The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By Mary and Andrew Arnault. Adapted from the story by Washington Irving.
Product Code: LB6000
Full-length Play
Comedy | Melodrama
Cast size: 8m., 7w. (may be expanded by adding women's chorus members and townsfolk.)
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Awards: Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
Early on a September morning the villagers of Sleepy Hollow await their new schoolmaster. When Ichabod finally arrives, his priggish correctness casts a pall over the gossipy, prank-playing townsfolk. Soon enough, though, his genteel manners and his hymn singing impress the ladies, including Katrina Van Tassel, the town belle. The menfolk are less thrilled, especially Brom Bones, Katrina's beau, and he begins plotting to rid himself of his unwelcome rival. Matters come to a head during the Van Tassel's Halloween party, after which the superstitious Ichabod is accosted on his lonely ride home by a fiendish apparition, the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. The next morning Ichabod has disappeared, leaving behind only a song in the wind, and a new legend is born.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code LB6000
- Minimum Cast Size 15
- Pages of Dialogue 73
- Min. Royalty Rate $110.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 85 min
- Staging Unit set.
Categories
- Target Audience Family (all ages)
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre
- Genre Comedy | Melodrama
- ISBN(13) 9781583421352
Customer Reviews
This musical was well received and very adaptable to a large cast. The scenic elements could be complicated or simple according to your budget, space, or time demands.
Cleverly written and easily adapted to the stage. Very well received by the community! Perfect for the Halloween season and an interesting historical period to dramatize.
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
We did the horse chase in pantomime with sound effects and it worked very well.
I used two actors in a horse costume with a supported saddle for our lead and a giant mechanical horse for the Headless Horseman's steed. This added both comedy and suspense.
We used a leafy (forest) scrim in front of all scenes with the Headless Horseman. You can light it various ways so you can use it in other scenes as well.
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arts at Angeloria's | Southington | CT | 10/17/2025 | 11/01/2025 |
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Gallery
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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