Audition Notice!
Regina Little Theatre will be presenting
On Golden Pond
By Ernest Thompson
Directed by Amanda Schenstead
with performances February 11 through 14, 2026.
Audition Dates and Times:
Mon, November 24, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Tue, November 25, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Auditions take place downstairs at the Regina Performing Arts Centre, 1077 Angus Street.
No preparation is required, everyone is welcome!
On Golden Pond
By Ernest Thompson
Directed by Amanda Schenstead
with performances February 11 through 14, 2026.
Audition Dates and Times:
Mon, November 24, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Tue, November 25, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Auditions take place downstairs at the Regina Performing Arts Centre, 1077 Angus Street.
No preparation is required, everyone is welcome!
Audition Sides
These audition sides are in PDF format
On Golden Pond Synopsis
This is the story of Norman and Ethel Thayer, a loving couple who have returned to their summer cottage on Golden Pond for their 48th year. They receive a visit from their daughter Chelsea who also brings along her fiancé Bill and his 13-year-old son Billy. Billy ends up spending the summer with Ethel and Norman while Chelsea and Bill go off to Europe. Billy and Norman develop quite a close relationship during this time. As the summer comes to an end, Chelsea returns now engaged to Bill. She also attempts to develop a closer relationship with Norman. Near the end of the story, Norman and Ethel face a tragedy which brings them even closer together.
Character Descriptions
Norman Thayer, Jr. (age 79): Norman is a retired English professor nearing his eightieth birthday. He is in the very early stages of dementia but is aware of it enough to use it to his advantage, usually in a humorous way. He is a curmudgeon (Ethel describes him as a “poop”) but also very clever, witty and very much in love with his wife Ethel. He has a strained relationship their daughter, Chelsea.
Ethel Thayer (age 69): Ten years younger than Norman, Ethel is a spritely, active woman who loves her husband completely and who is also in love with simply being alive. She is caregiver, sweetheart, and friend to Norman.
Charlie Martin (age 44): The local delivery-by-boat mailman, Charlie is a long-time family friend and a typical Maine down-Easterner. Still single, he has had a life-long crush on Chelsea.
Chelsea Thayer Wayne (age 42): Attractive, divorced, and in her forties, Chelsea is still dealing with the lack of closeness between her and Norman. She is engaged to Bill Ray, whom she brings to meet her parents.
Billy Ray (age 13): Bill Ray’s son. Also quite witty and clever. He who comes to spend a month with Norman and Ethel on Golden Pond while his father and Chelsea are in Europe. He develops quite a close relationship with Norman during this time.
Bill Ray (40’s): Dentist by trade, Chelsea’s fiancé and Billy’s father. Bill is definitely not the outdoors type. He tries his best to make a good impression on Norman and Ethel.
This is the story of Norman and Ethel Thayer, a loving couple who have returned to their summer cottage on Golden Pond for their 48th year. They receive a visit from their daughter Chelsea who also brings along her fiancé Bill and his 13-year-old son Billy. Billy ends up spending the summer with Ethel and Norman while Chelsea and Bill go off to Europe. Billy and Norman develop quite a close relationship during this time. As the summer comes to an end, Chelsea returns now engaged to Bill. She also attempts to develop a closer relationship with Norman. Near the end of the story, Norman and Ethel face a tragedy which brings them even closer together.
Character Descriptions
Norman Thayer, Jr. (age 79): Norman is a retired English professor nearing his eightieth birthday. He is in the very early stages of dementia but is aware of it enough to use it to his advantage, usually in a humorous way. He is a curmudgeon (Ethel describes him as a “poop”) but also very clever, witty and very much in love with his wife Ethel. He has a strained relationship their daughter, Chelsea.
Ethel Thayer (age 69): Ten years younger than Norman, Ethel is a spritely, active woman who loves her husband completely and who is also in love with simply being alive. She is caregiver, sweetheart, and friend to Norman.
Charlie Martin (age 44): The local delivery-by-boat mailman, Charlie is a long-time family friend and a typical Maine down-Easterner. Still single, he has had a life-long crush on Chelsea.
Chelsea Thayer Wayne (age 42): Attractive, divorced, and in her forties, Chelsea is still dealing with the lack of closeness between her and Norman. She is engaged to Bill Ray, whom she brings to meet her parents.
Billy Ray (age 13): Bill Ray’s son. Also quite witty and clever. He who comes to spend a month with Norman and Ethel on Golden Pond while his father and Chelsea are in Europe. He develops quite a close relationship with Norman during this time.
Bill Ray (40’s): Dentist by trade, Chelsea’s fiancé and Billy’s father. Bill is definitely not the outdoors type. He tries his best to make a good impression on Norman and Ethel.
