As the sun set across the fields of the Sarasota Polo Club Oct. 18, a headless black-hooded figure tossed a pumpkin into a graveyard and rode off into the distance.
In the end, schoolmaster Ichabad Crane had disappeared and all that was left was the pumpkin and the legends of Sleepy Hollow.
The Players Centre for Performing Arts presents “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” nightly at 6 p.m. through Oct. 20.
The Headless horseman (Carmen Hanson) rides across the polo fields at the end of the performance.
Widow Van Doom, Hilda and Greta (played by Francesca Mendolia, Annabelle Pietryka and Megan Johnson) share the town's ghost stories to Ichabod Crane during a sewing circle.
Lynn Lane, Tara's Darralene Duggins and Braden Oaks' Donna DeFant usher guests to the outdoor theater.
The ghost pirate, played by Derek Dutcher, emerges from the cemetery to startle and accuse Ichabod Crane, played by Philip Troyer.
Brom Bones, played by Nathan Turoff, thinks up another scheme to rid Sleepy Hollow of its new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane.
Joseph Bahan and his mom Melissa Eeftens, with Calvin, enjoy the show from the field, rather than sitting in chairs.
The Headless Horseman, played by Carmen Hanson, appears at the cemetery to chase away Ichabod Crane.
Yvonne Perez, as Woman in White, tells spectators to "Beware!" and that they may die of fright when they see the Headless Horseman.
Lynda St. James, playing Mrs. Trenkler, makes her way to Sleepy Hollow to visit her sister. She tells the town's ghost stories make her nervous.
Widow Van Doom (Francesca Mendolia) and Mrs. Van Tassel (Jordan Lehman) figure out where he new schoolmaster will stay now that Van Tassel's sister arrived in Sleepy Hollow unexpectedly.
Farm Stuyvesant, played by Drew Deiniger, makes sure everyone knows the youth Brom Bones is good only for trouble and is guilty of chasing away previous schoolmasters.
Yost, played by Auggie Toynton, announces the strength of his friend Brom Bones in an effort to impress the girls.
Philip Troyer, as Ichabod Crane, loves to eat and show off his intellect.
Brom Bones (Nathan Turoff) gives a special coin to the girl he wants to marry, Katrina Van Tassel, played by Alexandra Cavanaugh.
