FunAntics Theater Scripts
Harry Potter Excerpts
BASIC
This play can be done with pretty much the same tables and chairs onstage, but reconfigured for each scene.
Required for all scenes:
Two sturdy card tables, either wooden or with tablecloths (together for Harry's bed, and separately for cafeteria)
3 wooden chairs, matching, nice if possible
A lightweight wooden hallway table/desk, approx 16" x 30" for top surface (for cash register table)
SCENES: Props & Sets
1 - Harry's bedroom: two card tables covered with bedding and pillow make bed. -Dobbie lies on it under bedding or under it at start of scene. Winky sits on it or leans against it during scene.
-Chair with cloak or coat that Winky hides under at start of scene.
Winky has root beer bottle with water in it.
-Socks on floor.
-Chairs and desk someplace out of the way.
-Put out more set dressings if you have time to remove them between scenes.
2 - Library hall
Table with big book. Other table, desk and chairs re-arranged.
3- Cafeteria
-Card table with food, (sandwiches in baggies, empty cans of soda, bags of chips, etc. )
-Desk with cash register, can of spoons, rag, (educational supply stores have good toy cash registers. I recommend the Learning Resources toy cash register which you can also order online and from Amazon.com)
-Card table with 3 chairs for Harry, Hermione & Ron
-Fake haggis pie & root beer float with straw.
4- Rowling - leave furniture as is. She plops typewriter, crumpled paper and whiskey bottle on top of eating table.
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MUSIC
Get Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban CD
Play these tunes between scene during set change
Be sure to credit them in your program.
Open with "Lumos" (Hedwig's theme)
Scene 1-Harry's Bedroom
"Double Trouble" (lower volume to do optional scene 1.a)
Scene 2- Library
"Forward to Time Past" (tick tick music)
Scenes 3 & 4-Cafeteria-JK Rowling
Bows: "Whomping Willow" or your choice
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COSTUMES:
Hogwarts: EXTRAS Basic white button shirt & back pants or plaid skirt with black graduation gowns or elegant looking lounging robes - get from 2nd hand store.
Harry, Hermione & Ron: Sweaters & jackets in 1st scene. Hermione & Ron should look grubby and ragged. They can wear ragged clothes over their school clothes.
Harry has a wand in pocket in cafeteria scene.
Malfoy - apron over white button shirt and dark pants, wand
Snape - sophisticated black fancy collared shirt, pants, cloak & wand
Hagrid - beard, wild wig, rustic brown shabby pants, boots, leather coat
Dumbledore - Santa wig and beard, stretched long, robe style velvety house coat, colorful boxers, shorts or stretch pants, slippers
Dementor - Black hooded Death costume- lots available for Halloween
Future Potter - anything dorky, then homeless raggedy clothes
Future Cops - weird uniformish, detectivish or bureaucratish
JK Rowling - sloppy pajamas and housecoat, carries out typewriter or laptop, liquor bottle, crumpled paper.