A Midsummer Night's Scheme
Cast
Harry.............................Lysander Cho Chang................... Hermia
Draco............................Demetrius Ginny............................Helena
Hermionie......................Titania Ron...............................Oberon
Fred and George...........Puck Dean..............................Quince
Neville...........................Snug Percy..............................Bottom
Lee.................................Flute Seamus..........................Snout
Colin..............................Starveling Oliver Wood.................Theseus (Duke)
Alicia.....................Hippolyta(Amazon) Parvati ...........................Cobweb
Mr. Chang......................Egus Angelina..............................Mustardseed
Lavender .......................Peasblossom
Katie...............................Moth
Act 1 scene 1
(Enter Oliver, Alicia, and a bunch of extras playing subjects)
Oliver: (flashing the devastating Wood smile that makes all the ladies hearts melt) Ah, my fair Alicia in four days we shall be married. How slowly the time shall seem to pass.
Alicia (still a bit stunned from the smile): I'm counting the days my love. I can hardly wait.
(In the background several of the subjects are making gagging gestures)
Oliver: My sweet what a happy day it will be for all.
Subject 1: (whispering to subject next to him) Yea, maybe he'll lighten up once he's finally
getting some action.
(Enter Mr. Chang, Cho, Harry, and Draco)
Mr. Chang: Hail to the mighty Duke Oliver!
Oliver: Hey Mr. Chang how's it going.
Mr. Chang: Not well, my daughter is being disobedient. I have given Draco permission to marry her, but she refuses to.
Harry: (in a low voice) Who would want to marry such a git?
Draco: Hey I heard that!
Mr. Chang: (to Harry) Silence you. You're the cause of all my troubles with Cho. She used to be such a sweet and obedient daughter until you came along and stole her heart. Duke, I'm here to demand justice. The law says she has to marry who I want her to or she has to join a nunnery.
Harry: (to nearest subject) Who ever made up a stupid law like that.
Subject 1: beats me, but hush, the story would be very boring without it. You wouldn't want to call down the wrath of the author now would you?
Oliver: (sighs deeply) However stupid the law may be it is the law. Think carefully before you choose, after all (has difficulty saying this) Draco's..... not ... such .....a ....bad ....guy.
Cho: Harry's better.
Alicia: (whispering in Oliver's ear) Why does Mr. Chang want his daughter to marry Draco anyway?
Oliver: (whispering back) I don't know, maybe he's a death eater. (To Cho) Well, yes, frankly he is, but unfortunately your father doesn't like him.
Draco: (scowling) I don't have to put up with this!
Oliver: (smugly) Actually I'm the duke, so, yes you do.
Cho: Anyway, all this is pointless. I won't marry Draco.
Oliver: (with a wink to the audience) You don't have to decide now, you have until the night I wed my darling love to choose.
(More gagging form the subjects)
Draco: Why don't you want to marry me Cho, I'm dashing, I'm handsome.
Harry: Hey Draco, if her father loves you so much why don't you marry him, 'cuse Cho certainly doesn't seem interested. Besides, didn't you used to hit on Ginny Weasley?
Draco: Sod off!
Cho: To answer your question Draco I don't want to marry you because YOU'RE A SLIMY GIT WHO GIVES ME THE CREEPS!
Harry: Ouch!
Draco: Shut it Potter!
Harry: Make me.
Oliver: I'm getting sick off all this. Come my darling love, (with another wink to the audience) Oh and Mr. Chang and Draco you guys come too.
(Exit Oliver, Alicia, Mr. Chang, Draco, and subjects)
Harry: You look upset Cho.
Cho: You'd be upset if your father was trying to marry you off to Draco Malfoy.
Harry: (with a shudder) Well, yes, I think I would be, but, more to the point, I have a plan to avoid all this.
Cho: (brightening) You do?
Harry: Yes, I was thinking maybe we could run away to my god father Sirius He'd be sympathetic and the law couldn't touch us there. We could meet in the Dark Forest
Cho: That's a great plan (kisses Harry)
Harry: (a bit dazed from the fabulous kiss) Oh look here comes Ginny.
(Enter Ginny)
Cho: Hello Ginny how's it going?
Ginny: Miserably. How come you get all the guys Cho? Draco's so in love with you. How do you do it? I wish you'd teach me how you attract him. Maybe then I'd have a chance at getting his attention.
Cho: I don't do anything at all. Why do you care about him so much anyway, he's a death eater.
Ginny: I can't explain it, it's love. I wish I was as pretty as you.
Cho: Well, you won't have to worry about me for much longer. Harry and I are eloping and then you can have Draco all to yourself.
Harry: Yea, were going to meet in the Dark Forest tomorrow night and then we're going to go to Sirius'. Anyway we've got to be going, good luck with Draco once we're gone.
(Exit Cho and Harry)
Ginny: Hey maybe if I tell Draco about Harry and Cho eloping he'll like me more.
(Exit Ginny)
Scene 2
(Enter Seamus, Dean, Neville, Percy, Lee, and Collin)
Dean: All right, is everyone here?
Percy: You'd better call role if you want to get their attention.
Dean: (shouting to be heard over the various conversations that are taking place) As everyone knows we are here to practice a play for Duke Oliver's wedding feast.
Percy: Tell them what the play is about.
Dean: The play we are doing is "The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby"
Percy: Ah yes, a classic.
Collin: The title's too long.
Dean: (clearing his throat) Shout here when I call you. Percy
Percy: Here!
Dean: You will be playing the role of Pyramus our hero. Lee!
(Percy straightens his tie and looks smug)
Lee: Here!
Dean: You will be playing the role of Thisby
Lee: Who's Thisby, Pyramus' sidekick?
Dean: No, she's the girl he falls in love with.
Lee: What! I don't want to play a girl, think of the ridicule.
Dean: In classic Greek fashion we will be playing wearing masks, so no one will know it's you.
Lee: (big sigh) Fine I guess.
Dean: Great. Collin!
Collin: Here!
Dean: You are playing the part of Thisby's mother
Collin: What! I have to play a girl too?
Dean: Shut up, that's the way the dice rolled. I don't want to here anymore complaints is that clear?
All: Yes Sir!
Dean: Good. Seamus!
Seamus: Here!
Dean: You are going to play Pyramus' father, and I will be playing the part of Thisby's father.
Lee: Oh sure, you get to play a guys part.
(Dean gives him a death glare, Lee shuts up)
Neville: What about me?
Dean: You are going to play the part of the lion. You don't have any lines to memorize since it's all roaring.
(Neville sighs with relief)
Dean: All right everyone, learn your parts and tomorrow night we'll meet in the Dark Forest to rehearse. That way no one will bother us. I have all the props we need. See you then.
(exit all)
Cast
Harry.............................Lysander Cho Chang................... Hermia
Draco............................Demetrius Ginny............................Helena
Hermionie......................Titania Ron...............................Oberon
Fred and George...........Puck Dean..............................Quince
Neville...........................Snug Percy..............................Bottom
Lee.................................Flute Seamus..........................Snout
Colin..............................Starveling Oliver Wood.................Theseus (Duke)
Alicia.....................Hippolyta(Amazon) Parvati ...........................Cobweb
Mr. Chang......................Egus Angelina..............................Mustardseed
Lavender .......................Peasblossom
Katie...............................Moth
Act 1 scene 1
(Enter Oliver, Alicia, and a bunch of extras playing subjects)
Oliver: (flashing the devastating Wood smile that makes all the ladies hearts melt) Ah, my fair Alicia in four days we shall be married. How slowly the time shall seem to pass.
Alicia (still a bit stunned from the smile): I'm counting the days my love. I can hardly wait.
(In the background several of the subjects are making gagging gestures)
Oliver: My sweet what a happy day it will be for all.
Subject 1: (whispering to subject next to him) Yea, maybe he'll lighten up once he's finally
getting some action.
(Enter Mr. Chang, Cho, Harry, and Draco)
Mr. Chang: Hail to the mighty Duke Oliver!
Oliver: Hey Mr. Chang how's it going.
Mr. Chang: Not well, my daughter is being disobedient. I have given Draco permission to marry her, but she refuses to.
Harry: (in a low voice) Who would want to marry such a git?
Draco: Hey I heard that!
Mr. Chang: (to Harry) Silence you. You're the cause of all my troubles with Cho. She used to be such a sweet and obedient daughter until you came along and stole her heart. Duke, I'm here to demand justice. The law says she has to marry who I want her to or she has to join a nunnery.
Harry: (to nearest subject) Who ever made up a stupid law like that.
Subject 1: beats me, but hush, the story would be very boring without it. You wouldn't want to call down the wrath of the author now would you?
Oliver: (sighs deeply) However stupid the law may be it is the law. Think carefully before you choose, after all (has difficulty saying this) Draco's..... not ... such .....a ....bad ....guy.
Cho: Harry's better.
Alicia: (whispering in Oliver's ear) Why does Mr. Chang want his daughter to marry Draco anyway?
Oliver: (whispering back) I don't know, maybe he's a death eater. (To Cho) Well, yes, frankly he is, but unfortunately your father doesn't like him.
Draco: (scowling) I don't have to put up with this!
Oliver: (smugly) Actually I'm the duke, so, yes you do.
Cho: Anyway, all this is pointless. I won't marry Draco.
Oliver: (with a wink to the audience) You don't have to decide now, you have until the night I wed my darling love to choose.
(More gagging form the subjects)
Draco: Why don't you want to marry me Cho, I'm dashing, I'm handsome.
Harry: Hey Draco, if her father loves you so much why don't you marry him, 'cuse Cho certainly doesn't seem interested. Besides, didn't you used to hit on Ginny Weasley?
Draco: Sod off!
Cho: To answer your question Draco I don't want to marry you because YOU'RE A SLIMY GIT WHO GIVES ME THE CREEPS!
Harry: Ouch!
Draco: Shut it Potter!
Harry: Make me.
Oliver: I'm getting sick off all this. Come my darling love, (with another wink to the audience) Oh and Mr. Chang and Draco you guys come too.
(Exit Oliver, Alicia, Mr. Chang, Draco, and subjects)
Harry: You look upset Cho.
Cho: You'd be upset if your father was trying to marry you off to Draco Malfoy.
Harry: (with a shudder) Well, yes, I think I would be, but, more to the point, I have a plan to avoid all this.
Cho: (brightening) You do?
Harry: Yes, I was thinking maybe we could run away to my god father Sirius He'd be sympathetic and the law couldn't touch us there. We could meet in the Dark Forest
Cho: That's a great plan (kisses Harry)
Harry: (a bit dazed from the fabulous kiss) Oh look here comes Ginny.
(Enter Ginny)
Cho: Hello Ginny how's it going?
Ginny: Miserably. How come you get all the guys Cho? Draco's so in love with you. How do you do it? I wish you'd teach me how you attract him. Maybe then I'd have a chance at getting his attention.
Cho: I don't do anything at all. Why do you care about him so much anyway, he's a death eater.
Ginny: I can't explain it, it's love. I wish I was as pretty as you.
Cho: Well, you won't have to worry about me for much longer. Harry and I are eloping and then you can have Draco all to yourself.
Harry: Yea, were going to meet in the Dark Forest tomorrow night and then we're going to go to Sirius'. Anyway we've got to be going, good luck with Draco once we're gone.
(Exit Cho and Harry)
Ginny: Hey maybe if I tell Draco about Harry and Cho eloping he'll like me more.
(Exit Ginny)
Scene 2
(Enter Seamus, Dean, Neville, Percy, Lee, and Collin)
Dean: All right, is everyone here?
Percy: You'd better call role if you want to get their attention.
Dean: (shouting to be heard over the various conversations that are taking place) As everyone knows we are here to practice a play for Duke Oliver's wedding feast.
Percy: Tell them what the play is about.
Dean: The play we are doing is "The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby"
Percy: Ah yes, a classic.
Collin: The title's too long.
Dean: (clearing his throat) Shout here when I call you. Percy
Percy: Here!
Dean: You will be playing the role of Pyramus our hero. Lee!
(Percy straightens his tie and looks smug)
Lee: Here!
Dean: You will be playing the role of Thisby
Lee: Who's Thisby, Pyramus' sidekick?
Dean: No, she's the girl he falls in love with.
Lee: What! I don't want to play a girl, think of the ridicule.
Dean: In classic Greek fashion we will be playing wearing masks, so no one will know it's you.
Lee: (big sigh) Fine I guess.
Dean: Great. Collin!
Collin: Here!
Dean: You are playing the part of Thisby's mother
Collin: What! I have to play a girl too?
Dean: Shut up, that's the way the dice rolled. I don't want to here anymore complaints is that clear?
All: Yes Sir!
Dean: Good. Seamus!
Seamus: Here!
Dean: You are going to play Pyramus' father, and I will be playing the part of Thisby's father.
Lee: Oh sure, you get to play a guys part.
(Dean gives him a death glare, Lee shuts up)
Neville: What about me?
Dean: You are going to play the part of the lion. You don't have any lines to memorize since it's all roaring.
(Neville sighs with relief)
Dean: All right everyone, learn your parts and tomorrow night we'll meet in the Dark Forest to rehearse. That way no one will bother us. I have all the props we need. See you then.
(exit all)