Plays Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00 PM at the State! Part of the Katharine Hepburn Film Series
Cantankerous retiree Norman Thayer (
Henry Fonda) and his conciliatory wife, Ethel (
Katharine Hepburn), spend summers at their New England vacation home on the shores of idyllic Golden Pond. This year, their adult daughter, Chelsea (
Jane Fonda), visits with her new fiancée and his teenage son, Billy (
Doug McKeon) on their way to Europe. After leaving Billy behind to bond with Norman, Chelsea returns, attempting to repair the long-strained relationship with her aging father before it's too late.