The Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Theater Program is launching its 2025–26 season with “The Phantom Tollbooth,” a wildly imaginative adventure based on Norton Juster’s beloved classic. Audiences will follow Milo, a bored boy whose curiosity propels him through a mysterious tollbooth into the whimsical Kingdom of Wisdom, where he learns that imagination, knowledge, and the courage to ask questions can transform the world.
The production will take the stage for four performances, from Thursday, Nov. 20, through Saturday, Nov. 22, including three evening shows and a …
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The Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Theater Program is launching its 2025–26 season with “The Phantom Tollbooth,” a wildly imaginative adventure based on Norton Juster’s beloved classic. Audiences will follow Milo, a bored boy whose curiosity propels him through a mysterious tollbooth into the whimsical Kingdom of Wisdom, where he learns that imagination, knowledge, and the courage to ask questions can transform the world.
The production will take the stage for four performances, from Thursday, Nov. 20, through Saturday, Nov. 22, including three evening shows and a special Saturday matinee. Audiences can look forward to an imaginative, high-energy performance that showcases the talents of SCH’s high school drama program, and puppets of varying sizes that have been constructed by the tech crew.
This season, SCH theater also is introducing “Stages & Stories: Performing Arts Gives Back,” in partnership with booked., a Chestnut Hill bookstore at 8511 Germantown Ave., which will support the Horizons at SCH program. In its fifth year, Horizons provides free literacy, math, STEM and enrichment opportunities to more than 75 local students each year. From Nov. 13 through May 15, every book purchased from the Stages & Stories reading list at booked. will go to a Horizons classroom, aligning with their classroom curriculum.
The owner of booked., Debbie Gress Jansen, is an alumna of the school, parent of alumni, and SCH educator for 21 years, including director of many past drama productions. “Stages & Stories,” she said, “is a perfect example of how the power of a story can bring a community together to inspire change. I’m deeply grateful to see my two greatest passions — books and theater — intertwine so beautifully.”
Additional information and show tickets are available at: bit.ly/43D58AL.
