Sleepy Hollow Audition Information
A headless horseman stalks the night in Sleepy Hollow, spiriting away unwary souls. Will the
town be able to confront dark secrets buried in its past and end his reign of terror? Join us for
this new version of the classic tale!
Characters (some may be doubled):
Katrina Van Tassel: Daughter of wealthy farmer, expected by her family to marry Brom
Cricket: Katrina’s younger sister, a lively tomboy who doesn’t speak
Baltus Van Tassel: Katrina’s father, a well-to-do landowner
Sophia Van Tassel: Katrina’s mother
Brom Bones: The wealthy, handsome son of the local judge
Marcus: Brom’s friend/follower/flunky
Judge Bones: Brom’s father and one of the most powerful men in town
Angelica Bones: Brom’s mother
Ichabod Crane: The town’s new school teacher
Dan Dervish: A farmer Ichabod is staying with
Mary Dervish: Dan’s wife
Timothy Dervish: Dan and Mary’s son, one of Ichabod’s students
Grandmother Nella Dervish: Timothy’s grandmother, knows all the stories of the town’s past
Pastor Quiggins: The local preacher, frequently drunk
Annie Ault: Owner of the local tavern
Big Fellow Ault: Annie’s husband
Mad Fax (Andrew Fax): A half-crazed beggar
Seraphine: A local young woman
Ellie: A local young woman
Emmaline: One of Ichabod’s students
The Woman in White: A spirit that haunts the woods, singing a plaintive song
The Headless Horseman: A vengeful spirit (may be played by multiple actors)
Other Townspeople, Students and Spirits
Auditions will be 6:00-8:00 on Wed., Sept. 17 with callbacks (and additional initial auditions if
needed) from 6:00-8:00 on Thurs., Sept. 18. You will be able to leave as soon as you complete
your initial reading and movement audition on the 17th, but if you are called back, please plan to
stay the entire time on the 18th. Auditions will take place at PTK’s Phoenix Theatre at 545
Morris Alley, Bowling Green, KY and are open to all non-college students between the ages of
13 and18. You will be asked to read the attached male or female audition piece and are
encouraged to practice it ahead of time, although it does not need to be memorized. You will
also be asked to do a dance/movement audition, so please wear comfortable clothes that you can
move freely in.
Rehearsals will generally be Mon.-Thurs. from 7:00-9:00 pm and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to
noon, although exact days and times may vary depending on actor, staff and space conflicts.
There may be occasional Friday evening, Saturday afternoon or Sunday afternoon rehearsals.
Performances will be Nov. 20-23 with a possible school day show the morning of Thurs., Nov.
20. If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to audition but are unable to be there
during the scheduled times, please contact Carol Jordan at carolherinjordan@gmail.com.
Female Audition Piece
Ichabod: Are you alright?
Katrina: Yes. I’m fine. No. I…
Ichabod: Would you like to sit down?
Katrina: No. I like it here. It’s that… I feel like so many things are happening that I can’t
control. Things happening to me that I have no say in. My mother even told me this would
happen. She said that my life would really not be about me or what I wanted. I am learning,
because I have to, how to not be angry about it. But my parents, my own parents, tricked me just
now and humiliated me and they want me to marry Brom. But he’s...he’s...he’s…a troll. He’s
callous and cruel. Yes, he’s rich, but what about me? What about Cricket? It seems so much like
they don’t care.
Male Audition Piece
Katrina: Where are you from? What about your family?
Ichabod: My family… I am from Connecticut. My father drank, but he was not pleasant like
Pastor Quiggins. He was… violent. My mother was gentle, but finally she could take no more of
him and she ran away. My father searched for her, but I am happy to say that he never found her.
Katrina: She didn’t come back for you? Her son?
Ichabod: No. I truly think she wanted to, but she was too afraid. After she left, I avoided him as
much as I could, spending a great deal of time with the schoolmaster. He helped me along to
university and I have not seen my father since. That was ten years ago. I feel silly as well. I don’t
usually talk about these things.