Auditions Open for Mystic Seaport's Lantern Light Tours

Mystic Seaport’s annual Lantern Light Tours are a magical evening of going back in time and experiencing the seaport circa 1876.

The tours are referred to as traveling or progressive plays and are 70-minutes long. The play is set in the year 1876 on Christmas Eve and unfolds through five different scenes that take place in different exhibits around the grounds.

Between scenes, a tour guide provides entertainment and historic information through first-person story-telling and improvisation. Mystic Seaport is seeking performers for scripted scenes and for tour guiding. Performers must be at least 10 years old. Some paid positions are available.

Auditions will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. September 19, 25, and 26, at Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic.

Each audition will last approximately 15 minutes. Performers are asked to prepare two contrasting monologues, one being comedic, and bring a theatre resume and headshot.

Rehearsals take place in October and November and performances take place in November and December. Email denise.cannella@mysticseaport.org or call 860-572-0711, ext. 5075, to schedule an audition.

Visit the Mystic Seaport Lantern Light Tours page for more information.

The above information was provided by Mystic Seaport. (Photo Credit: Mystic Seaport)