THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Hawkinsville Opera House has long been associated with reports of paranormal activity from performers and visitors. Witnesses have described phantom footsteps backstage, unexplained voices, shadow figures, and strange noises in the auditorium after hours. The historic theater is considered one of Georgia's haunted performance venues.
Construction on the Hawkinsville Opera House began in 1907, and the 576-seat theater has been used as a makeshift church and a temporary movie cinema when those respective buildings burned. Now it is a historic theater and possibly home to a ghost, who is said to dim the lights at inopportune times.