Photos: Jen Silverman’s THE ROOMMATE at Center REP

Jen Silverman’s contemporary classic, THE ROOMMATE, is performing at the Lesher Center for the Arts now through Sunday, April 20, 2025. Get a first look at photos here!

Who says being single, middle-aged, and an empty nester has to be a bummer? Now in her mid-50’s—and recently ‘liberated’ from her child and husband—Sharon needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-50s, seeks a refuge and a chance to reboot. When the two become roomies and their odd-couple of a friendship deepens, truths emerge, along with hidden talents and secret desires.

Part mystery, part comedy and altogether original, this two-hander takes on what it means to be middle aged, middle class, in the middle of America, and how to change it all by throwing caution to the wind.