"Sylvia" - by A.R. Gurney - Nashoba Players (Westford, MA.) - AUDITIONS
Nashoba Players
Will Hold AUDITIONS
for A.R. Gurney's
"SYLVIA"
Written by A.R. Gurney
Directed by Ken Golner
AUDITION DATES:
February 1, 2026 at 7:00pm
February 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
Auditions will consist of cold readings. It is strongly encouraged to attend the first night of auditions if possible.
TENTATIVE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Sunday and Monday evenings during February, with Wednesday evenings added for March and April.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Sylvia (Female, 20s-30s) - A dog, probably a Labradoodle. This part is played by a woman that fully converses with the other actors in the play. She is not a woman pretending to be a dog. She is somewhat scruffy and adores everyone she meets. She tries to behave but is very impulsive. She instantly falls in love with Greg. This is a physically active role.
Greg (Male, 40-60) - A middle-aged empty nester who is unhappy with his current situation and experiences a midlife crisis. He finds the dog Sylvia in the park who makes him feel important and loved again.
Kate (Female, 40-60) - Greg’s wife and a very successful and ambitious teacher. She believes that owning a dog will disrupt her and her husband’s newfound freedom after the children have left the nest. This puts a strain on her relationship with her husband.
Actor 4 - plays three roles:
- Phyllis (female, 35-60 yrs old) - A good friend of Kate’s who is not much of a dog person.
- Tom (male, 35-60 yrs old) - Another dog owner Greg meets in the park. He has strong opinions about dog ownership.
- Leslie (35-60 yrs old) - A couples therapist whose gender is never revealed.
Questions? Please email the Nashoba Players at npcommunitytheater@gmail.com
Performances:
April 24, 2026 through May 2, 2026
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Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA. 01886
TICKETS:
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ABOUT THE SHOW
In A.R. Gurney's "SYLVIA" - Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs.
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 and the audience is put in serious stitches.
Will Greg and Kate (and "SYLVIA") survive this mess?
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ABOUT THE NASHOBA PLAYERS
NASHOBA PLAYERS is a dynamic, non-profit community theatre that has been dedicated to providing cultural enrichment through live theatre in drama, musicals and comedy to Westford and surrounding communities. THE NASHOBA PLAYERS home stage is at the Parish Center for the Arts at 10 Lincoln Street in Westford, MA. It is an intimate and inviting venue where THE NASHOBA PLAYERS offers cabaret seating for shows. Each season offers three or more performances which include drama, comedy, musicals, and sometimes a whimsical tongue-in-cheek melodrama or an elegant dinner theatre experience.
10 LINCOLN STREET
WESTFORD, MA. 01886
