Sylvia (2023)

Directed by Tellis K. Coolong
Producer/Fight Director: Angela Bonacasa
Scenic Designer: Tricia A. Hobbs
Costume Designer: Laura Garfein
Lighting Designer: Scout Hough
Properties Designer: Sarah McNamara
Asst. Properties Designer: Sophie Bilodeau
Sound Designer/Sound Board Operator: Christopher Duff
Stage Manager: Delaney McFaden
Backstage Running Crew: Sophie Bilodeau
Marketing & Publicity: Erica Veazey

Photos by Chris Dougherty

Holly Costar as Sylvia
Blane Shaw as Greg
Stacy Oswald as Kate
Jenny Hart as Tom/Phyllis/Leslie

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 – a pup bearing 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, but to Kate, Sylvia is a rival for affection. 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.

The twist in this crowd-pleasing comedy is that Sylvia is played by a woman, making her rivalry with Kate for Greg’s affection feel all too human.

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