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Full-Length Musical, Drama / 8w, 10m
Eamonn O'Dwyer, Helen Watts
New England, 1820: The isolated town of Sleepy Hollow is disrupted by the arrival of a new schoolteacher, the spirits of the Hollow Wood grow restless, the hooves of the Headless Horseman thunder ever nearer.
New England, 1820: The isolated town of Sleepy Hollow is disrupted by the arrival of a new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who challenges the town’s superstitions with science, reason and fact. The locals instantly mistrust him; but Katrina van Fleet, heiress to Sleepy Hollow’s rich land is charmed by his intellect and passion. But Ichabod is mistaken: as behind each one of the villagers’ tales lies a dark and bloody truth. As the spirits of the Hollow Wood grow restless, and as the hooves of the Headless Horseman thunder ever nearer, Katrina is forced to make a choice that will change the fate of Sleepy Hollow forever. Based on Washington Irving’s infamous short story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a powerful and atmospheric musical by Helen Watts and Eamonn O’Dwyer. It is a story of community; a story of faith, of blood and belief; a story that asks the simple question: what happens when good people make bad choices?
This musical adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow premiered at The Other Palace, London on 22nd August 2018 with the National Youth Music Theatre.
ICHABOD CRANE (20s) – The new school teacher. Educated and well-travelled, but skeptical of the superstitions of Sleepy Hollow. He falls in love with Katrina. BALTUS VAN FLEET (40s) – Landlord of Sleepy Hollow. Misanthropic, and often harsh, but ultimately fair in his business dealings. Tender towards his wife and daughter. LISBETH VAN FLEET (40s) – Baltus’s wife. Elegant, quiet but with a hidden strength that emerges after her husband’s death. KATRINA VAN FLEET (18) – Only daughter of Baltus & Lisbeth Van Fleet. She has a quiet, intelligent nature, but becomes passionate and reckless after falling in love with Ichabod Crane. BROM VAN BRUNT (20s) – Baltus’s estate manager and Katrina’s fiancé. A salt-of-the-earth farmer, practical and honest, who becomes hardened by his own sense of duty. SABINE (40s) – Outcast sister of Lisbeth Van Fleet with an instinctive understanding of nature and the Hollow. A dreamer and a mystic, she foresees the tragedy that is coming to the town. HANS VAN RIPPER (40s) – Baltus’s accountant. A sly and calculating businessman, he uses the confusion in the aftermath of Van Fleet’s death to try and assume control of Sleepy Hollow. FATHER ABRAM (20s) – An idealistic, but somewhat ineffectual man of God. Along with the Tenant Farmers, he orchestrates a cruel prank against Ichabod. EVA VAN BRUNT (15) – Brom’s younger sister, and friend to Katrina. WILLEM (18) – Clerk to Hans Van Ripper, but also his eyes and ears in the town. IMOGEN (13) – Narrator of the story in 1833, later revealed to be Katrina and Ichabod’s daughter. She has had a dark and isolated upbringing in Sleepy Hollow. JOSHUA (12) – Bright and inquisitive; later revealed to be Eva’s son.
Tenant Farmer Families HENRIETTE and KLAUS (30s–50s) – Henriette is a prim and proper, but rather stuck-up woman, and Klaus her long-suffering husband. In their eyes, their children ANNA (14) and ISAAC (13) can do no wrong. FLORINA and JOHAN (30s–50s) – A loving, wholesome couple who are often outmaneuvered by their numerous, andq uite badly-behaved offspring, ESTHER (16), MARTHA (14), JAKOB (14), ABEL (12), and RUTH (10). DRIKA and MARKUS (30s–50s) – Slightly down-at-heel compared to the others, Markus likes a drink, and Drika has a reputation as a sharp-tongued gossip. Their children, ROSA (14), ESPEN (11) and REBEKAH (11), are quick-witted like their mother.
Ghosts THE INDIAN GIRL – A Native American child who was slain by The Headless Horseman. POOR LITTLE TOM – A little boy who was killed by his mother. MAJOR ANDRE – A British officer hanged as a spy during the American Revolutionary War. PETER’S WIFE – An adulterous wife who was murdered and buried in a pumpkin patch. THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN – A Hessian trooper beheaded during the American Revolutionary War.
Throughout the show the Company act as a Chorus, helping Imogen to tell the story of Sleepy Hollow by manipulating and dressing the scenes.
Sleepy Hollow, a secluded New England village near New York. 19th century.
“A fine addition to the musical theatre canon.” – Musical Theatre Review
“The overall impression is of a fine addition to the musical theatre canon, and a piece which, with its large cast and spooky subject matter, should appeal to many a youth theatre company in future.” – Musical Theatre Review
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
Q&A with Eamonn O’Dwyer and Helen WattsMay 28, 2020
Reed 1 (Piccolo/Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Bassoon) Reed 2 (Oboe/Cor Anglais) Horn Harp Piano Percussion (Tubular Bells, Cymbal (soft mallets, bowed, brushes), Bass Drum, Tam Tam (mallets, coin scape, bowed), Waterphone, Slapstick, Vibraslap, Finger Cymbals, Ratchet, Cowbell, Woodblocks, Mark Tree, Triangle, Cajon, Shaker, Washboard, Glockenspiel, Reduced Drum Kit - Bass/Snare/Toms) Violin Cello Double Bass
20 Piano-Conductor 1 Reed 1 1 Reed 2 1 Horn 1 Harp 1 Piano 1 Percussion 1 Violin 1 Cello 1 Double Bass 1 Full Score