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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.)

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Awards: Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award

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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.

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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.

Customer Reviews

Loved this adaptation. It is very faithful to the original short story. It is approximately 1 hr. and 10 min. long which was just right for us. It is very easily staged.

Lois DeVries, Covenant Christian High School, Demotte, Ind.

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.

Cynthia Berg, Canon-McMillan High School, Canonsburg, Pa.

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.

Chris Rees, Chugiak High School, Chugiak, Alaska

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

We did the horse chase in pantomime with sound effects and it worked very well.

Lois DeVries, Covenant Christian High School, Demotte, Ind.

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.

Cynthia Berg, Canon-McMillan High School, Canonsburg, Pa.

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.

Molly Grasso, Papillion-LaVista High School, Papillion, Neb.

Production Map

Location	City	State	Opens	Closes
The Arts at Angeloria's	Southington	CT	10/17/2025	11/01/2025

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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