Production History

The Gold family’s excitement over Suzanne’s pregnancy becomes a painful confrontation when a fictional prenatal test predicts that her child will be gay. For Suzanne’s brother David, a gay opera designer, the ensuing debate becomes deeply personal: would his family have chosen to have him if they had known who he would become? Jonathan Tolins’s family drama examines prejudice, acceptance, and the conditions people place on seemingly unconditional love. References to Wagner’s Ring Cycle echo David’s passion for opera and the upheaval within his family. Ruth Charnay directed CST’s five-person production during Season 12.

CST Connections

Terry Veal returned later in 1996 as Matamore in The Illusion, which opened Season 13.
Nick Backes designed scenery and Joe Daleo designed lighting for The Manchurian Candidate later in Season 12.
Bob Cross played Mervyn Kant in The Sisters Rosensweig during the same season.
Ruth Charnay previously appeared in the ensemble of The Hot L Baltimore in Season 6.

Press and Photography

“‘Golden Pond’ Opens Season,” The Oklahoman, August 18, 1995 — Advance seasonal coverage.

Acknowledgments

Special Thanks: General Furniture Leasing; Charlie Suggs; Pollard Theatre; Kenna Green; Willmann’s Furriers, Inc.; BC Clark.

Licensing

Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., now administered through Concord Theatricals.

THEATRE UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Kym Koch