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Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 23 minutes

Depot Theatre Announces Cast for Jen Silverman’s The Roommate

Sharp Wit and Unlikely Friendship to Close the 2025 Season

Westport, N.Y. — The Depot Theatre will close its 2025 Main Stage season with a limited Labor Day weekend engagement of The Roommate by Jen Silverman, fresh from its acclaimed Broadway run. Starring Depot Theatre Co-Artistic Director Beth Glover alongside Leslie Dame, the production will play four performances only, August 28–31, in the theatre’s historic Westport, New York train-station venue.

This funny, slyly suspenseful 90 minute dramedy is an incisive look at identity, unexpected connection, and the messy thrill of starting over. USA Today praised the Broadway production as “criminally funny”…. “a smart, touching two-hander” said The New York Times, while TheaterMania called it “a gem of a play, equal parts laugh-out-loud funny and quietly profound.”

The story follows Sharon, a recently divorced, middle-aged woman in Iowa, who takes in a new roommate, Robyn — a free-spirited newcomer from the city with a mysterious past. What begins as a polite Midwestern arrangement quickly accelerates into a surprising, and occasionally dangerous, bond.

The Depot Theatre production features a powerhouse creative team:

• Beth Glover (Sharon), Co–Artistic Director of the Depot Theatre, Broadway Tour alum, and regional theatre mainstay whose Depot performances have been called “magnetic” and “richly layered.”

• Leslie Dame (Robyn), a highly regarded local professional known for her dynamic work on stage and in indie film.

• Karen Lewis (Director), Co–Artistic Director of the Depot Theatre, Emmy- and Writers Guild–winning scriptwriter for television, and a playwright whose work has been featured at festivals including Spoleto and off-Broadway.

“Some people buy a sports car in midlife. In The Roommate, they make…other choices,” said Director Karen Lewis. “Beth and Leslie capture all the humor, danger, and bad ideas that come with them.”

The Roommate will be performed at the Depot Theatre, the first and oldest Professional Equity Theatre in the Adirondacks, located in a restored 1876 train station in the heart of Westport, NY. 

• Thursday, August 28 at 5:00 PM ($25 Preview Performance followed by Depot Dialogue)

• Friday, August 29 at 5:00 PM

• Saturday, August 30 7:30 PM

• Sunday, August 31 at 3:00 PM

Tickets and Information: 

Tickets are available online at DepotTheatre.org  or by calling the box office at (518) 962-4449.

The Depot Theatre’s 2025 Season is sponsored by the Rogers-Carroll Family Foundation. The Roommate is sponsored by Emerging Blue.

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