A play that any dog lover can appreciate is on stage at the Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines this weekend.

“Sylvia,” a comedy by contemporary American playwright A. R. Gurney, is a four-person work in two acts that revolves around a middle-aged couple that find themselves the owners of a stray dog.

The play, presented by the Sandbox Players, opens Thursday, Nov. 18, through Saturday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. performance Saturday, Nov. 20, and Sunday, Nov. 21. All tickets are $15 and will be available at the door.

(There is no pre-show reception at Hair Biz Thursday night as was stated in an earlier story.)