Pet Pawfection

When the Seattle Repertory opened its doors on Sunday, it welcomed 100 dogs along with hundreds of humans. Sylvia is a play about a man, his wife and the street-smart lab/poodle mix that "promptly becomes a bone of contention between them... testing their marriage to hilarious and touching effect." Much of the humor comes from the human actress that stars in the role of Sylvia the dog to great effect (as seen in the above video). It only makes sense that some of our Seattle fur brothers and sisters got to see the show.

This is the perfect show about dogs. Everybody loves the show 'Sylvia,' and Seattle is such a dog city that we just thought, how can we not take this valuable piece of theater about dogs and let our Seattle pet owners come see it? So it's just fun. [Katie Jackman, Seattle Rep Spokeswoman]

The lucky pups met up in the lobby to greet, mingle and sniff around before the show. Once the show started, some dogs lounged in the isle, some actually stayed near their seats, while others found a warm lap to enjoy the show. During intermission, dogs were treated to water bowls while humans were treated to a special drink called the Hair of the Dog.

The dogs were barking and the humans were laughing. Sounds like it was a great night! The show runs through December 11 minus the tail-waggers. The Humane Society and Rovers.com have partnered with the Seattle Rep to spponsor a pet food drive at the show. If you love dogs, live in the Seattle area and don't mind a little potty mouth, don't miss it!

Two paws up to KUOW, The Seattle Times and the Seattle PI for the scoop. Go fetch for more details and photos of the event.

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