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Lantern Light Tours

The following is a press release provided by Mystic Seaport:

Mystic Seaport will open the 32nd season of its Lantern Light Tours on Saturday, November 26.

A New England holiday tradition, Lantern Light Tours is a 70-minute progressive play that takes its audience back to Christmas Eve 1876. A cast of almost 70 people, including actors from Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, tells the story of the miserly Mr. Hyde and his designs to ruin Christmas for the people of Greenmanville. It is only through the efforts of the kindly Cady family that the holiday can be saved.

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Visitors join a group of 16 to tour Mystic Seaport on foot, take a horse-drawn carriage ride, experience a traditional tavern dance, and perhaps even catch a glimpse of old St. Nicholas.

The Lantern Light Tour story is changed every year, and the writing and production planning begins in February.

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Performances are November 26 and December 2-3, 9-10, 16-18, 23, and 26-27. Tours begin at 5 p.m. and leave every 15 minutes.

Advance reservations are strongly recommended. Tickets are $28 for adults ($26 for members) and $21 for children ages 4-17 ($19 for youth members). Walk-in tickets the day of the performance are $30 for adults ($28 for members) and $23 for children ($21 for youth members). Lantern Light Tours are not recommended for children under 4 years old.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.mysticseaport.org/lanternlighttours or by calling 860.572.5322, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The tour route covers uneven terrain and tour-goers will walk or stand for the entire production and are advised to wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather. Visitors are asked to indicate the need for a handicap-accessible tour at the time of reservation.

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