The Scottish Play, Break Legs, and Ghost Lights: Superstitions in the Theatre

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dc.contributor.advisorHoward, Robert Glenn
dc.contributor.researcherVechinski, Brooke
dc.contributor.respondentWiegert, Nicole
dc.contributor.respondentLangley, Karlin
dc.contributor.respondentDoherty, James
dc.contributor.respondentCushman, Tyrell
dc.coverage.spatialSun Prairie, Wisconsin, USAen
dc.coverage.spatialMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USAen
dc.coverage.spatialMadison, Wisconsin, USAen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-20T19:23:52Z
dc.date.available2011-05-20T19:23:52Z
dc.date.created11-01-01
dc.date.issued2011-05-20T19:23:52Z
dc.descriptionAn examination of the superstitions that are held by theatre participants, specifically in the Southern Wisconsin area, why the superstitions are held, and the feelings that participants have about those superstitions. General superstitions included are why you never say MacBeth in a theatre, why you never say Good Luck to anyone in theatre, and why ghost lights are left on in the theatre. The respondents also then talk about places that they have learned these superstitions and whether or not they believe they have any value. The video also includes the respondents discussing any personal superstitions that they may have that are specific to themselves. These superstitions are an interesting aspect of communication because they dictate the ways in which participants in the theatre world interact with other members and also nonmembers.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/52764
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsnoneen
dc.subjectcursesen
dc.subjecttheatreen
dc.subjectactingen
dc.subjecttheateren
dc.subject.otheractingen
dc.titleThe Scottish Play, Break Legs, and Ghost Lights: Superstitions in the Theatreen
folklore.courseDigitally Documenting Everyday Communicationen
folklore.course.numberCA610en
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folklore.genreentertainment venuesen
folklore.genreentertainment contextsen
folklore.genreritualen
folklore.genreinstitutional ritualsen
folklore.genrefolk beliefsen
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