The Davis County Players have announced the cast for the 2017 spring production of "On Golden Pond."
The play will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8, at the Iowa Theatre in Bloomfield. Auditions were held at the beginning of the month, and the cast list is as follows:
- Norman Thayer, Jr...............................Wayne Van Mersbergen
- Ethel Thayer........................................Cathy Roberts
- Charlie Martin.....................................Jack Knox
- Chelsea Thayer Wayne........................Terri Williams
- Billy Ray...............................................Roman Combs
- Bill Ray.................................................Brian Stevenson
- Operator..............................................Michelle Combs
Rehearsals are well under way. The play is being directed by Aaron Gingerich.
On Golden Pond, by Ernest Thompson, was presented to great critical and popular acclaim -- first off, then on Broadway. It is a touching, funny and warmly perceptive study of a spirited and lovable elderly couple facing their twilight years. The local and regional audience is sure to enjoy the Davis County Players' interpretation.
The successful play has seen thousands of productions worldwide and was made into an Oscar-winning movie starring Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn. A musical version was also created for PBS, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.