Harriet the Spy

by Leslie Brody
Based on the novel by Louise Fitzhugh

Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she’s written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Estimated Run Time: 90 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions in North America
  • Cast Size: 25 roles | Doubling Possible

Full Details

Roles:

  • Harriet
  • Mother
  • Father
  • Cook
  • Sport
  • Janie
  • The Boy with the Purple Socks
  • Beth-Ellen Hawthorne
  • Rachel Hennessey
  • Carrie Andrews
  • Laura Peters
  • Pinky Whitehead
  • Miss Elson
  • Ole Golly
  • Mama Dei Santi
  • Bruno Dei Santi
  • Papa Dei Santi
  • Fabio Dei Santi
  • Little Joe Curry
  • Harrison Withers
  • Mrs. Agatha K. Plumber
  • Nadine
  • Mr. Waldenstein
  • Miss Berry

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

Leslie Brody

Leslie Brody is a playwright and biographer. She is the author of the play Harriet the Spy. Her books include Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy  and Irrespressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford. She lives in Redlands, California. 

Originally commissioned and produced by Children's Theatre Company in 1988

Photos of production at Janesville Performing Arts Center

Photos of production at Janesville Performing Arts Center

Photos of production at Janesville Performing Arts Center