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Directed by Vince Bowers, for Partington Players Written by AR Gurney

This amateur production of Sylvia is presented by arrangement with
Music Theatre International on behalf of Josef Weinberger Ltd.
www.mtishows.co.uk | www.josef-weinberger.com

PLAY DATES
12th – 17th May, rehearsals will begin 24th March. Please ensure you are available for rehearsals and show dates.

THE PLAY
Sylvia is a smart, silly, sophisticated, and occasionally salty comedy about relationships, nature, and
growing older. Set in 1990’s contemporary Manhattan.

SYNOPSIS
Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg, a
middle-aged man tired of his job in finance, is searching for meaning in his life, while Kate’s career, as a
public-school English teacher, is beginning to o1er her exciting opportunities. Greg suddenly brings home
a stray dog he found—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag, an
exuberant street-smart Labradoodle, she o1ers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his dull job and
the unknowns of middle age. However, his wife Kate is looking forward to some independence now that
the couple no longer have children to care for and is less than thrilled by the exuberant canine that jumps,
slobbers, sits on her couch, and more importantly, takes Greg’s attention away from his marriage and his
job.

CAST
Four actors: 2 female and 2 male or 3 female and 1 male…
Sylvia: (f) 18-35 yrs
New York/strong American accent. Young attitude, physically agile, playful, energetic, exuberant, happy to
run and scamp around, jump over furniture, walk on all fours, roll, lay, crawl, kneel and sit on the floor –
generally act in a dog-like manner.
Greg: (m) 40-60 yrs
Husband to Kate. Middle-class, middled aged. American accent. Witty. Blithely goofy. Straight-man.
Kate: (f) 40-60 yrs
Wife to Greg. Middle-class, middle aged. American accent. Wry, ironic, amusing, expressive.
Tom/Phyllis/Leslie: (m/f) Any age 18+ yrs. A strong character actor.
Tom: Middle-aged, opinionated dog owner who befriends Greg at the Dog-Park. New York/American
accent. Quirky character.
Phyllis: Middle-class friend of Kate. New York/American accent. Overbearing hen-pecking nature.
Leslie: The Marriage Counsellor who is ambiguously male and female depending on his/her patients’
state of mind! An American accent – possibly regional. Eccentric.

For more information please email the director here.