Arts & Entertainment
The Headless Horseman Rides Again!
Arena Players Children's Theatre to Perform Halloween Favorite, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' at Vanderbilt Museum
October 9 through November 14
The Arena Players Children's Theatre will present a Halloween classic, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. from October 9 through November 14.
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General admission tickets are $10.00. Please call the Vanderbilt at 631-854-5579 for reservations.
In Washington Irving's tale, published in 1820, the new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, and the town's strongest farmer, Brom Bones, compete for the affection of Mistress Katrina Van Tassel.
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In this delightful audience-participation play, children can take part in lessons with the school children, become farmers with Brom, sing with the Van Tassel family at its annual frolic, tell ghost stories around the fire with the townspeople. Best of all, children learn the real story behind the legend of the headless horseman.
Along with Irving's companion piece, "Rip Van Winkle,", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today.
Arena Players Repertory Company is a non-profit organization funded in part by Suffolk County under the auspices of the Office of Cultural Affairs, Steve Levy, County Executive; and by New York State Council for the Arts; JP Morgan Chase Re-grant Program and individual contributions.
