By GINA KINSLOW
GLASGOW — The Bunche of Players, a youth community theater group, will present the drama “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” tonight and tomorrow night beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Liberty District Ralph Bunche Community Center.
The play is not like the movie version of the classic story that starred actor Johnny Depp.
“This version is oriented for children,” said Eddy Sakowicz, artistic director and director of the play. “There’s a little bit of scariness and a lot of comedy.”
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is the story of school master Ichabod Craine who comes to Tarrytown, N.Y. and catches the eye of Katrina Van Tassel, only Brom Van Brunt has already spoken for her.
“There’s a little bit of a love squabble and it ends up with (Ichabod Craine) being told of the nightly terrors of Tarrytown. After the All Hallow’s Eve Frolic at the Van Tassel place, Ichabod Craine unfortunately meets up with one of the ghosts of Tarrytown,” Sakowicz said.
Sakowicz has a master’s degree in historical interpretation and to help the young actors with character building and understanding the time period he introduced some extra historical material.
“We gave out some information on federalists and anti-federalists and a little background on the Revolutionary War and George Washington’s farewell address,” he said.
Starring in the play as Ichabod Craine is 13-year-old Carlos Torres, a Glasgow Middle School student.
Torres auditioned for the play because he enjoys acting.
“I had a lot of fun in my last play here so I wanted to do it again,” he said.
He describes Ichabod Craine as being a bit of a Casanova who tries to get the attention of all the ladies in town.
“It’s been fun,” he said.
Torres’ character catches the attention of Katrina Van Tassel played by 12-year-old Andie Marcol, a Barren County Middle School student.
Marcol is also a veteran actor with the group and wanted to be involved with another play. She describes her character as being “very sarcastic and enjoys playing people against each other.”
Marcol says her character’s personality is similar to her own.
“It definitely fits my personality so it’s not that hard,” she said.
Playing her love interest, Brom Bones, is 12-year-old Anthony Monroe, a Barren County Middle School student.
He got involved with the production because he, too, enjoys acting.
“I really wanted to be in it because I’ve been in a lot of plays before and I’ve just had a really fun time acting and I wanted to do it again, “he said.
Emily Sullivan, 17, who is home schooled, plays the role of Patricia, who is primarily a storyteller but does appear in some scenes.
“When she takes part in the scenes of the play she’s kind of a bratty school girl, but she mostly does narration of the play with some of the other characters of the play,” she said.
Sullivan is also a veteran performer with Bunche of Players.
“I wanted to be in a more dramatic play because I’ve only ever been in one play and that was a comedy,” she said. “I thought it would be a really good experience for me and it looked like a lot of fun.”
Those who come to see the play will get to take a trip through a haunted hallway on their way to the community center’s gym for the play.
Admission is $7 per person and all proceeds benefit the acting group and its productions.
