Actors Wanted for Upcoming Play "On Golden Pond"
Open auditions for play "On Golden Pond". In need of cast. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: On Golden Pond is a play about an aging couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer, who return to their summer home on a lake called Golden Pond. There they are visited by their estranged daughter Chelsea, accompanied by her new fiancé Bill, and his teenage son Billy Ray Jr. The play explores the often-turbulent relationship shared between Chelsea and her father growing up. As the summer progresses, Norman bonds with Billy Ray Jr, Billy becomes the "grandchild" Norman and Ethel have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness--and slang--in return. The summer encounters ultimately lead to a deeper understanding and reconciliation between the family members as they confront the realities of aging and mortality. Additional info: Please prepare a short one-minute monologue. Resumés and photos are not necessary, but always helpful. Download the audition form attached. Complete it. Print it and bring to your audition. Performances are set for April 4-14, 2025. If you are interested, please apply.
5 roles
To play 70- 80’s. Nearing his 80th 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.
To play 60-70’s. 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.
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.
Attractive, divorced, 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.
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.
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