Campus Visit and Performance
Visit the University of Redlands campus and attend a Theatre & Dance department production at Glenn Wallichs Theatre, where the White Lady ghost legend has persisted among students and faculty for years.
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University of Redlands' main stage is reportedly haunted by the 'White Lady,' a drama student said to have died in a car crash en route to a performance, who now moves costumes and disrupts stage lighting.
1200 E Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92373
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$
Ticket prices vary by production; see university website for season schedule
Access
Wheelchair OK
Campus building; paved walkways to theater entrance
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Named for Glenn Wallichs, co-founder of Capitol Records (1942) · Primary production stage for University of Redlands Theatre and Dance · Part of a Fine Arts complex that also includes Anderson Hall (former campus hospital) and the Memorial Chapel
The University of Redlands, founded in 1907, developed its performing arts facilities across the 20th century as enrollment and academic programs expanded. The main stage theater was eventually named Glenn Wallichs Theatre after Glenn Wallichs, the Los Angeles music retailer who co-founded Capitol Records in 1942 alongside songwriter Johnny Mercer and producer Buddy DeSylva. Wallichs served as Capitol's first president, and a donation in his honor funded the theater's construction or renovation at the university.
The theater is designated Building 108 on the University of Redlands campus map and is located in the Fine Arts complex. The Department of Theatre and Dance produces a full season of shows at the venue. Adjacent university buildings connected to the haunting lore include Anderson Hall, a structure that previously served as a campus hospital, and the Memorial Chapel. Faculty associated with the Fine Arts buildings have reportedly described the spirits there as malevolent, according to student accounts collected in local paranormal roundups.
The Glenn Wallichs Theatre building's exact original construction date is not documented in available public sources, but the theater has been the site of performing arts education at the university for multiple decades.
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University of Redlands students and theater faculty have passed down the White Lady legend for years. She is said to be a former drama student who died in a car crash while traveling to a performance at the theater. Her presence is most often reported in the costume department, where she allegedly pulls dresses and costumes off racks. Witnesses also describe her floating luminously above the stage curtain, and the stage lighting is said to malfunction or shift when she is present.
The Fine Arts complex as a whole carries a paranormal reputation on campus. Anderson Hall — a building that formerly served as a campus hospital — is associated with a spirit students have nicknamed 'Fernie,' who reportedly turns lights on and off on command and plays other small tricks. A student named Olivia Vara documented her Anderson Hall experiences in accounts cited by local paranormal writers, noting the spirit seemed to respond to direct address.
The Memorial Chapel is the most severe case in campus lore. Faculty and students describe it as actively hostile after dark, and Vara reported that her metronome switched off repeatedly while she practiced there alone, accompanied by a rush of air directly into her ear. University faculty reportedly characterize the Fine Arts building spirits collectively as malevolent — a framing unusual enough to have spread the legend well beyond student circles.
These accounts derive from informal student reporting and a single local journalism source; no formal paranormal investigation documentation has been published for this campus.
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Visit the University of Redlands campus and attend a Theatre & Dance department production at Glenn Wallichs Theatre, where the White Lady ghost legend has persisted among students and faculty for years.
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