Riverland Theatre is celebrating the first weekend of opening its 2025-2026 season with Sleepy Hollow the Musical. This rethinking of Washington Irving’s classic short story of the Headless Horseman questions who the villain may be. The residents of Sleepy Hollow must break their curse as the town comes alive with magic and dark secrets. Join us over Halloween weekend as the intriguing plot twists transform this familiar legend into a powerful theatrical experience. Book and Lyrics by Jim Christian. Music by Tom Edward Clark. The director suggests the content is for those 13 years old or older.

Susan V Hansen is directing. John Deyo is the technical director and designer. Brian Johnson is the musical director. Marny Rohr is the choreographer. Costumes are by Janelle Howard. Caralee Koopal and Chelsea Anderson are stage managers. Meagan Morrow is the intimacy coordinator. Sleepy Hollow the Musical features Jadon Fimon (Ichabod Crane), Isaac Volbrecht (Abraham “Brom” Van Bron), Jocelyn Voth (Katrina Van Tassel), James Zschunke (Balthus Van Tassel), Tony Palesotti (Faas Brinkerhoff), Molly Robins (Rosalie Brinkerhoff), Lucas Johnson, (Hans Van Ripper), Kayla Byram (Arabella Van Ripper), Antonio Morales VII (Dirk Van Ripper), Mollie Johnson (Mina Van Ripper), Diane Petrik (Gusta Tenbrook), Kalli Potter (Dorine Tenbrook), Jalen Maxwell (Willem Tenbrook), Hosanna Liskey (Anika Tenbrook), Yo Na (Zander DeGroot), Martha A Liskey (Sabine Vedder), Randy Forster (Bastian Onderdonk), Maddie Russel (Gunpowder), Ashlyn Strampe (Daredevil), and Olivia Mix (Daemon).

“This is an interesting twist on the tale of the Headless Horseman, raising the stakes for the small, tight-knit Dutch immigrant community to solve the 10-year-long curse,” said Hansen. “They have suffered loss, yet the poltergeists of the village are lost loved ones who continue to make their presence felt. What is the answer to the riddle? Is it an extremist belief in a cure for all ‘evil?’ Or the love nurtured in a community willing to sacrifice?”

Sleepy Hollow the Musical will be performed Oct. 29, 30, 31, and Nov. 1 at 7 p.m., and Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Frank W. Bridges Theatre on Riverland’s Austin Campus. Individual tickets to Sleepy Hollow the Musical are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets are currently on sale at www.riverland.edu/tickets 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The online ticketing system allows customers to pay by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. The on-campus box office will be open for in-person sales in the theatre lobby one hour prior to each performance. Riverland students receive two free tickets with a valid student ID. Contact the box office at 507-433-0595 or by emailing boxoffice@riverland.edu. 

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