEN for HCT, SEUSSICAL for Creative Arts Show Time, and NOISES OFF for Empress Theatre.
Williams is delighted to be tackling the sharp satire that drives THE SQUIRRELS. "I love any piece of art that challenges the audience's beliefs while also entertaining them or making them laugh." Williams is similarly thrilled to be playing his first onstage villain at HCT—the same place where he says he fell in love with acting.
Performances of THE SQUIRRELS are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 31st through November 2nd 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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