So it made sense for Rahm to play the cynical old man, one of the lead roles in Milam Community Theater's production of "On Golden Pond," which opens at 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Williams Civic Center. Written by Ernest Thompson, the play follows an aging couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, who spend their summers at a lake house. They try to repair their turbulent relationship with their daughter, Chelsea, and face the reality of growing old.