Dorothy

Pennsylvania · USA · Theatre

The theatre department named her after a professor said to have died at home not far from campus. She is heard on the back stairs and on the track around.

The performing arts centre at Edinboro, Pennsylvania has a resident the theatre students named Dorothy, after a professor of theatre who is said to have died at her home near the campus.

Footsteps are heard on the back stairs, and on the track that runs around the stage area.

The sound system fluctuates.

The track is the detail worth pausing on. It is the rail the stage curtains and scenery run on, above the acting area, and footsteps up there means footsteps in a place no one has any business being during a performance.

Naming her after a real member of staff, rather than inventing a backstory, is unusual and slightly touching. The students who use that building now never met her, and they still say her name several times a term.

The centre is used by the university and is open for performances.

FAQ

Hvor ligger Dorothy?

Dorothy ligger i Pennsylvania, USA.