The old Strand Theater, Jonesboro

Arkansas · United States · Theatre

Cast and staff at the Arkansas theatre call him Charlie. He has been seen in the attic, on the catwalk, in the boiler room, the balcony and the projection.

The building at Jonesboro, Arkansas was formerly the Strand Theater, and the figure reported in it has been seen by a great many people, including cast members and staff working productions.

He has been described in almost every part of the building: the attic, the catwalk above the stage, the boiler room, the balcony and the projection room. Company members named him Charlie a long time ago.

One detail sets these sightings apart from most. He does not appear in the same clothes twice. Witnesses across different years have described him differently dressed each time, which is unusual, since a figure reported repeatedly in one building almost always comes with a fixed costume.

One eyewitness account describes a visitor making his way up to the projection booth. Coming round a corner in the balcony he met Charlie face to face, close enough to describe what he was wearing.

A theatre is a building full of narrow passages that people move through in the dark by habit. The projection route and the catwalk are two of them.

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Where is The old Strand Theater, Jonesboro located?

The old Strand Theater, Jonesboro is in Arkansas, United States.