Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Tale

• Books, Music & Lyrics by Mark Friedman Books, Music & Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt
• Full Length Musical, Melodrama, Comedy, Present Day, 18th Century
• 5M, 5F, 7M or F
• ISBN: trw52

This new musical version of the classic Washington Irving story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- is a modern-day spin on a classic tale.

The show begins in the present day on Halloween night and is transformed into Sleepy Hollow (18th century New Amsterdam, New York) for the bulk of the show, and then returns to the present day. Three modern-day children find themselves right in the middle of all the odd characters, traditions, ghosts and goblins of Sleepy Hollow, and even confront the infamous Headless Horseman himself in an attempt to return home.

• Full Length Musical
• Melodrama, Comedy
• 70 minutes

• Time Period: Present Day, 18th Century
• Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Appropriate for all audiences
• Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

• Performance Group:
• Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre, High School/Secondary

• Casting: 5M, 5F, 7M or F
• Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible casting, Roles for Children
• Casting Notes: The cast size may be adjusted up or down to best work within your production needs. Character lines may be re-assigned and/or roles combined.
• Chorus Size: Flex-Size Ensemble

MODERN DAY CHILDREN
AMY - Older - 12 or 13-ish - Nice and super-smart.
CHARLIE - Older - 14 - 15-ish - Bossy, a know-it-all and pushes around the other two kids.
IRVING - Younger - 8 or 9-ish - Cute kid.

SLEEPY HOLLOW CHARACTERS
TURDY - Woman of the tow - Mother of ABBEY, BEN, and WASHINGTON
ICHABOD CRANE/OLD ICHABOD - Schoolmaster - Tall, awkward, in love with KATIE - Frightened of his own shadow.
KATIE (KATRINA VAN TASSEL) - Pretty, enamored with ICHABOD, intrigues with BROM BONES - but skeptical that either one is really right for her. (**KATIE can also double as DUTCH WIFE 2)
BROM BONES 18th Century hunk, self-indulgent, in love with KATIE and himself.

DUTCH WIFE 1 - Sort of a "do-wopp" backup chorus of women caricatures of Dutch wives - funny.
DUTCH WIFE 2 - Sort of a "do-wopp" backup chorus of women caricatures of Dutch wives - funny.
DUTCH WIFE 3 - Sort of a "do-wopp" backup chorus of women caricatures of Dutch wives - funny.

RUSTIC LAD 1/MODERN COP - BROM BONES loyal followers who worship him.
RUSTIC LAD 2 - BROM BONES loyal followers who worship him.
RUSTIC LAD 3 - BROM BONES loyal followers who worship him.

KIDS IN SLEEPY HOLLOW
ABBEY - 18th Century child
BEN - 18th Century child
WASHINGTON - 18th Century child
SOFIE/EMILY - 18th Century child

ASSORTED TOWNSPEOPLE OR CHILDREN - Can be added or not at the discretion of the Director.