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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 Carter Green from the Palladium and adjacent to the Center Parking Garage.