The Castle Museum, 418 Fourth St., will host “Night at the Museum” on Nov. 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. (Photo provided)

The Castle Museum, 418 Fourth St., will host “Night at the Museum” on Nov. 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

This is a chance to interact with a new cast of both famous and lesser known historical figures who have local connections.

Hear their stories, ask questions, and walk away with new perspectives, ideas for further study, and a deeper understanding of the people and events that influence our present.

Tours begin at 6:30 p.m. and the last tour leaves at 8 p.m.

Tours begin every 15 minutes and last approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.

Advanced tickets are highly recommended.

The costumed interpreters will be using “first person interpretation” taking on the persona of the individual at a certain time in the character’s life.

They will discuss their origin story, their career, and many other interesting aspects of the life and times in which they grew up or are “currently” living. Many characters will have interesting images or objects on display, and some will have hands-on activities or take-home items provided by a few characters.

This years characters are:

¯Sarah Ward – A community member with news of a special visitor to Marietta in 1825.

¯Lily Martin – A young local artist with a bright future ahead.

¯Phoebe Biszant- An industrious German immigrant with a new hotel business underway.

¯Louisa Becker – A representative of one of the iconic musical families of Marietta.

¯Louis Gailtree – A turn-of-the-century soda fountain operator.

¯Sergeant Johnson Cook – Early Marietta founder and decorated Revolutionary War hero.

Lily Martin is played by Bridget Crock; Phoebe Biszantz is played by Claire Crane; Sarah Ward is played by Anna DeHart; Louisa Becker is played by Josie Jeffery; Louis Gaitree is played by Kyle Yoho: Sergeant Johnson Cook is played by Scott Britton.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at mariettacastle.org.

The Castle, built in 1856, offers tours of the historic property, distinctive collections, and dy-namic education programs to encourage discussion of the story of the Marietta community and its role in shaping the past, present, and future of the region, state, nation and world. Summer camps, school field trips, Victorian teas, cemetery tours, and living history events are a few of the opportunities for all ages to enjoy and learn at The Castle. Learn more about The Castle at https://mariettacastle.org/