Sylvia at Hole in the Wall Theater

New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater announces the first production of their 2016-2017 season— Sylvia by A. R. Gurney, opening on September 16th 2016 and running for four weekends.

Sylvia tells the story of empty nesters Greg and Kate, who just moved into the city from the suburbs. While Kate’s career as an inner city educator is on the rise, Greg is losing interest in his job— until a chance encounter with Sylvia, a stray dog he found in the park, gives him a new purpose and outlook on life. Unfortunately, Kate sees Sylvia as the other woman “chewing a hole in their 22 year old marriage”. Sylvia can sit, fetch and speak, but will she stay?

Sylvia stars Steven Siemiatkoski (New Britain) as Greg; Jennifer Tellier (New Britain) as Kate; Adam Cormier (Colebrook)  as Tom, Phyllis and Leslie; and Jill Luberto (Mansfield) as Sylvia. Sylvia is directed by Jim Ryan (Meriden) and produced by Christina Giannelli (Middletown). Kristen Bennett (Southington) is the stage manager.

Sylvia runs September 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th and 30th, and October 1st, 7th, and 8th at 8:00 PM and September 25th at 2:00 PM. Admission is $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Tickets are available from the box office (860-229-3049) or on the Hole in the Wall website (http://www.hitw.org).

In keeping with the Hole in the Wall Theater philosophy of providing theater for everyone, the September 23rd performance will be “Pay-What-You-Can”.

As part of this production, the Hole in the Wall Theater is partnering with Big Fluffy Dog Rescue to raise awareness of canine rescue, fostering and adoption. Representatives of Big Fluffy Dog Rescue will be at every performance of Sylvia, displaying photographs of their current rescue dogs and collecting donations of food, toys and bedding for the dogs.