Update:  We've met our funding goal, and now we turn to help Sarah and H's girls with the costs associated with funeral arrangements.  Another campaign has been started to help out Sarah directly.  Please donate here:  Running Dog Family Support for Hochkeppel 

The Stone Bridge Drama department is 20 years old, and we've had our share of tragedies.  The latest one is the glue that held our band of misfits together.  We will miss H greatly.   One way we can honor H is that there is a tradition in the theatre community to put out a Ghost Light every night. 

The Ghostlight serves both a practical and a traditional role in theatre. On the practical side, a Ghostlight is the single light left burning onstage when the theatre is closed so that anyone coming into the theatre can see the set, the edge of the stage, or any potential obstacles or dangers.

On the traditional side, theatre superstitions vary, but most say that the Ghostlight keeps the good ghosts of past productions in the theatre. If a theatre was to be completely dark, these beneficial ghosts would leave the space. The flip side of that is that if the ghost thinks the theatre has been abandoned they would cause accidents to happen on the stage.

This fundraiser is for the express purpose of buying a traditional Ghost Light made by Altman Lighting. The Behind the Scenes Ghostlight comes with the protective basket and base assembly finished in Behind the Scenes Purple. The stand and locking three-wheeled base are finished in black enamel. The unit is furnished with a 15' 12/3 SJ cable with a parallel blade and ground connector, cable hook, and a medium Edison socket.  

Any additional funding that goes above and beyond the $500 needed for the light  ($450 for the light, $50 for shipping) will be donated to the SBHS Drama Department.