(Originally posted on February 19, 2009)

My friend, Darlene, is giving a speech today in school about superstitions and their origins. She is going to mention one well-known superstition of the theater: don’t whistle backstage. I thought that this would be a good time to write about several theater superstitions and their origins.

The text of this post has been moved and can be viewed at my website dedicated to amateur theatre.
Theatre Superstitions.