The Phantom Tollbooth

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The Phantom Tollbooth


Shade Tree Players Children’s Theatre invites you to travel through the tollbooth and leave your boredom behind! Shade Tree Players Children’s Theatre invites you to come meet Milo, a boy who is very, very bored in the upcoming production, *The Phantom Tollbooth. Milo travels through a tollbooth that has magically appeared in his room! From that moment on, Milo never is bored again. You will be magically transported to the fantastical towns of Digitopolis and Dictionopolis in the storybook kingdom of Wisdom! Performances are August 18, 19, 20 at 7:00 pm and August 21 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $6.00 and can be purchased between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm at Dakota Stage located at 412 East Main in Bismarck or by calling the box office at 258-4998. The Phantom Tollbooth* is the perfect show for mid-August, when kids are beginning to get just as restless as Milo as they find the summer dragging on with nothing left to do. Imagine taking a journey with a watchdog named Tock to rescue Princess Rhyme and Princess Reason, guided by the egotistical insect, Humbug. The characters they meet are tailor-made for fun, including a monster made of noise, a man with twelve faces and a giant bee who spells! The play is goofy and outlandish, and as funny as it sounds, but Milo’s quest to restore peace to the land also teaches him some very important lessons about life. The Phantom Tollbooth, adapted by Susan Nanus from Norton Jester’s classic children’s book, is a full stage production, complete with costumes, make-up, sets and a cast of 39 talented children ranging in ages from 6-16. Co-Directing the production are Toby Miller and Laura Rysavy.

Co-Director: Laura Rysavy Co-Director: Toby Miller Reheasal Dates: July 25 - August 17 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon (Dakota Stage) Performance Dates (Dakota Stage): Thursday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 19 at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 21 at 2:00 p.m. Cast List Alyda Hultstrand - The Clock Nick Leingang – Milo Kyle Hagler - The Whether Man Sage Malingen - Lethargarian #1 Mikalah Dahl - Lethargarian #2 Mary Roller - Lethargarian #3 Ivy Bergstrom - Lethargarian #4 Teresa Armstrong - Lethargarian #5 Megan Houle - Lethargarian #6 Matthew Kurtz - Tock the Watchdog Jacob Armstrong - Azaz the Unabridged, King of Dictionopolis - The Mathemagician, King of Digitopolis Sheena Finn - Princess Sweet Rhyme Amy Venjohn - Princess Pure Reason - Gatekeeper of Dictionopolis Ethan Headrick - Merchant #1 Deanna Price - Merchant #2 Abby Kopp - Merchant #3 Ellecia Rainwater - The Letterman Bree Malingen - Spelling Bee Seth Eberle - The Humbug Lauren Wilson - Minister #1 Christopher Bergstrom - Minister #2 Matthew Steffes - Minister #3 Paul Jensen - Minister #4 Lexi Hagler - Minister #5 Allison Weigel - The Page Jacob Hoffman - Dr. Kakafonous A. Dischord Cháskë Finn - The Awful Dynne Kendall Hammeren - The Dodecahedron Samuel Mastel - The Everpresent Wordsnatcher Kate Klootwyk - Trivium Chontay Mastel - Demon of Insincerity Mary Armstrong - Senses Taker Miner of the Numbers Mine/Demon - Rebecca Holly Hannah Houle - Miner of the Numbers Mine/Demon Cassandra Hulm - Miner of the Numbers Mine/Demon Sage Marchus - Miner of the Numbers Mine/Demon Simone Marchus - Miner of the Numbers Mine/Demon Kayla Steffes - Miner of the Numbers Mine/Demon Brittany Swenson - Miner of the Numbers Mine/Demon

Bismarck-Mandan Children's Theatre

for children ages six to sixteen