Ernest Thompson News

Brendon Fox, the new Artistic Director of the Peterborough Players has joined the cast of readers for The Park Theatre's Dickens Ghost Stories - An Evening of Storytelling event on Thursday, December 19 at 7:30pm. 

Wasatch Theatre Company brings the classic play ON GOLDEN POND by Ernest Thompson to the holiday playlist with two of Utah's favorite theatre makers, Jayne Luke and Richard Scharine.  The show will run December 6-9, 2024 for only 4 performances at the Regent Street Black Box at the Eccles.

The holiday season is just around the corner, and the islands have some wonderful theatre offerings to keep spirits high! Check out some of the shows we’re looking forward to, broken down by island, and listed in order of opening date.

Historic Deertrees Theatre launches its 88th season, providing theatrical highlights, local art, dance, trivia shows, and a wide range of live music. 

The Little Theatre On The Square in Sullivan, IL, will celebrate its 67th season. Learn about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has announced the cast, creative team, and performance dates for their upcoming production of On Golden Pond.

Historic Deertrees Theatre has announced its 88th season summer of events and entertainment. 

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has revealed a change to the 2024-25 season. Grand Hotel will be replaced with Ernest Thompson's touching On Golden Pond. Learn more about the season!

MadKap Productions will present ON GOLDEN POND for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Downtown Skokie. 

MadKap Productions will present ON GOLDEN POND for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Downtown Skokie. Feb 2 - Feb 25, 2024, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 pm, with one Wed. matinee on Feb 21 at 1:30 pm.

MadKap Productions will present ON GOLDEN POND for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Downtown Skokie.

A timeless love story unfolds in 'On Golden Pond' at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre. Follow Ethel and Norman Thayer's 48-year journey filled with family, memories, and the beauty of life. Don't miss this poignant production by Break a Leg Productions and Zeff Entertainment.

PCS Theater will present the classic play 'On Golden Pond,' written by Ernest Thompson. This captivating production will grace the Main Stage from October 27 to November 11, 2023, inviting audiences to experience a heartwarming tale that explores family bonds, memory, and the beauty of nature.

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still as tart-tongued, observant and eager for life as ever. Check out production photos here!

ON GOLDEN POND at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre through September 2nd ~ Seasoned with flashes of humor and sentimentality, the play thrives around the solid performances of Joe Musil as Norman Thayer, Jr. and Barbara McBain as his wife Ethel.

Oscar-winning writer Ernest Thompson will be at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, for a special screening of his classic film, On Golden Pond, on Sunday, July 9, at 4 pm. After the screening, Mr. Thompson will discuss the film and talk about his new novel, The Book of Maps.

Theatre Arlington is thrilled to open the third installment in our 50th Anniversary season, On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This classic play follows an elderly couple spending their summer at their lake house, where they reconnect with their estranged daughter. The story is a heartfelt meditation on the complications of aging, family, and forgiveness.

Ivoryton Playhouse will present Tony Award-nominated Mia Dillon* and Tony award winner James Naughton* in ON GOLDEN POND by Ernest Thompson May 18 through June 11, 2023.

The Sherman Players announced the full lineup of shows for their 2023 theatrical season on the mainstage.

The Sherman Players will open their 2023 season with ON GOLDEN POND, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Jane Farnol. The play will open on Friday, April 21 and run four weekends through May 13th at the Sherman Playhouse.