Kevin Miller, Vincent P. Barras, Jody L. Powell
Vincent P. Barras, Jody L. Powell
Vincent P. Barras, Sarah Soileau, Murphy Richard, Jody L. Powell
Vincent P. Barras, Allen Higginbotham
Murphy Richard, Allen Higginbotham, Vincent P. Barras
Vincent P. Barras, Sarah Soileau
Jody L. Powell, Sarah Soileau, Kevin Miller
After a successful first weekend run, "On Golden Pond" continues at Eunice Players' Theatre with four more performances. Evening performances will be held Wednesday through Saturday, September 26, 27, 28 and 29 at 7:00 p.m. Individual tickets for the show are $10; they can be purchased at David Ltd. Salon or by calling David at 546-0163 or Debi at 457-2156 to charge by phone. Season tickets are also still available to include this show and the final show of the season.
Under the direction of Vincent P. Barras, the warm but funny story, written by Ernest Thompson, centers
around Norman and Ethel Thayer, a spirited and lovable elderly couple facing
the complications of their twilight years during their 48th year at
their summer home on Golden Pond in Maine.
While there, they are visited by Chelsea,
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
has longed for. As the summer wanes and the
family is brought even closer together, they reflect on time, relationships,
and the prospect of spending another summer on Golden Pond.
Doing double-duty, director Vincent P.
Barras also takes the lead role of Norman Thayer. Vincent was seen on EPT’s stage as Carl in “A
Nice Family Gathering” last season. He
has also recently played Amos in “Chicago ” and
the mayor in “Remember When Again” with Iberia Performing Arts League, and
Father Tim Farley in “Mass Appeal” at Theatre 810 in Lafayette .
Playing Norman ’s wife, Ethel, is Jody L. Powell, a
board member for EPT. Jody’s last role
at EPT was that of Nettie in “The Subject Was Roses”, for which she won the
Irving Award for Best Actress. Other
recent roles include Boo in “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” at EPT and Melissa in
“Love Letters”, which she performed in St. Martinville and Opelousas .
She has also recently directed “A Nice Family Gathering” and “The Murder
Room” at EPT.
Sarah Soileau portrays Chelsea, the
couple’s daughter. Sarah was most
recently seen at EPT in “A Nice Family Gathering”. Allen Higginbotham has the role of Bill Ray, Chelsea ’s fiancé’. Allen’s first and most recent time on the EPT
stage was almost twenty years ago, when he played a police officer in
“Rumours”.
Taking the role of Bill’s son, Billy, is Murphy
Richard. At only 12 years of age, Murphy
already has a list of stage credits including “Humpty Dumpty is Missing!” at
EPT and “A Place Called Christmas” and “A Neverland Christmas Carol” with
Pandemonium Theatre in Crowley .
Kevin Miller, a veteran of many EPT plays and
Irving Award winner for many roles, portrays Charlie, the local mailman and Chelsea ’s former summer
boyfriend at Golden Pond. Kevin’s recent
shows at EPT include “Completely Hollywood (abridged)”, “The Subject Was
Roses”, “A Tuna Christmas” and “Misery”.
He was also recently seen in “The Rehearsal” at Cite’ des Arts in Lafayette .
More pictures can be found on EPT’s
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/allen.higginbotham?ref=ts#!/pages/Eunice-Players-Theatre/118584529630
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