Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Author The Brothers Grimm Total scenes 11 Script Writer Shaun MacLoughlin Characters 18 Script Audio Sound effects for Snow White and the Seven Play duration 1+ hour Dwarfs

Music & Opening theme music, A lullaby sung by good queen, Bad Queen's theme music, Sound effects Dwarfs' marching song, Dwarfs' marching feet, Funeral music, Loud crunching of apple and Wedding music

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Unit CAST COSTUMES PROPS BACKDROPS s Good Queen 1 Snow-White's will be a red and white liquid in SCENERY / CUT- poor maid's dress. It will jugs OUTS /FURNITURE have laces. Narrator 1 - 2 2 see Huntsman's clothes Needle and thread and Chair in picture. material Bad Queen 1 A boar's or pig's mask White confetti or a mat or carpet to sleep cotton wool bits or on white feathers Looking Glass 1 6 false beards for 6 of Baby doll Snow White Cut-out of trees and the 7 dwarfs leaves to convey a forest Servant (non 1 A false pointed nose for large looking glass table speaking) bad queen carried by actor Cook (non 1 Rag clothes for bad small box for heart Cut-out of Model Speaking) queen House Prince 1 Snow White's wedding Huntsman's knife One bed made to look dress and crown like seven little beds Huntsman 1 The Prince's costume table a stretcher and frame on and crown top to look like glass coffin Actor dressed As 1 The Good Queen's dress plate, knife and fork Pig (non speaking) will be elegant but simple. Doc 1 The Bad queen's dress cooked heart maybe a will be magnificent heart shaped hamburger Grumpy 1 6 more plates, knives and forks and 6 mugs Happy 1 7 candles (can be torches with red lights) Sleepy 1 bundle of old clothes Bashful 1 some make-up Sneezy 1 a bowl with liquid in it Dopey 1 an apple, red on one side, white on the other Servants who 1 dress Snow White

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Setting A ROOM IN THE PALACE Characters Narrator 1-2, Good Queen, Bad Queen, Looking glass, Snow White, Huntsman. A lullaby sung by good Queen, Bad Queen's theme music, Dwarfs' marching song, Sound Effects Dwarfs' marching feet, Funeral music, Loud crunching of apple and Wedding music, Sound Effect of Knocking and Sneezing, evil laugh of the Bad Queen

Character Script (THE GOOD QUEEN IS SEWING AT A WINDOW. FALLING SNOW OUTSIDE THE WINDOW CAN BE CONVEYED BY FALLING WHITE CONFETTI, COTTON WOOL (WE CAN SEE CHILDREN THROWING IT) OR BY LIGHTING.) NARRATOR 1 In the middle of winter when snow was falling like white feathers, the Queen sat sewing at her window. NARRATOR 2 She pricked her finger with her needle. GOOD QUEEN Ouch! That hurt. NARRATOR 1 And a drop of red blood fell on the white snow. GOOD QUEEN I want to have a child as white as snow, as red as blood and as black as the wood of the window frame. (A SERVANT CAN BRING HER A BABY GIRL DOLL TO CUDDLE. THE GOOD QUEEN MAY SING HER A LULLABY) NARRATOR 2 Soon she had a little daughter, who was as white as snow, and had lips as red as blood, and her hair was as black as coal. NARRATOR 1 So she called her Snow White. (THE SERVANT TAKES THE DOLL FROM HER AND TAKES THE CHAIR AWAY AND THE QUEEN LIES DOWN.) NARRATOR 2 But when Snow White was born, the Queen died. (THE QUEEN GETS UP AND LEAVES AND ANOTHER QUEEN APPEARS ON STAGE.) NARRATOR 1 After a year the King married again. NARRATOR 2 She was a beautiful woman. NARRATOR 1 But very vain and very unkind. (AN ACTOR DRESSED AS A LOOKING GLASS WALKS ONTO THE STAGE) NARRATOR 2 She had a wonderful looking glass that could speak. BAD QUEEN Magic mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of all? LOOKING You, oh Queen, are the most beautiful of all. GLASS (SNOW WHITE WALKS ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STAGE. SHE SWEEPS THE FLOOR WITH A BROOM) NARRATOR 1 The new Queen was unkind to Snow White. She made her sweep the entire palace. NARRATOR 2 But Snow-white was growing up, and grew more and more beautiful; NARRATOR 1 And when she was seven, the new queen again asked the looking glass. BAD QUEEN Magic mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of all? LOOKING You are beautiful oh Queen, but more beautiful still is Snow White. GLASS BAD QUEEN (SCREECHES) What! (SHE TURNS TO SNOW WHITE) Get out of here, you horrid girl. (SNOW WHITE DROPS HER BROOM) SNOW WHITE Yes your Majesty! (SHE RUNS AWAY)

English through Drama™ © 2018 All rights reserved. Page 3 of 10 NARRATOR 2 The Queen grew to hate Snow White more and more. (THE HUNTSMAN ENTERS) NARRATOR 1 One day she summoned her Huntsman. BAD QUEEN Take the child away into the forest; I will no longer have her in my sight. Kill her, and bring me back her heart. (THE QUEEN LEAVES THE STAGE. THE HUNTSMAN PRODUCES A SMALL BOX. HE THEN FETCHES SNOW WHITE. SHE HAS A DRESS WITH LACES.)

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Setting THE FOREST Characters Narrator 1-2, Snow White, Huntsman. A lullaby sung by good Queen, Bad Queen's theme music, Dwarfs' marching song, Sound Effects Dwarfs' marching feet, Funeral music, Loud crunching of apple and Wedding music, Sound Effect of Knocking and Sneezing, evil laugh of the Bad Queen

(ENTER SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN. STAGE HANDS CARRY ON SOME CUT OUTS OF TREES OR SOME BRANCHES AND LEAVES TO CONVEY THE FOREST) NARRATOR 1 The huntsman obeyed, and took her away; (HE DRAWS HIS KNIFE) NARRATOR 2 But when he had drawn his knife, and was about to pierce Snow-White's innocent heart, she began to weep. SNOW WHITE (CRYING) Dear huntsman, leave me my life! I will run away into the wild forest, and never come home again. (HE PUTS AWAY HIS KNIFE. HE KNEELS BEFORE HER.) HUNTSMAN Please forgive me. SNOW WHITE Of course I forgive you. (HE GETS UP) HUNTSMAN Run away, then, you poor child. SNOW WHITE Thank you, dear Huntsman. (SHE RUNS AWAY) HUNTSMAN (TO HIMSELF) The wild beasts will soon eat her. (AN ACTOR DRESSED AS A WILD BOAR APPEARS. THE HUNTSMAN PRETENDS TO STAB IT WITH HIS KNIFE, TAKES OUT ITS HEART AND PUTS IT IN HIS BOX.) HUNTSMAN The Queen will think this is Snow-white's heart.

Scene 3

Setting A ROOM IN THE PALACE Characters Narrator 1-2, Bad Queen, Huntsman, Cook. Sound Effects

(THE HUNTSMAN AND THE COOK APPEAR. THE HUNTSMAN TAKES THE HEART OUT OF THE BOX AND GIVES IT TO HER.) HUNTSMAN Take this and give it to the Queen. (AS THIS HAPPENS STAGE HANDS BRING ON A TABLE AND CHAIR WITH A KNIFE AND FORK AND THE BAD QUEEN SITS AT IT.) NARRATOR 1 The cook cooked and salted the heart. (SHE TAKES IT ON A PLATE TO THE QUEEN. (IT COULD BE A REAL, SMALL HAMBURGER IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART). THE QUEEN EATS IT)

Setting FOREST AND THE DWARF'S COTTAGE Characters Narrator 1-2, Snow White, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey. Sound Effects Dwarfs' marching song, Dwarfs' marching feet, Knocking and Sneezing.

SNOW WHITE APPEARS AGAIN AND WANDERS IN THE FOREST. THE STAGE HANDS BRING ON A CUT-OUT OF A MODEL HOUSE.) SNOW WHITE It looks like a doll's house. I wonder if I can sleep there. Let's have a look inside. (THE STAGE HANDS REMOVE THE MODEL. IF POSSIBLE HAVE A DOOR HERE THROUGH WHICH SNOW WHITE AND LATER THE SEVEN DWARFS WILL ENTER. THE STAGE HANDS CAN BRING THIS ON. THEY ALSO CARRY THE TABLE AND CHAIR ACROSS THE STAGE AND BRING ON 7 PLATES WITH SOME FOOD AND 7 MUGS WITH SOME DRINK.) SNOW WHITE I am so hungry. I hope they won't mind. (SHE EATS) SNOW WHITE And thirsty. (SHE DRINKS. THE STAGE HANDS ALSO BRING ON ONE BED MADE TO LOOK LIKE SEVEN LITTLE BEDS.) SNOW WHITE And tired. (SNOW WHITE LIES DOWN LENGTHWISE ACROSS THE SEVEN BEDS AND GOES STRAIGHT TO SLEEP. THEN OFF STAGE WE HEAR THE MARCHING SONG OF THE DWARFS APPROACHING.) SEVEN DWARFS Heigh ho, heigh ho It's off from work we go Heigh ho, heigh ho It's off from work we go (THE 7 DWARFS ENTER. THEY DON'T YET SEE SNOW-WHITE. ALL EXCEPT FOR DOPEY HAVE BEARDS) NARRATOR 1 When it was quite dark the owners of the cottage came back. NARRATOR 2 They were seven dwarfs who dug in the mountains for metals. NARRATOR 1 They were called Doc. DOC (TO THE AUDIENCE) Hello NARRATOR 2 And Grumpy. GRUMPY (TO THE AUDIENCE) What are you doing in my house? NARRATOR 1 And Happy. HAPPY (TO THE AUDIENCE) I'm pleased to see you. Welcome! NARRATOR 2 Sleepy SLEEPY (HE YAWNS. TO THE AUDIENCE) Sorry. Good night. (HE YAWNS AGAIN) Sorry. I mean hello. NARRATOR 1 Bashful. (BASHFUL TRIES TO HIDE HIMSELF, BUT THEN HE TURNS TO THE AUDIENCE) BASHFUL I'm shy. NARRATOR 2 Sneezy. (SNEEZY GIVES A LOUD SNEEZE) SNEEZY Excuse me. NARRATOR 1 And Dopey (DOPEY WAVES IN A DOPEY FASHION) DOPEY Halooooo!(CALLS) (THE DWARFS THEN ALL LIGHT CANDLES)

English through Drama™ © 2018 All rights reserved. Page 5 of 10 NARRATOR 2 They lit their seven candles. NARRATOR 1 And saw that someone had been there. DOC Who's been sitting on my chair? GRUMPY (ANGRY) Who's been eating off my plate? HAPPY (HE CANNOT HELP SMILING) Who's been taking my bread? SLEEPY (YAWNS AGAIN) Who's been eating my vegetables? BASHFUL Who's been using my spoon? SNEEZY (SNEEZES) Who's been cutting with my knife? DOPEY Who's been drinking out of my mug. (THEY THEN SEE SNOW WHITE SLEEPING ON THEIR BEDS. THEY DON'T WAKE HER UP.) DOC Oh heavens! HAPPY Oh heavens! BASHFUL What a lovely child. SNEEZY (HE STIFLES A SNEEZE) Don't disturb her. SLEEPY Let her sleep. GRUMPY But where shall we sleep? DOPEY Anywhere. (THEY BLOW OUT THEIR CANDLES, LIE DOWN AROUND THE ROOM AND BEGIN TO WHISTLE AND SNORE IN THEIR SLEEP.

Scene 5

Setting A ROOM IN THE PALACE Characters Narrator 1-2, Bad Queen, Looking glass Sound Effects Dwarfs' marching song, Dwarfs' marching feet, Knocking and Sneezing.

THE QUEEN AND THE LOOKING GLASS COME ONTO ONE SIDE OF THE STAGE) BAD QUEEN Magic mirror on the wall who is the most beautiful of all? LOOKING Queen, you are fairest of all I see, GLASS But in the forest, where the seven dwarfs dwell, Snow-white is still alive and well, And none is so fair as she NARRATOR 1 Then she was astonished. NARRATOR 2 She knew that the looking-glass always spoke true. NARRATOR 1 She knew that the huntsman had betrayed her, NARRATOR 2 And that little Snow-white was still alive. NARRATOR 1 And so she thought and thought again how she might kill her. (THE QUEEN AND LOOKING GLASS WALK AWAY. SNOW WHITE WAKES UP AND SITS UP.)

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Setting THE DWARF'S COTTAGE Characters Narrator 1-2, Snow White, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey. Sound Effects Dwarfs' marching song, Dwarfs' marching feet.

SNOW WHITE WAKES UP AND SITS UP.) NARRATOR 2 When it was morning little Snow-white awoke. NARRATOR 1 She was frightened when she saw the seven dwarfs. NARRATOR 2 But they were friendly and asked her what her name was. SNOW WHITE My name is Snow-white.

English through Drama™ © 2018 All rights reserved. Page 6 of 10 DOC How have you come to our house? NARRATOR 1 She told them everything that had happened. DOC If you will take care of our house, HAPPY Cook, BASHFUL Make the beds, SNEEZY Wash, SLEEPY Sew, GRUMPY And sweep, DOPEY And if you will keep everything neat and clean, DOC You can stay with us HAPPY And you shall have all you need. (SHE GETS OUT OF BED) SNOW WHITE Yes, with all my heart. NARRATOR 1 She kept the house in order for them; NARRATOR 2 In the mornings they went to the mountains and looked for copper and gold, NARRATOR 1 In the evenings they came back, and their supper was ready. NARRATOR 2 Snow-White was alone during the day, so the good dwarfs warned her: BASHFUL Beware of your step-mother, SNEEZY She will soon know that you are here; SLEEPY Be sure to let no one come in. (THEY MARCH OFF SINGING THEIR SONG AND SNOW WHITE STARTS SWEEPING AND CLEANING.

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Setting A ROOM IN THE PALACE Characters Narrator 1-2, Bad Queen. Sound Effects

THE BAD QUEEN ENTERS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STAGE AGAIN. SHE CARRIES A BUNDLE OF OLD CLOTHES, SOME MAKE-UP TO MAKE HER UGLY, A FALSE POINTED NOSE, A BOWL WITH LIQUID IN IT AND AN APPPLE) NARRATOR 1 Then the bad Queen went into a secret room. (SHE DRESSES IN FILTHY RAGS AND PAINTS HER FACE) NARRATOR 2 There she disguised herself. (SHE PUTS ON A FALSE NOSE) BAD QUEEN (SHE LAUGHS EVILLY) She will never recognise me. (THEN SHE TAKES THE APPLE AND PUTS IT IN THE BOWL AND MIXES IT AROUND. ONE SIDE COMES OUT WHITE, THE OTHER RED) NARRATOR 2 Then she made a poisonous apple. (SHE WALKS OFF THE STAGE)

Scene 8

Setting THE DWARF'S COTTAGE Characters Narrator 1-2, Snow White, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey. Sound Effects Dwarfs' marching song, Dwarfs' marching feet.

English through Drama™ © 2018 All rights reserved. Page 7 of 10 THE BAD QUEEN ENTERS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STAGE AGAIN. SHE CARRIES A BUNDLE OF OLD CLOTHES, SOME MAKE-UP TO MAKE HER UGLY, A FALSE POINTED NOSE, A BOWL WITH LIQUID IN IT AND AN APPPLE) NARRATOR 1 Then she went to the seven dwarfs. (SHE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR, OR MAKES A GESTURE OF DOING SO. WE HEAR A LOUD SOUND EFFECT OF KNOCKING) NARRATOR 2 Snow White looked through the window. SNOW WHITE I cannot let anyone in; the seven dwarfs have forbidden me. BAD QUEEN It's all the same to me. I will give you an apple. SNOW WHITE No, I dare not eat it. BAD QUEEN Are you afraid of poison? Look, I will cut the apple in two pieces; you eat the red side, and I will eat the white side. NARRATOR 1 The apple was so cunningly made that only the red half was poisoned. (THE BAD QUEEN EATS THE WHITE PART. WE HEAR MAGNIFIED SOUND EFFECT OF CRUNCHING APPLE. SHE HANDS THE HALF EATEN APPLE TO SNOW WHITE.) BAD QUEEN Here you are, my dear. SNOW-WHITE Thank you. (SNOW WHITE TAKES THE APPLE AND EATS THE RED PART. AGAIN WE HEAR THE MAGNIFIED SOUND EFFECT OF CRUNCHING APPLE. SHE FALLS DOWN WITH HER EYES CLOSED.) BAD QUEEN (LAUGHS) White as snow, red as blood, black as black wood! The dwarfs cannot wake you up again.

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Setting A ROOM IN THE PALACE Characters Narrator 1-2, Bad Queen, Looking glass. Sound Effects

(THE LOOKING GLASS ENTERS THE STAGE. THE BAD QUEEN CROSSES TO HER.) BAD QUEEN Looking-glass, Looking-glass, on the wall, Who in this land is the fairest of all?" LOOKING Oh, Queen, in this land thou art fairest of all. GLASS NARRATOR 2 Then her wicked heart had rest, as far as a wicked heart can have rest.

Scene 10

Setting THE DWARF'S COTTAGE AND THE FOREST Narrator 1-2, Snow White, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Characters the Prince. Sound Effects

(THE DWARFS ENTER AND FIND SNOW WHITE SEEMINGLY DEAD. HAPPY PUTS HIS EAR TO HER FACE.) DOC Is she breathing? HAPPY I can't tell? BASHFUL Do you think she's dead? GRUMPY Is there poison anywhere? (THE DWARFS SEARCH EVERYWHERE.) SLEEPY I can't find any.

English through Drama™ © 2018 All rights reserved. Page 8 of 10 DOPEY I can't find any. (SNEEZY SNEEZES. ALL THE OTHER DWARFS TURN AND LOOK AT HIM.) SNEEZY I can't find any. DOC Loosen her clothes. (THEY DO SO.) HAPPY Comb her hair. GRUMPY Why? SLEEPY Don't ask questions. BASHFUL Just do it. (GRUMPY COMBS HER HAIR) SNEEZY Wash her in water and wine. (THEY DAB AT HER FACE WITH RED AND WHITE LIQUID. THEY ALL START TO CRY.) NARRATOR 1 It was no good. NARRATOR 2 She didn't wake up. DOC She still has her beautiful red cheeks. HAPPY She still looks as fresh as a living person. GRUMPY (ANGRY) We can't bury her in the black earth. SLEEPY (YAWNING) Let's make a transparent glass coffin. BASHFUL So she can be seen from all sides. SNEEZY (SNEEZES) And let's write golden letters on it. DOPEY Snow White. DOC She was a princess. (THEY GO AND FETCH THE COFFIN. IT IS A STRETCHER WITH A FRAME ON TOP WITH THE GOLDEN LETTERS; "SNOW-WHITE - SHE WAS A PRINCESS” THEY LAY HER IN IT AND CARRY IT THROUGH THE DOOR AND OUTSIDE. GRUMPY REMAINS WITH HER WHILE THE OTHERS GO BACK INSIDE) NARRATOR 1 Then they put the coffin outside in a glade in the forest, NARRATOR 2 And one of them always stayed with it and watched over her. NARRATOR 1 The animals also stayed with her (THE PRINCE APPEARS AND WALKS INTO THE DWARFS' COTTAGE.) NARRATOR 2 Now it came to pass that a prince entered these woods. NARRATOR 1 A dove told him about the princess. NARRATOR 2 He happened onto the dwarves' cottage NARRATOR 1 Where he sought shelter for the night. (THEN HE WALKS OUT OF THE COTTAGE TO THE COFFIN) NARRATOR 2 He saw the coffin in a glade in the forest with beautiful Snow White in it, NARRATOR 1 And he read what was written on it with golden letters. (HE RETURNS TO THE DWARFS) PRINCE Let me have the coffin. I will give you anything you want for it. DOC We will not sell it. HAPPY For all the gold in the world. PRINCE Then give it to me, for I cannot live without being able to see Snow White. I will honour her and respect her as my most cherished one. NARRATOR 1 The good dwarves felt sorry for him. NARRATOR 2 And gave him the coffin. NARRATOR 1 The prince leant down and gave her a kiss. NARRATOR 2 She opened her eyes, sat up, and was alive again. SNOW-WHITE Good heavens, where am I? PRINCE You are with me. I love you more than anything else in the world. SNOW-WHITE I love you too.

THEY LEAVE

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Setting THE PRINCE'S PALACE Narrator 1-2, Snow White, Prince, Bad Queen, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Characters Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Sound Effects Wedding/Dance Music

(THE PRINCE AND SNOW WHITE ENTER. SERVANTS COME FORWARD TO DRESS HER IN A BRIDAL GOWN. WEDDING MARCH MUSIC.) NARRATOR 1 Their wedding was planned with great splendour and majesty. NARRATOR 2 Snow White's wicked step-mother was invited to the feast, NARRATOR 1 And when she had dressed in her most beautiful clothes, NARRATOR 2 She stood before her mirror, and said: BAD QUEEN Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who in this land is fairest of all? LOOKING You, my queen, are fair; it is true. But the young queen is a thousand times fairer GLASS than you. NARRATOR 1 Not knowing that this new queen was her stepdaughter, NARRATOR 2 Her heart filled with dread. NARRATOR 1 when she realized the truth - (HER BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES DROP OFF TO REVEAL RAGS UNDERNEATH) NARRATOR 2 The evil queen was banished from the land forever (SEE HER LONG NOSE AGAIN) NARRATOR 1 And she became very ugly (SHE WALKS OFF LOOKING UGLY AND THEN SNOW-WHITE AND EVERYBODY DANCES, NARRATOR 2 And the Prince and Snow White lived happily ever after. THE END

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs