Rousuck Review: 'The Squirrels' at Maryland Ensemble Theatre

By J. Wynn Rousuck,

Tom Hall, Teria Rogers, Sam Bermas-Dawes

Published April 5, 2024 at 12:40 PM EDT

Matthew Harris, left, and Shea-Mikal Green, right, in Maryland Ensemble Theatre's production of 'The Squirrels.'

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production.

Discussion centers on The Squirrels at Maryland Ensemble Theatre in Frederick through April 28, 2024.

The production, written by Robert Askins and directed by Julie Herber, follows the complex story of a family of grey squirrels at odds with a nearby family of fox squirrels.

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J. Wynn Rousuck

J. Wynn Rousuck has been reviewing theater for WYPR's Midday (and previously, Maryland Morning) since 2007. Prior to that, she was the theater critic of The Baltimore Sun, where she reviewed more than 3,000 plays over the course of 23 years.

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