The 2022-2023 season of the Elgin Theatre Company continues with Sylvia, a comedy about relationships, nature, and growing older. The play was written by A. R. Gurney and is directed by Frank Del Giudice.

Greg is a man of middle age, a restless empty nester, tired of his job in finance, looking for meaning in his life. Sylvia is an exuberant and beautiful (maybe labradoodle) stray on Central Park, looking for a new home. When they meet, it is love at first sight. But his wife Kate, a busy rising star in the public school system, is looking forward to some independence now that their children have moved on. Kate is not willing to deal with a clever, coquettish canine who jumps and slobbers, sits on her couch and takes Greg's attention away from his marriage. Sylvia is appalling to Kates friends, the marriage counselor advocates divorce and euthanasia, and even Greg's new dog owner friend warns him of the splintering effect a dog can have on a marriage. A. R. Gurney's Sylvia is a smart, silly, sophisticated, and occasionally salty comedy about relationships, nature, and growing older.

Performances of Sylvia will be held on February 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19, 2023. Friday and Saturday performances start at 8:00 PM and Sunday performances start at 2:00 PM. Sunday performances will be sign-acted for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Sylvia will be presented at the Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division St., Elgin, IL 60120, on the 8^th floor of the Elgin Professional Building in Downtown Elgin.

Tickets are priced at $20.00 for adults and $18.00 for seniors and students. Group rates for this production are available by calling (847) 741-0532.

For reservations or more information call: (847) 741-0532, e-mail: [email protected], or see the ETC website: www.elgin-theatre.org, to purchase tickets online.

Some parking is located on Division Street, as well as plentiful parking in the City of Elgin parking lot on the corner of Division Street and Douglas Street and in the City of Elgin parking deck located at the corner of Spring Street and Highland Avenue.

Sylvia is produced by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.