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  • A daytime concert in the Studio Theater. Three acoustic guitarists on stools perform for a full audience. Curtains are parted at the windows to let daylight illuminate the stage.
  • A drum circle with children who attended the Jungle Jams camp and their parents.
  • A chic social event in the Studio Theater with seating removed. Cocktail tables are aglow in pink and amber lighting.
  • A corporate event in the Studio Theater from which seating has been removed. Cocktail tables and a buffet are in sleek black.
  • People mingling at an event in the Studio Theater. Seating has been removed to make room for cocktail tables and a buffet.
  • A wide-angle view of the black box Studio Theater from the last row of seating.

The Studio Theater

With a seated capacity of 200, the Studio Theater’s flexible black box design offers multiple seating and stage configurations to suit a variety of intimate musical and theatrical productions. It is located in the same building as the Tarkington, across the Center Green from the Palladium and adjacent to the Center Parking Garage.