THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Temple Theatre on the University of Nebraska campus is associated with reports of paranormal activity. Students and staff have described ghostly apparitions, mysterious footsteps, unexplained voices, and strange backstage occurrences.
This theater at the University of Nebraska, founded in 1869, is the centerpiece for some oft-told campus tales. In the 1940s, a student was said to have fallen to his death from the overhead rigging during a production of MacBeth, and now his apparition is said to appear during Shakespeare presentations. The ghost of Dallas Williams, Theater Department Chairman (1944-1971), was known to accent his teachings with wild behavior, such as throwing chairs. His ghost is still said to throw chairs: Folks have reported hearing the sound of chairs being thrown in empty classrooms. The ghost of a young girl is said to reside here as well, and a dancing ghost can be heard practicing his or her dance steps.