Archie Parish’s Parting Words

Fri Mar 20, 2026 – Sun Mar 22, 2026
Tickets on sale January 31, 2026

Written and performed by Ernest Thompson (Academy Award winning author of On Golden Pond).

This piece blurs the boundaries between eulogy and confession, comedy and heartbreak, as Archie Parish—a reluctant, irreverent eulogist—navigates the messy, beautiful truth of what it means to be remembered. Through a series of raw, unsparing memorials for the flawed and the forgotten, the play confronts the universal longing for meaning, forgiveness, and connection in the face of mortality. With biting wit and deep compassion, it challenges us to mine the “hidden gold” in every life, urging us to embrace honesty, vulnerability, and the courage to dance—shamelessly and joyfully—while the music lasts.