About This Show
Love Among Squirrels is an evening of diverse one-act plays by Eric Alter that explore the complexity of human relationships. Plays include:
Familiar – two busy people meet on a subway and realize they have more in common than they think.
The Bright Eyed Boy – set in the future, two soldiers are forced to defend the land of their respective countries
Humility Between 7th and 8th – a powerful businessman is stuck in an elevator alone at 2:00am, with only a young psychology student at the other end of a call box
Confession – a short play about the shape of religion in the future
Love Among Squirrels – a man in therapy tries to figure out his own family issues
Battles Inside the Celebral Cortex – a woman is caught in the crossfire as her consciences “Guilty” and “Not Guilty” battle over whether she should get engaged to her current boyfriend
The Sparrow House – a haunting play about the horrors of child abuse
Knockout – a boxer turned therapist must figure out how to handle marital unhappiness