ON GOLDEN POND Comes to Irving in May

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has announced the cast, creative team, and performance dates for their upcoming production of On Golden Pond. This classic piece of American theater remains an inspiring celebration of the universal challenges we all face, and the ultimate triumphs of life, love, and family. On Golden Pond opened on Broadway in 1979 but is probably best known for its Oscar winning screen adaptation starring Henry Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, and Jane Fonda.

Directed by Michael Serrecchia, Ernest Thompson’s heartwarming play runs May 3- 18, 2024 in the Dupree Theater at the Irving Arts Center (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving). Single tickets range from $24 to $31 and are available for purchase through the Irving Arts Center Box Office. Patrons with ticketing questions should contact the Irving Arts Center Box Office at 972-252-2787.

Cast:

Norman Thayer – Evan Faris

Ethel Thayer – Mary Margaret Pyeatt

Charlie Martin – Jake Shanahan

Chelsea Thayer Wayne – Dayna Fries

Billy Ray – Wyatt Hartz

Bill Ray – Ehren Hartz

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. Ethel, ten years younger, and the perfect foil for Norman, delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the “grandchild” the elderly couple 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. Laugh and cry with Norman and Ethel Thayer on their journey through the timeless bonds of love and family.

Creative Team:

Director – Michael Serrecchia

Stage Manager – Cathy Parks Bardin

Lighting Designer – Elizabeth Ross

Scenic Designer/Set Dresser – Joseph Cummings

Master Carpenter – Ellie Wyatt

Sound Designer – Rich Frohlich

Costume Designer - Michael A. Robinson/Dallas Costume Shoppe

Admin producer/Properties Designer – Jill Stephens

Sound Operator – Tully Hall

Light Board Operator – Eric Ryan

Tech producer – Rob Stephens

Additional creative team members to be announced!

For more about MainStage, visit www.MainStageIrving.com. MainStage Irving-Las Colinas Board is a 501c3 non-profit organization funded in part by the City of Irving through the Irving Arts Board.

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