In the midst of rehearsal in the Buena High School auditorium,The leading stars of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” shine bright on stage set as a forest scene, awaiting the opening night of the play, which they have been working towards for months. 

Sophomore Kai Wyatt, looking forward to playing the role Katrina Van Tassel, excitedly explains it is her first time being in a school play and the show is coming along great. As a sophomore, she is new to Buena since moving schools and really enjoys rehearsals and has grown quite fond of the cast. 

“Katrina is very fun and sweet, and not similar to any other role I’ve played,” Wyatt said. “She is traditionally more feminine than other roles I’ve played,” 

Wyatt feels that everything is coming together; she explains that someone even came in to check their costumes for historical time period accuracy. Wyatt feels at ease and extremely excited for their first performance.

Junior Chase Dykeman plays the lead role Ichabod Crane but was originally not expecting the role,  because he was aiming for a background character. 

“I wanted to be in ensemble,” Dykeman said. “But now I play Ichabod…which is definitely nerve racking.” Although he is nervous about playing one of the leads, he is thrilled and feels that he has a lot to live up to.

Junior Jake Fredericks plays the role of Brom Bones, and is quite ecstatic, as Fredericks wants to do his best displaying Brom Bones character development.

“[As I have looked] more into the show, I have learned more about Brom, especially since [he] undergoes [character] changes throughout the show,” Fredericks said.

 Fredricks has been in drama for three years and he is quite passionate about acting. In fact, all three lead actors in the play have been in drama for some good time according to them.

After seeing the actors interact both on stage, during rehearsal and outside of drama, it’s obvious that all three lead actors of the play share a close bond that’s connected by their passion for acting.

“The three of them are one of the strongest actors here at buena and their passion for drama really shows in their work,” said Mrs. Ensminger