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© THE SMART POTION

CHARACTERS:

CHESTER

EDWIN

WITCH MARILYN

MISS EMMA

CREEPY VOICE

SCRIPT:

 ACT I – AT WITCH MARILYN’S HUT

(Chester and Edwin stand outside the witch’s hut)

CHESTER: This place gives me the creeps.

EDWIN: Are you sure you want to come in?

CHESTER: I have to. I have no other choice.

EDWIN: Yes, you do, we can leave.

CHESTER: No, she’s my only hope.

EDWIN: Come on Chester.  I was only joking when I told you about her, maybe it will not work, anyway.

CHESTER: I know it will!

(Chester knocks at the door.  The witch opens the door)

WITCH MARILYN: Come in, I was waiting for you. (Chester and Edwin enter.  They look scared) Don’t be scared, I won’t eat you.

CHESTER: We are not scared. We know witches don’t eat children.

WITCH MARILYN: Sometimes we do.  Ha, ha, ha, ha.

CHESTER: Do you have the magic potion?

WITCH MARILYN: If you have the money, I have the magic potion.

CHESTER: Yes, I have it.

WITCH MARILYN: Give it to me, then you’ll have your potion. (Chester takes the money out of his pocket and gives it to Witch Marilyn)

CHESTER: The potion, please.

(Witch Marilyn takes from a shelf a bottle with a purple liquid and gives it to Chester)

WITCH MARILYN:  Now, I have to warn you.  Drink only a small amount, and just the day you need to.  Do you understand?

CHESTER: I think so.

EDWIN: Do you mean only the day of the…

(Witch Marilyn interrupts him)

WITCH MARILYN: Yes, and the effect will last only for a few hours that is, if he follows my instructions.

EDWIN: I’m sure he will.

WITCH MARILYN: Now leave before I decide to cook you.  Ha, ha, ha, ha.

CHESTER: Come on, Edwin, let’s go.

EDWIN: (to Witch Marilyn) Thanks.

(Chester and Edwin leave)

ACT II – IN SCHOOL

(The students are in class. They have a test and a pencil on their desks.  Miss Emma is at her desk)

EDWIN: (To Chester) Is everything all right?

CHESTER: I suppose so. Well, no, I feel weird.

EDWIN: What’s wrong?

CHESTER: My body aches, my mouth is dry, my head hurts, and my heart is beating fast.

EDWIN: Maybe you’re just nervous.  Did you study?

CHESTER: Of course not!

EDWIN: Chester!  You were supposed to study!

CHESTER: What for?  The magic potion will make me smart!

EDWIN: What if it doesn’t work?  You will flunk the test!

CHESTER: I will not.  That’s what the potion is for!

EDWIN: Did you drink it as the witch told you to?

CHESTER: No.  I drank it all.

EDWIN: What?  Are you crazy?  No wonder you’re not feeling well!

CHESTER: This is our last test, and I won’t need it anymore…and besides, I didn’t want to waste my money.

EDWIN: You heard what she said!

CHESTER: Just relax. Nothing bad will happen, you’ll see.

EDWIN: I hope so.

MISS EMMA: Silence everybody!  (Miss Emma stands in front of the class) You have thirty minutes to complete the test.

EDWIN: Good luck, Chester!

CHESTER: This time I’ll get a hundred. You’ll see!

MISS EMMA: You may start your test, now!

(Miss Emma sits at her desk.  The students start to answer the test.  Chester talks to himself in a low voice)

CHESTER: Wow!  This test is so easy (he keeps writing) It’s like a kindergarten test.  (He looks at the other students) What is taking them so long?  I already finished.  That potion worked (he stands up and takes the test over to Miss Emma).

MISS EMMA: Finished already?  (She looks at the test and opens her mouth in surprise.  (He looks at Chester) Are you feeling all right?  You look a little pale.

CHESTER: I’m feeling fine.

MISS EMMA: You may leave, Chester.

CHESTER: See you tomorrow, Miss Emma.

(Edwin stands up)

EDWIN: Wait for me, Chester!  (He gives the test to Miss Emma) Goodbye, Miss Emma.

(They leave)

ACT III – AT CHESTER’S HOUSE

(In the bedroom.  Edwin sits at a desk. He is holding the empty potion bottle. Chester is in the bathroom)

EDWIN: (reading the directions on the bottle) Mmm, these letters are so small!  (Shouting to Chester) Do you have a magnifier?

CHESTER: (shouting) It’s in the left drawer!

(Edwin opens the drawer and takes out a magnifier)

EDWIN: Let’s see. (reading) Drink me only as directed.  Do not overdose me or you will become a… (stops reading). Oh, my God!  (shouting) Chester, are you all right?

CHESTER: I don’t think so!

EDWIN: (shouting) I still can’t believe you drank it all. (Chester gets out of the bathroom.  He is all purple) Chester, what happened to you?  You look like a monster!

CHESTER: I know!

EDWIN: You are all purple.  (He looks at the bottle) It was the potion!

CHESTER: It must be very powerful, but it made me smart!

EDWIN: You didn’t do what Witch Marilyn told you, and you didn’t read the label.

CHESTER: What label? (Pointing to the label on the bottle). This label, you moron!

CHESTER: Ups, no.

EDWIN: (touching Chester’s hair and nose) Your hair is purple, your nose is purple, and your eyes are much smaller.

CHESTER: It’s all your fault!

EDWIN: It’s not my fault!  You did not follow her instructions.   That’s all!

CHESTER: I’m sorry.  What are we going to do now?

EDWIN: We? What are you going to do now?

CHESTER: I don’t know!

EDWIN: Well, just wait a few hours (watching at his wristwatch), maybe tomorrow you will be normal again.

CHESTER: What if I’m not?

EDWIN: Don’t worry.  The effect won’t last forever.

CHESTER: Nor my intelligence.  Right?

EDWIN: Right.  Next time…

CHESTER: I’ll study for the test.

EDWIN: Yeah!

CHESTER: Well, I’ll try to sleep, maybe I’ll be myself again when I wake up.

EDWIN: Good.  See you tomorrow, and I hope your mother doesn’t see you.

CHESTER: I hope so, too!

EDWIN: So long.

(Edwin leaves.  Chester lies in bed and covers himself with a blanket)

CHESTER: Next time, I’ll follow the instructions!

CREEPY VOICE: And read the label!

(He uncovers himself)

CHESTER: Who said that?

THE END

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