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Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Heimbuch/Ferguson)

"[Heimbuch and Ferguson] infuse this work with a lively blend of gothic terror and tongue-in-cheek humor that ably captures Irving's story and demonstrates why it remains so compelling."

Star Tribune

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: 19th Century, 18th Century
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
In the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, stories of wonder and strangeness surround the legend of a mighty headless Hessian. When the humble schoolteacher Ichabod Crane vies for the hand of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, the townsfolk might protest, but it is ultimately the Horseman who will decide his fate.
REVIEWS:

"[Heimbuch and Ferguson] infuse this work with a lively blend of gothic terror and tongue-in-cheek humor that ably captures Irving's story and demonstrates why it remains so compelling."

 Star Tribune

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of the most absorbing, entertaining shows you're likely to see on stage this season."

 Vita.mn

"It's the details that make any story convincing, and this marvelous rendition of the Great American Holloween Story sure convinced me. Don't miss it."

 Twin Cities Daily Planet

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a complete theatrical experience that is sure to please."

 Aisle Say-Twin Cities

"[...] delightfully spooktacular and silly [...] it's inventive and creative storytelling, which I always applaud."

 Cherry and Spoon

Premiere Production: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was originally commissioned and produced by the Jon Hassler Theater in 2010, under the direction of Jon Ferguson. It was further developed by Walking Shadow Theatre Company in 2013, also under the direction of Jon Ferguson.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 1F, 7M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible casting, Non-Traditional casting, Cross gender casting, Expandable casting
  • Casting Notes: The play may be done with a cast of 10 or more. The roles of Ichbod, Brom Bones, and Katrina should be played by actors of the appropriate gender. All other roles may be played by anyone in the ensemble.

  • ICHABOD CRANE - a Connecticut schoolteacher
    GEOFFREY CRAYON - a New Yorker of distinction
    BROM BONES - a roistering blade
    KATRINA VAN TASSEL - a country coquette
    BALTUS VAN TASSEL - a gentleman farmer
    HANS VAN RIPPER - another gentleman farmer
    PARSON VAN HOUTEN - a man of faith
    RUPERT VAN BRUNT - a spiteful schoolboy
    GUNPOWDER - a weatherbeaten nag
    OTTO VAN LANCKER - a willing believer
    OLD BROUWER - a willful disbeliever
    HORSEMAN - a headless Prussian mercenary
    VILLAGERS
    STUDENTS
    COUNTRY GIRLS
    SLEEPY HOLLOW BOYS
    OLD MEN
    A SKELETON

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    In the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, stories of wonder and strangeness surround the legend of a mighty headless Hessian. When the humble schoolteacher Ichabod Crane vies for the hand of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, the townsfolk might protest, but it is ultimately the Horseman who will decide his fate.

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