ON GOLDEN POND

Audition Date:

Monday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.


Show Dates:

Jan. 29-31, Feb. 4-7, 2027


Casting: 2 Women, 3 Men, 1 boy


Director: Jim Ramos

Stage Manager: Irene Unger


About the show:

At a lakeside home rich with memory, On Golden Pond captures an unforgettable summer of family tensions, tenderness, and renewal. As generations come together, old hurts give way to new understanding. Rich with humor, heart, and quiet beauty, this beloved classic continues to resonate. Ernest Thompson’s warm and deeply human play offers a moving portrait of family relationships, the passage of time, and the moments of grace that can emerge even after years of misunderstanding.



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Character Descriptions

Norman Thayer, Jr.: Nearing his eightieth birthday, Norman is flirting with senility and is aware of it enough to use it to his advantage, usually in a humorous way. He is a curmudgeon, as he feels his age entitles him to be. He is very much in love with Ethel, his wife, but doesn’t quite know what to do about their daughter, Chelsea.


Ethel Thayer: Ten years younger than Norman, Ethel is a spritely, active woman who loves her husband completely and who is in love with simply being alive. She is caregiver, sweetheart, and friend to Norman.


Charlie Martin: The local delivery-by-boat mailman, Charlie is a long-time family friend and a typical Maine down-Easterner. Still single, he has had a life-long crush on Chelsea.


Chelsea Thayer Wayne: Attractive, divorced, and in her forties, Chelsea is still dealing with the lack of closeness between her and Norman. She is engaged to Bill Ray, whom she brings to meet her parents.


Billy Ray: The fourteen-year-old son of Bill Ray, he is a typical California teenager who comes to spend a month with Norman and Ethel on Golden Pond while his father and Chelsea are in Europe.


Bill Ray: Chelsea’s fiancé and Billy’s father, Bill is definitely not the outdoors type. He is trying his best to make a good impression on Norman and Ethel.