(A True Ghost Story)
I can’t tell you who the actor
was but get this; I’m sitting on a wooden stool having my lunch off to the left
of the set. Everyone else has gone. I’m just sitting there with what they call a
Hot Set, which means nobody is supposed to touch anything. In fact, someone from Continuity comes in and checks the set before filming starts up
again just to make sure everything is just as it was left. Anyway, I take a bite of my bologna, lettuce
and cheese when this actor comes walking back in. He doesn’t see me and I don’t make a
sound. I just chew very quietly and
watch.
He is still in costume and
make-up and steps onto the set, sits on the sofa and starts this dialog. It’s weird.
What he is saying wasn’t from the storyline because I’ve been here all
morning and I pretty much know what the play is about. This guy is talking as if there is someone
sitting right next to him. Then he is
quiet for a bit, like he is listening, and then he starts in again but this
time louder, like he is arguing with this non-existent person.
OK, so I say to myself, maybe
this is some actor exercise he’s doing, but then I hear this loud slap and the
actor falls over on the couch. Now I
didn’t see him hit himself or clap his hands, and I didn’t just imagine the
sound. I heard what I heard and I saw
him fall back.
Without thinking I stand up and
say, “You Okay Pal?”
This startles the actor who jumps to his feet, turns and
stares at me, like he’s not sure if he should be mad at me for being there or
what. Finally, after a moment, he waves
a hand at me like – I’m fine, it’s all good, and he walks off the stage and out
of the sound studio.
After he’s gone I look up to the
control booth and yell, “Did anyone else see that?” Of course the control booth
was dark, which left just me and I wasn’t about to go around telling stories
about a major star like that. They fire
people for a lot less.
1 comment:
Hummmmmmm.
Now ya really got to wonder
if he did see what
he thought he saw!
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