The Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts will hold auditions for Ernest Thompson’s award winning play ON GOLDEN POND. All roles
are open.
Instructions
Sides will be provided at the audition. For further information, please contact the theatre at 516-868-6400 or email the
director at Tarmo3145@aol.com.
Please be available for all performances.
Cantankerous retiree Norman Thayer and his conciliatory wife, Ethel, spend summers at their New England vacation home on the shores of idyllic Golden Pond. This year their adult daughter, Chelsea, visits with her new fiancee, Bill, and his teenage son, Billy, on their way to Europe. After leaving Billy behind to bond with Norman, Chelsea returns attempting to repair the long-strained relationship with her aging father before it's too late.
Auditon Location/Date/Times
Type
Location
Date
Time
Open
Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts 2222 Hewlett Avenue Merrick
Sep 24
7:30 PM
Roles
Role
M/F
Age
Description
Norman Thayer, Jr.
M
80
Nearing his 80th birthday, Norman is flirting with senility and is aware 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.
Ethel Thayer
F
70
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 the caregiver, sweetheart, and friend to Norman.
Chelsea Thayer Wayne
F
42
Attractive, divorced, and aged 42, Chelsea is still dealing with the lack of closeness between her and her father, Norman. She is engaged to Bill Ray, whom she brings to meet her parents.
Charlie Martin
M
44
The local delivery-by-boat mailman, aged 44, Charlie is a long-time family friend and a typical Maine down-Easterner. Still single, he has had a life-long crush on Chelsea.
Bill Ray
M
45
Chelsea?s fiance and Billy?s father, Bill, aged 45, is a dentist and is definitely not the outdoors type. He is trying his best to make a good impression on Norman and Ethel.
Billy Ray
M
14
The 14 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.