{"id":4384,"date":"2025-10-16T03:34:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/4384\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T03:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:34:27","slug":"the-headless-horseman-stalks-st-george-shakespearean-theatre-to-present-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/4384\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Headless Horseman\u2019 stalks St. George: Shakespearean Theatre to present \u2018The Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YAFLYMR4H5BATDV4VJX5NN2GTA\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company\u2019s production of \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u201d is set for this weekend and next at The Staten Island Playhouse in St. George.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FRXW2V5F4JHW7FVUERT6UE6I6E\">\u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u201d by John Heimbuch and Jon Ferguson is a story based on the narrative by Washington Irving.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SIST\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Z2IZIJJUH5HT3JV2HHYZWR7YK4.JPG\"\/>A scene from Staten Island Shakespearan Theatre&#8217;s &#8220;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.&#8221; (Courtesy\/SIST)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AW2RHTTD5ZG2RGVC4H2UC4WJOE\">Producers ask that the audience step into the shadows of Sleepy Hollow, where superstition lingers in the fog and the sound of ghostly hooves echo in the night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3H5552PJMNEGBJOCAAQ3HZKOSU\">The movement-driven retelling of Washington Irving\u2019s \u2018The Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u2019 blends classic storytelling with dark humor, theatrical invention, and an eerie, gothic sensibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RYCQWNYVD5AKRDVHR5VGGG6D2Y\">Performances are Friday, Oct. 17, Saturday, Oct. 18, Sunday, Oct. 19, and Friday, Oct. 24, Saturday, Oct. 25, and Sunday, Oct. 26.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SIST\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/63PXATFYAVBLLHDLTLKD2CF6FY.JPG\"\/>A scene from Staten Island Shakespearan Theatre&#8217;s &#8220;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.&#8221; (Courtesy\/SIST)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4YJVMRSFBJDVRDOUE5TBWQEIRY\">Show time is 8 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MYXR5JCODBHVFPZPBB6ZZLH4VQ\">The Staten Island Playhouse at the Empire Outlets are located at 55 Richmond Terr., Level 3 in St. Geoerge. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7RJJPLMWBBFPPJIQS6ZDSK5QEI\">General admission is $30 and $27 for students and seniors and $25 for members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WFBRHLFG7ZDP3CQRXWGNLCAMJ4\">Purchase tickets online by visiting: <a href=\"http:\/\/sishakespeare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sishakespeare.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SIST\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YZMNQ52JNBGPRCFUICJWZC7WVA.JPG\"\/>A scene from Staten Island Shakespearan Theatre&#8217;s &#8220;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.&#8221; (Courtesy\/SIST)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DG2TMFOPUZGGHDDPPUHTNSY32E\">The production features, Phil Cosentino, Helene Dubois, Nick Easton, Matt Gilleece, John Hannan, Patricia Keleher, Ariel Marcus-Hollenbeck, Anthony Pollara, Eric Rosen, Madelyn Rothstein, Evan Schmidlin and Anna Sheehan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XZIRF5OAH5BC5CBVD435KSYSVM\">The show is being directed by Victoria Gullo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LFMHBZPJOZDJRINPDEBZ4ITUWU\">Assistant director is Amanda Rose Benjamin, music director: Ariel Ubaldegaray, stage manager, McKenna McQueen, sound engineer, Michael Alesia, lighting design, Jamie Casertano, fight director, Vincent Lane, and costumer, Phoebe Frazier<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IOPGWU5QPZGBLOYWMSQAKTGO5M\">Set construction, Rob Yuzuk and graphic design, Christopher Sorrentino.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GOJPQI6INRAIVAREZ54UIQXG6U\">Producers are Frank Williams and Cara S. Liander.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TEMBTEE5NFEDDHBRY35JNUFA54\">Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company presents the works of Shakespeare, and other classical theater, in \u2018site-specific\u2019 locations, to provide an environmental theatrical experience.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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