ELLEN--Don't read this; you'll get scared.
So, I've never been one to believe in ghosts or anything. I always think that stuff is hoaxy and staged and I always thought people made up the 'Sister Sarah' stuff. For those who don't go to St. Mike's, Sister Sarah is supposedly the ghost of a nun who haunts the theatre, watches shows and causes mild-mannered mischief (turning off the lights, playing the piano, appearing to a select few students every now and then).
Then, last night during Peter Pan, I swear to God I think she was in my calliper (sp?) with me. I had been in that calliper for HOURS over the past few days, sometimes in the pitch dark, and nothing ever happened. Then, last night, with lights and a packed house full of people, I kept getting ridiculously creeped out for no reason. I was just sitting there with my mic and my sound equipment and all the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I kept seeing things move out of the corner of my eye and I must have turned around quickly about 25 times, only to see nothing there when I looked. It's like one of those really eerie sensations when you know someone is looking at you.
This lasted intensely until the intermission. I remember Kirsten saying that if Sister Sarah is around, you have to ask her nicely to leave you alone and she will. So, like a complete loon (I whispered this so no one else could hear me, in case I was just going crazy) I said, "Sister Sarah, could you please go haunt someone else? Because you're making me nervous."
At first nothing happened. I just had images of her holding a vendetta against me and smashing my equipment, ripping up my script, turning off my light, etc. But part way through the fourth act, the creepy sensation disappeared completely.
Maybe I'm just going insane.
In any case, if you're in the show, you should come visit me so I won't feel quite so scared.
Then, last night during Peter Pan, I swear to God I think she was in my calliper (sp?) with me. I had been in that calliper for HOURS over the past few days, sometimes in the pitch dark, and nothing ever happened. Then, last night, with lights and a packed house full of people, I kept getting ridiculously creeped out for no reason. I was just sitting there with my mic and my sound equipment and all the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I kept seeing things move out of the corner of my eye and I must have turned around quickly about 25 times, only to see nothing there when I looked. It's like one of those really eerie sensations when you know someone is looking at you.
This lasted intensely until the intermission. I remember Kirsten saying that if Sister Sarah is around, you have to ask her nicely to leave you alone and she will. So, like a complete loon (I whispered this so no one else could hear me, in case I was just going crazy) I said, "Sister Sarah, could you please go haunt someone else? Because you're making me nervous."
At first nothing happened. I just had images of her holding a vendetta against me and smashing my equipment, ripping up my script, turning off my light, etc. But part way through the fourth act, the creepy sensation disappeared completely.
Maybe I'm just going insane.
In any case, if you're in the show, you should come visit me so I won't feel quite so scared.