Comments on: The Ghosts of Stetson University http://www.ghosteyes.com/ghosts-stetson-university Most Haunted Places in America Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:46:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Just a stagehand http://www.ghosteyes.com/ghosts-stetson-university#comment-1012 Just a stagehand Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:48:12 +0000 http://www.ghosteyes.com/?p=771#comment-1012 I'm a theatre student at Stetson, and I can tell you that most of us in the department believe our Stover Theatre to be haunted. One of the strangest incidents we've experienced was two years ago, while working on the set for Commedia. We had the stage lighting on, and everyone in the building at the time was down on the stage. For those unfamiliar with stage lighting, the lights are on a dimmer system controlled by a lighting board. The board is upstairs in the light booth on the balcony. Aside from throwing the main breaker to the dimmer system (which would power the system down completely), there is no other way to control the lights aside from the one board. The stage lights dimmed themselves, down to about 50%. One of the other students ran up to the balcony to see if someone was in the booth. As soon as he stepped into the threshold of the lighting booth, the lights came back up to 100%. Nobody was in the booth. He came down, and it happened again. This time several of us ran up, and the same thing. The lights came back up and there was nobody in the booth. There has been no explanation as to what caused this. It's been determined that the system does not have any shorts in it, and it's only happened this one time. We passed it off as Dr. Stover playing tricks on us. There are other minor instances, particularly if you are working in the theatre late at night. Strange noises, cold spots, and a general feeling of a presence. A couple of my friends claim to have felt an additional, malevolent presence in the theatre, but I have nothing to corroborate that. I've only ever felt the friendly watchful presence that we believe to be Dr. Stover. I’m a theatre student at Stetson, and I can tell you that most of us in the department believe our Stover Theatre to be haunted. One of the strangest incidents we’ve experienced was two years ago, while working on the set for Commedia. We had the stage lighting on, and everyone in the building at the time was down on the stage. For those unfamiliar with stage lighting, the lights are on a dimmer system controlled by a lighting board. The board is upstairs in the light booth on the balcony. Aside from throwing the main breaker to the dimmer system (which would power the system down completely), there is no other way to control the lights aside from the one board.

The stage lights dimmed themselves, down to about 50%. One of the other students ran up to the balcony to see if someone was in the booth. As soon as he stepped into the threshold of the lighting booth, the lights came back up to 100%. Nobody was in the booth. He came down, and it happened again. This time several of us ran up, and the same thing. The lights came back up and there was nobody in the booth.

There has been no explanation as to what caused this. It’s been determined that the system does not have any shorts in it, and it’s only happened this one time. We passed it off as Dr. Stover playing tricks on us.

There are other minor instances, particularly if you are working in the theatre late at night. Strange noises, cold spots, and a general feeling of a presence. A couple of my friends claim to have felt an additional, malevolent presence in the theatre, but I have nothing to corroborate that. I’ve only ever felt the friendly watchful presence that we believe to be Dr. Stover.

]]> By: KD http://www.ghosteyes.com/ghosts-stetson-university#comment-502 KD Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:43:33 +0000 http://www.ghosteyes.com/?p=771#comment-502 They say that the caferteria is haunted too. I go there at least once or twice every year since I was like 12, I haven't seen or felt anything but the place can def give you the spooks. I always have a buddy with me They say that the caferteria is haunted too. I go there at least once or twice every year since I was like 12, I haven’t seen or felt anything but the place can def give you the spooks. I always have a buddy with me

]]> By: lisabuck@cfl.rr.com http://www.ghosteyes.com/ghosts-stetson-university#comment-462 lisabuck@cfl.rr.com Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:03:14 +0000 http://www.ghosteyes.com/?p=771#comment-462 I was at Stover Theatre in November 2009 and took photos of the sets for the Importance of Being Earnest and captured this orb. Yes they Say Dr. Stover and his wife still attend the productions there! Lisa I was at Stover Theatre in November 2009 and took photos of the sets for the Importance of Being Earnest and captured this orb. Yes they Say Dr. Stover and his wife still attend the productions there! Lisa

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