The Mathematician and The Philosopher

Synopsis:

Wade is a somber, humorless college graduate who is a mathematician. Gabriel is a frivolous free-wheeling college student studying philosophy.  They have nothing in common, but they end up meeting . . . trapped in a stalled elevator.  Through his forced interactions with Gabriel, Wade learns that there is therapeutic value to expressing the full gamut of human emotions, and both find new meaning as they explore the full trajectory of their lives.  Cast of Characters:

Wade -- a closeted gay college graduate who is wound up tight and never smiles; a mathematician. Wears glasses.

Gabriel -- a gay college student who is a free spirit, and when the reader first meets him, he is dressed in a toga; a philosophy student. Wears glasses. A man who is physically larger than Wade.

Vincent (Wade’s father)* - a seventy-year-old man in poor health

Madge (Wade’s mother)* - a seventy-year-old woman who is overweight and burdened with major emotional problems

Philip (Gabriel’s father)* - a seventy-year-old man exhibiting hippie qualities

Patti (Gabriel’s mother)* - a seventy-year-old woman also exhibiting hippie qualities

*- Both fathers are played by the same actor

*- Both mothers are played by the same actress