'On Golden Pond' to open Thursday at PC Playhouse

Welcoming a house guest to their cabin in "On Golden Pond," elderly couple Ethel (played by Vickie Parker) and Norman Thayer (Alan Zerkel) display different reactions to 13-year-old Billy Ray Jr. (Ivan Glotzbach). The Putnam County Playhouse production opens Thursday with subsequent 8 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday and again July 20-23 at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. (Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN)

The 55th season of Putnam County Playhouse continues with performances of "On Golden Pond."

It will be presented this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 14-16 and again July 20-23. All performances begin at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling the box office at 653-5880 after 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

"On Golden Pond" is being sponsored by Rossok & Co. Insurance.

Director for the show is Jack Randall Earles. Assistant director is Sandi Rossok.

Set design and painting is by Linda Gjesvold. Working on the technical side are Cameron Wunderlich, stage manager; Jim Green, sound technician; and Melissa Green, lighting operator.

"On Golden Pond." features Vickie Parker as Ethel Thayer and Alan Zerkel as her husband Norman.

Parker appeared last season in "The Game's Afoot." Zerkel was also seen onstage last season in "The Bad Seed."

The original play by Ernest Thompson was the basis of the film that won Academy Awards for Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn in the leading roles.

Also appearing in this production will be Kim Brattain as their daughter, Chelsea, and Brad Sandy as her boyfriend, Bill.

Supporting roles are taken by Dustin Bond as Charlie the mailman and Ivan Glotzbach as Billy Ray.

Parker, Brattain and Sandy are reprising their roles from the original 1991 PCPH production directed by Peggy McClaine.

"On Golden Pond" will be followed in August by the musical "1776."

Tickets for all remaining shows, including the September production of "The Odd Couple" (female version), are on sale during the current production.