Newton Community Theatre
Newton Community Theatre is located in Newton, Iowa. It got its start in October of 1963, with the productions held in the Maytag Ballroom. In 1965, the theater group purchased the former Four Square Church building which served as its home until a fire started during a production in 1971. A new theatre was built on the west side of the town’s YMCA building in 1976 when the community raised enough money for it. The theatre is currently state-of-the-art with a 250 seat auditorium. A ghost is said to of been haunting the theatre since its opening.
No one knows whose spirit it is, but it is referred to as TG which stands for Theatre Ghost. TG haunts the technical area of the theatre rather than the actual actors. People have reported seeing a male apparition backstage and in the light booth. The most common action TG does is playing with the auditorium lights.
Many people have seen these lights flicker and behave unnatural for years. Sometimes, the lights won’t turn off during a production. Electricians have been called to investigate the situation but nothing has ever been found to produce these actions. On one late night, the director and cast members of a production stayed after a rehearsal to discuss a few things. As they were talking, a stage light moved verociously across its track. This was not technically possible since the computers that control these actions were shut down hours prior. Other reports from people in the theatre include strange smells, feelings of being touched, and objects moving by themselves.
(Source: Belanger, Jeff. Encyclopedia of Haunted Places. 2005.)
i live in newtona and this the first that i have heard of this.but i would like to investigate it