Sylvia is Broadway’s loving comedy by A R Gurney about a marriage, a dog, and many laughs.
Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after 22 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.
See “Sylvia” on April 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. or 1 p.m. on April 28. Tickets are $5 for community members and are available online at www.jccmi.edu/pottercenter or in person from the Potter Center Box Office, open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 517.796.8600. Jackson College students and employees may receive free tickets (with JC ID); pick up in person at the Potter Center Box Office.