Our amazing all-youth cast (aged 9-16) will welcome the audience along on an adventure like no other. We begin on a seemingly ordinary day in Milo’s room. Even though Milo has a passion for words and wordplay, this is a day when everything feels like an awful bore. On this humdrum day, a tollbooth mysteriously appears, and off we all go to The Lands Beyond. Milo drives through the tollbooth only because he’s got nothing better to do. On the other side, things seem different and somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond our wildest dreams…
We’ll meet a fantastical number of characters including the Watchdog Tock and the Humbug who will help Milo on a seemingly impossible mission.
Olympia Family Theater’s Summer Stage production of The Phantom Tollbooth opens August 16, 2019 and runs through August 25, 2019 and is recommended for ages 6 to adult.
Based on the classic book by Norton Juster that has been sparking imaginations about words, numbers and taking us to the Lands Beyond for over 50 years. Individual show tickets can be purchased anytime at olyft.org or by calling the box office at 360.570.1638.
“. . . humorous, full of warmth and real invention” -The New Yorker
CAST
Listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Heidi Cornwall…….The Undersecretary of Understanding (Minister #5) and The Awful Dynne
Sam Cummings…….The Earl of Essence (Minister #3)
Leila Gridley…….Princess Pure Reason
Serean Kim…….Princess Sweet Rhyme
Hypatia Lewis…….The Humbug
Owen Maas…….Lethargian and The Demon of Insincerity
Ivan Mcbeth…….Spelling Bee, The Duke of Definition (Minister #1), and Dr. Kakafonous A. Dischord
Katherine Mcbeth…….The Whether Man and Dodechahedron
Jada Miller…….Tock the Watchdog
Dasha Miltimore…….Milo
Teagan Orme…….Lethargian and The Terrible Trivium
LeAnn Parsons…….The Mathamagician: King of Digitopolis
Kadin Scrivner…….Lethargian, Dodecahedron and Senses Taker
Emily Skelton…….Azaz: King of Dictionopolis
Will Tworzydlo…….Lethargian, Dodechahedron, and The Everpresent Word Snatcher
Cosette Yanasak…….Lethargarian, Count of Connotation (Minister #4)
Verite Yanasak…….Lethargarian, The Minister of Meaning (Minister #2)
Written by Susan Nanus
Based on the book by Norton Juster
Directed by Claribel Gross
Produced with Permission from Samuel French, Inc.
PERFORMANCES
All performances take place at our theater, 612 4th Ave E, in downtown Olympia. The lobby and box office opens 1 hour before showtime. Seating begins 20 minutes before showtime.
This show runs 2 weekends only, Aug 16-18 and Aug 23-25.
Friday performances are at 7pm.
Saturday & Sunday performances are matinees at 2pm.
PERFORMANCES:
- Fri, Aug 16th, 2019 at 7:00 pm
- Sat, Aug 17th, 2019 at 2:00 pm
- Sun, Aug 18th, 2019 at 2:00 pm
- Fri, Aug 23rd, 2019 at 7:00 pm
- Sat, Aug 24th, 2019 at 2:00 pm
- Sun, Aug 25th, 2019 at 2:00 pm
TICKETS
Advance ticket purchase is recommended due to limited seating! Tickets can be purchased online or by phone with Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
Tickets are available 24 hours a day from our website: http://olyft.org
Box office hours: 1 hour before each performance (cash, check or credit card)
ALL SEATS $12 EACH
Adults: $12.00
Senior/Student/Military: $12.00
Youth (Under 12): $12.00
Recommended for ages 6 to adult
GROUP DISCOUNTS
10% off groups of 10 or more to one performance.
ACCESSIBILITY
All performances are wheelchair accessible. Contact the box office with any special needs when making your purchase, (360) 570-1638.
MISSION
Olympia Family Theater is a nonprofit community theater that engages audiences of all ages in performances and programs that entertain and educate.
CONTACT
Olympia Family Theater • 612 4th Ave E • Olympia, WA 98501 • (360) 570-1638
