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Ghosts in the Theater

Tue, 29 June 1999, 02:34 pm
Walter Plinge3 posts in thread
Dose anyone have any good theatre Ghost stories?

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Walter PlingeTue, 29 June 1999, 02:34 pm
Dose anyone have any good theatre Ghost stories?
LabrugTue, 29 June 1999, 05:36 pm

Re: Ghosts in the Theater

EMAILNOTICES>noI can't remember exactly when it was (I'm sure I could find out) but I wasinvolved with Stirling Player's one act Festival and I was a member of theBefore Dawn production. The four cast members were all gathered in the carpark sort of between two cars (me included) chatting about new ideas forthe upcoming performance. We kept adding new gags every night.I remember seeing something dark-brown in colour flash between the fourof us accompanied by a sudden Chill. Myself and two others all jumpedat exactly the same time. You couldn't have timed it better if you counted.The fourth didn't see or feel a thing, but one other had seen and feltsomething while the third had just suddenly felt cold. We all decidedto go back inside shortly there after.I've heard stories of a ghost at Stirling and was told that I had wornthe costume the man they believe to be haunting the place had once worn himselfwhen I did Italian Straw Hat there, and I had always had the feeling thatsomeone was watching me whenever I was there since that show. I wasn't toldabout the costume thing until much later, like about a year and a half afterthe show. Suposedly, it was his favourite costume.Jeff "Still shuddering" Watkins
JoeMcThu, 1 July 1999, 10:21 pm

Re: Ghosts in the Theatre

> Jeff "Still shuddering" WatkinsIt can be cured,I believe, however 'Long John's' would help - especaily just before the dawn or could be the 'go-host' was looking for his and you were wearing them??Many years ago at the old Patch in willaims street (up stairs above Millies's greasey spoon) there was one called George - no matter what set it was or light set up - even if you were last out and first in, things would move and/or be totally refocused. He did appear once while I was alone plotting the lights, one dark early morning about 2 a.m ..... but I am not prepared to own upto seeing him - and I can supply 14 witnesses who will prove otherwise!This is tradition, superstition, illusion and mysticism - now isn't that what we are all about!"This not reallity! - but we do it for real" Joe "un-certified" McCabe
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