“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” comes to BYU

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BYU’s Young Company is getting ready to launch “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” to BYU students and families for two weeks, after many school tour presentations.

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Actors in the production of 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' greeting each other on stage.

Teresa Dayley Love, the director and author of the adaptation, has enjoyed the production, creativity and imagination that comes along with it.

“The emphasis of this production is about the surprise of storytelling,” Love said.

Love said there are only four actors, and the audience is completely brought in to help with the rest. She said it’s very much live theater, and a true conversation with the audience.

“It’s a significantly different show every time,” Love said.

Young Company has been bringing this production to elementary schools around Utah county, and will continue to tour through December after the production is at BYU for two weeks.

Logan Hayden, a junior from Idaho and one of the four actors in the production, has learned a lot from traveling to different elementary schools.

“It’s definitely been an interesting learning experience,” he said.

Hayden said when traveling to the different elementary schools it’s important to keep the story moving, and to keep the kids engaged at all times. He said he’s learned that there is quite a difference between each grade level and audience participation.

Lisa Moncur, a senior studying theater arts and an actor in the play, explained that the show is especially geared towards children, and that when the children come, they aren’t just the audience, but they are greatly involved.

“It’s so fascinating to watch the interaction with children and the actors,” she said. “Normally you just get to watch and you don’t get to be a part of it.”

Mocur said even though this production is especially for children, anyone can enjoy it because everyone is involved and there is so much improvisation.

“There is no fourth wall…we’re always looking at the audience and including them in our story,” Hayden said.

The show will run from Oct. 17-20 and Oct. 23-27 in the Margetts Theater. The play starts at 7:30, and the performances on Saturdays will have matinees at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 on weeknights and for matinees, and $7 for weekend performances.

 

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