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Save e Dates For Our 2026 Plays: March 21, June 13, and Oct. 17 at 6:30 pm The play Sylvia, directed by Chuck Sims, was performed Oct. 18 featuring Robin Fournier as "Sylvia" the Dog and Noreen Scott as "Sylvia's Voice." If you saw it, great. If not, here's what you missed | Four Seasons Hemet Herald | NOVEMBER 2025 | 27 Four Seasons Players The place is New York City, the time is the 1990s. Middle-aged, upper-middle-class Greg finds Sylvia, a dog in the park and takes a liking to her. He brings her back to the empty nest he shares with Kate. When Kate gets home, she reacts very negatively to Sylvia and wants her gone. They eventually decide that Sylvia will stay for a few days before they decide whether she can stay longer, but Greg and Sylvia have already bonded. Greg spends more and more time with Sylvia and less time at his job. Greg and Sylvia go on long walks; they discuss life and astronomy. Already dissatisfied with his job, Greg now has another reason to avoid work. Tension increases between Greg and Kate, who still does not like Sylvia, nicknaming her Saliva. Greg becomes obsessed with Sylvia; Kate fears their marriage is falling apart. Kate and Sylvia are at odds with each other, each committed to seeing the other defeated. Greg meets a strange character at the park, who gives Greg tips on how to manage Sylvia and his predicament involving Kate. Greg has Sylvia spayed. Sylvia is angry and in pain, but she still loves him completely. Kate's friend pays a visit and is repulsed by Greg and Sylvia. Greg and Kate visit a therapist, Leslie, who is ambiguously male and female. Leslie tells Kate to get a gun and shoot Sylvia: "I hope you get her right between the eyes." Kate is asked to teach abroad; there is a six-month quarantine for any dogs coming into the country. Greg is unwilling, but eventually, he succumbs and tells Sylvia he must give her away. Greg and Sylvia have a heated and tender moment. Kate and Sylvia say goodbye; but, before Greg and Sylvia leave, Sylvia returns the annotated and slightly chewed version of "Alls Well That Ends Well" that Kate has been looking for, and Kate has a change of heart. The last scene is directed toward the audience. Sylvia has died, and Greg and Kate still hold her memory in all fondness. You can watch another production of Sylvia on YouTube for FREE; search on "Sylvia Simply a Dog." Kate (Sandy Tin) tries to restrain Greg (Chuck Sims) gleefully as he argues with Sylvia, the Dog, at the park, while Leslie (Alice Gilbert), Phyllis (Karen Landa), and Tom (Tim Polder) look on disbelievingly. Veteran Actors and Play Directors Noreeen Scott (le) as the O Stage Voice of Sylvia & Robin Fournier (right) as Sylvia, the Dog