The Bagdad Theater in Portland, Oregon, is considered haunted by several apparitions, most notably a maintenance man who died by suicide on the property and a stagehand who perished in the backstage area. Visitors and staff have reported hearing whispering behind the screen, seeing figures cross in front of it, and experiencing unexplained phenomena such as lights turning on and off and mysterious footsteps. A well-known story claims the theater is haunted by a maintenance man who died by suicide there. Another common tale involves a stagehand who died while working backstage, with some people hearing his disembodied footsteps and other sounds. There are reports of the man whispering behind the screen and the spectral sight of figures walking in front of the screen. Some say that the auditorium lights will turn on and off by themselves, and others, particularly students, report hearing footsteps and crashing sounds from the empty auditorium.