CONWAY — Aficionados of rural New England characters are in for a treat when the Majestic Theatre in Conway on July 19 hosts Oscar-winning “On Golden Pond” screenplay writer Ernest Thompson of New Hampton in the world premiere of his new one-man show, “Archie Parish’s Parting Words.”
Billed as “poignant, timely and drop-dead funny,” the play is being produced by Sunstreet Productions and Beyond the Barn Productions, the latter of which is run by Kimball Packard of the Farmstand Bed and Breakfast in Tamworth.
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