History & local legend
The attic above Upper Darby High School’s Performing Arts Center has its own backstage character: Pete the Ghost. Former students connected him with the trips upstairs to retrieve costumes and props during productions.
A costume helper recalled one such incident during the spring musical in 2008 or 2009. A boy in the cast went to the attic to find a hat. He returned quickly with the hat, announcing that he had also seen Pete. The helper, who posted the memory in 2014, had heard the boy’s report but had not seen the figure.
A stage technician from the class of 2008 remembered another attic tradition. There were two doors, one of which stayed locked. Crew members said that someone going upstairs alone might see a face in the locked door’s window. The technician recalled feeling uneasy enough to collect what was needed and hurry back downstairs, especially during nighttime performances.
