The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society will hold auditions for the annual West Hartford Hauntings event.

Auditions for West Hartford Hauntings are Sept. 1 and 3. Submitted photo

Submitted by Sarah Mocko St. Germain

On Tuesday, Sept. 1 and Thursday, Sept. 3, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society invites the public to audition for West Hartford Hauntings. Hauntings is an outdoor theatrical tour of the town’s North Cemetery.

Each tour is led by a guide in character through the rows of gravestones, and all of the characters are people from West Hartford’s past.

Actors ages 12 and over are invited to audition, though actors and actresses age 17 and over are especially needed. Five tour guides are needed, preferably with improvisation experience, as well as male and female characters from age 12 to 60.

Auditions will take place from 4-6 p.m. p.m. at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society  (227 South Main St., West Hartford) on September 1 and 3.  Hauntings is an outdoor show that stages Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 23, 24, 25, & 30 (rain date Sunday, Nov. 1).

Call 860-521-5362 x21 for an audition time. Times are available every 10 minutes from 4:30-6:50 p.m.

Rehearsals will occur on Mondays and Thursdays throughout September and October.

The Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society is located in the restored birthplace and childhood home of Noah Webster, a national figure known not only for the first American dictionary and the Blue-Backed Speller, but also for being a federalist, an abolitionist and a cofounder of Amherst College. The historic house and exhibit spaces are open 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday through Monday. For information on the museum’s extensive school and public programs, please visit us at www.noahwebsterhouse.org or call(860) 521-5362.