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Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre

The Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre is the largest and oldest community theater in the Indianapolis area and the longest continuously… Read More »Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre

Center For The Performing Arts
Center For The Performing Arts

In February 1998, the City Council designated “an area extending west from Range Line almost to U.S. 31 and from… Read More »Center For The Performing Arts

Clowes Memorial Hall
Clowes Memorial Hall

Built in the early 1960s at a cost of $3.5 million, its construction was made possible by major donations from… Read More »Clowes Memorial Hall

Emerson Theater
Emerson Theater

On December 11, 1927, Albert H. Heady opened the Eastland Theater at 4630 East 10th Street, within the eponymously named… Read More »Emerson Theater

English Hotel and Opera House 
English Hotel and Opera House 

, Indianapolis businessman, congressman, and  vice-presidential candidate in 1880, built his fashionable hotel and theater the same year on the… Read More »English Hotel and Opera House 

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre

The Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre (GHDT) is a professional contemporary dance company that choreographer and artistic director Gregory Glade Hancock… Read More »Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre

Indiana Repertory Theatre 
Indiana Repertory Theatre 

Benjamin Moredecai, Edward Stern, and Gregory Poggin founded Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) in 1972. They developed plans for a new… Read More »Indiana Repertory Theatre 

Jordan College of the Arts
Jordan College of the Arts

On April 13, 1895, the Metropolitan School of Music was founded by four private music teachers and opened for the… Read More »Jordan College of the Arts

Murphy Arts Center
Murphy Arts Center

The Murphy Arts Center is located in , a southeast side neighborhood unique for its historic residential and commercial structures.… Read More »Murphy Arts Center

Ruoff Music Center
Ruoff Music Center

Located southeast of Noblesville in Hamilton County, the Deer Creek Music Center, now Ruoff Music Center, was completed in 1989… Read More »Ruoff Music Center

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