Adapted from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.
Hallowe’en 1960, six actors perform their company’s last ever radio play after more than two decades on the air: an adaptation of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Torn between the network’s request for a family-friendly comedic adaptation and their own need for one last artistic triumph, some of them veer off the approved script. Doing so, they come to learn that Washington Irving didn’t invent the ghosts of Sleepy Hollow and that Ichabod Crane might not be The Headless Horseman’s only intended victim.
Keywords: Sleepy Hollow, Halloween, Hallowe'en, holiday, horror, comedy, radio play, spooky, Washington Irving
Produced by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, Victoria BC, November 2024
Genre: Dark Comedy, Play with Music, Adaptation, Horror
Acts: 2
Run time: 105 minutes
Content notes: Contains references to horror and violence. Some blood. Some suggestive language.
Cast size: 6 actors
Male roles: 3
Female roles: 3
Musician roles: 1
Casting notes: Please note this adaptation is a hybrid between the off-book “real” world of the actors and the on-book radio play of Sleepy Hollow. Therefore less rehearsal time is needed than for a typical full length production. This allows for a larger cast on a smaller budget. Minimum cast of six; other roles can double, be pre-recorded, or be played by the stage manager. Two roles for young actors (late teens to 20s). Four roles for middle aged or older actors.