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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

adapted by Lindsay Price from Washington Irving

Icabod Crane is new to Sleepy Hollow and seems to fit right in. He's taking over the choir, courting the wealthy daughter, and sharing a ghost story or two. But not everyone is happy to see Icabod and not everyone thinks he loves ghost stories as much as he says. What happens when Icabod gets a ghoulish surprise?

This new adaptation of the Washington Irving story is excellent for large groups and suitably spooky for Halloween!

Choral Work Classical Adaptation Mystery

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Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
12 Characters
5 M | 7 F, Plus Ensemble
Set
Simple Set.
Length
31 pages
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12 Characters
5 M, 7 F, Plus Ensemble

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

Icabod Crane [M] 61 lines
The new teacher. About to get a nasty lesson of his own. One Monologue.
Brom Bones [M] 29 lines
A strapping man, gone a ‘courtin’.
Mr. Van Tassel [M] 7 lines
The Van Tassel patriarch. Wecomes Icabod to the area.
Peter [M] 13 lines
One of Brom’s flunkies.
Dolf [M] 9 lines
The second of Brom’s flunkies. All good flunkies travel in packs of two.

Four Girls
Anke [F] 21 lines
Maret [F] 29 lines
Lena: [F] 20 lines
Britt [F] 21 lines
Katrina Van Tassel [F] 20 lines
The apple of Icabod’s eye.
Mrs. Van Tassel [F] 3 lines
Katrina’s mother.
Mrs. Closson [F] 8 lines
Another partygoer who meets Icabod.
Chorus of Partygoers
As many as you need
The Headless Horseman
(A puppet operated by 2-3 performers)

Praise for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Jessica Rodriguez-Snellings
Gainesville Middle School for the Arts and Sciences
My students had a fabulous time with this play, and even earned the highest rating at our state theatre competition. The choral commentary on the action of the play makes this adaptation a compelling ensemble piece.

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