Oyster Bay High School play breaks district attendance records

Posted Friday, November 28, 2025 12:02 am

The play follows the lives of several Hufflepuff classmates of Harry Potter during his time at Hogwarts.

Courtesy Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District

The curtain has closed on a triumphant weekend for Oyster Bay High School’s theater program. The fall production of “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” drew over 450 attendees across two performances – the highest attendance in the high school’s fall play history.

The comedy offers a fresh take on the wizarding world of Harry Potter – through the eyes of the often-overlooked Hufflepuff house.

This production also set another remarkable milestone: it featured the most students ever involved in an Oyster Bay High School fall play. 20 performers brought the story to life on stage, while 24 crew members worked behind the scenes to ensure every technical element – from lighting and sound to set changes and props – ran seamlessly. The production marked another first: a teacher, David Pontillo, made his stage debut, adding to the magic of the weekend.

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