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… witches don’t eat children.
Witch Marilyn: Sometimes we do… ha, ha, ha, ha.
Chester: Hmmm…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 the witch)
Chester: The potion…please.
(The witch 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…
(The witch 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 alright?
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 fron 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? Hmmm… I already finish… that potion really 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 alright? You look 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) Good-bye 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) Mmmm these letters are so small! (shouting to Chester) Do you have a magnifier?
Chester: (shouting) It’s on 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) Edwin… are you alright?
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)
Edwin: 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 wrist watch)…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
Author: K I D S I N C O
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