Sylvia
Sylvia by A.R. Gurney
“A romantic comedy about a marriage and a dog.”
Presented by Players on High | 24-25 Mainstage Season
Directed by Dave Lang & Kimberly Hess
March 7 @ 7:30PM
March 8 @ 7:30PM
March 9 @ 2:00PM
March 13 @ 7:30PM
March 14 @ 7:30PM
March 15 @ 7:30PM
March 16 @ 2:00PM
”Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.”
“A romantic comedy about a marriage and a dog.”
Presented by Players on High | 24-25 Mainstage Season
Directed by Dave Lang & Kimberly Hess
March 7 @ 7:30PM
March 8 @ 7:30PM
March 9 @ 2:00PM
March 13 @ 7:30PM
March 14 @ 7:30PM
March 15 @ 7:30PM
March 16 @ 2:00PM
”Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.”