NORTHVILLE, MI (March 13, 2024) – Tipping Point Theatre (TPT) concludes its 16th theatrical season with the Michigan premiere production of The Squirrels by Robert Askins, directed by TPT Producing Artistic Director Julia Glander. TPT’s productions of vibrant, culturally significant, captivating theatrical offerings rank among some of the best professional performances offered in the state of Michigan.

The Squirrels is a fast-paced, witty dark comedy for our times (by the playwright of the Tony Award® nominated play Hand to God). Sciurus, the patriarch of a family of gray squirrels, has collected enough nuts to last ten winters. When a group of starving fox squirrels begs him to share his hoard of food, animosity erupts into ferocious war. The Squirrels is a wild, rollercoaster ride about a family of squirrels (yes, squirrels) as they face the challenges of climate change and the changes amongst their scurry – no creature comes out unscathed! “Crazy? Of course. Crazy is what Askins does. Charming? Yes, that too, and thought-provoking…The Squirrels offers an amusing tale that challenges assumptions about good and evil, power and tribalism. This is an experience like no other” (San Diego Local News).

THE SQUIRRELS CAST (In alphabetical order)

Amanda Buchalter – Squirrel Dave Davies – Sciurus Mateo Davis – Squirrel Brenda Lane – Mammalia Brian Sage – Sciuridae Kristin Shields – Rodentia
Meghan VanArsdalen – Chordata Jonathan West – Carolinensis

Tickets for The Squirrels are available for purchase by visiting www.tippingpointtheatre.com, or by calling the Ticket Office at 248.347.0003. Discounts for seniors (62 and over), military and students are also available at the Box Office window located inside Tipping Point Theatre at 361 East Cady Street, Northville, MI 48167, or by phone at 248.347.0003.

Discounts for groups of 10+ are available for purchase by calling the Ticket Office at 248.347.0003 or at the Ticket Office window.