Prior to this research, my experience was that ‘theater folks’ are a superstitious group who revel in ghost lore and tradition. From the sampling of the traditions and beliefs I made available here, the reader should get a sense of that as well. In our text, Jan Brunvand describes superstitions as "naive popular beliefs, usually concerning chance, magic, or the supernatural, that are logically or scientifically untenable. " I believe that like any other occupational lore, these traditions can be a sense of comfort and camaraderie for those working together in theater or in a theater troupe. I find it interesting that while there are many common beliefs, most people in or connected to the theater have their own superstitions and traditions, with their own reasons behind doing them. Huggart describes many actors and actresses that repeated certain behaviors before a nights performance. There were still many others he described who could not go on without their particular lucky charm sewn somewhere in their costume. Different theater troupes too will have their own good luck traditions. While some traditions we can trace to their origins, others we can only guess. Many of the superstitions embody safety concerns as well. Truly, I think we can attribute most superstitions and their handing down to the active and imaginative minds of actors.