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In January 2005, I appeared in the Parkland
College Theatre production of The Phantom Tollbooth, based
upon the classic children's fantasy book by Norton Juster.
I had the pleasure of appearing as the Mathemagician, ruler of Digitopolis, Kingdom of Numbers. It was a dream come true: I got to wear a pointy hat and brandish a surprisingly large pencil. And do a lot of shouting; mustn't forget the shouting. As usual, click on a photo for a larger image. |
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| Milo discovers a mysterious package in his bedroom. It's not from eBay. | He drives his car/bed through the Phantom Tollbooth into the Doldrums, and meets the blob like Lethargians. |
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| Later, accompanied by Tock the Watchdog and the Humbug, he meets the Dodecahedron and visits the Numbers Mine. | Inside the mine, they encounter the Mathemagician, who oversees a lunch break. |
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| Milo asks to see the largest number, as well as the longest number. Digitopolis even has an acute angle so fat, it's obtuse. | Traveling through the Mountains of Ignorance, our heroes run afoul of the Demon of Insincerity. |
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| With the return of the Princesses Rhyme and Reason, the Land of Wisdom rejoices. | Here I am with King Azaz the Unabridged, ruler of Dictionopolis. |
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| Posing with Milo and one of Azaz's ministers. | My favorite minion, the Dodecahedron. |
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Rhyme and Reason truly rule once more in Wisdom. |
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