418 South Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
About The Varsity Center
Who We Are
We are a performance art venue and event center in downtown Carbondale, Illinois. Our building is the former location of the historic Varsity movie theater. We have three performance spaces, including the Balcony Stage, a 137-seat listening room and small performance area, as well as film screenings; the East Theater, seating 150, which is the space used primarily for theater and is also eqipped to show movies; and the Big Room, seating 475, now boasts brand new, state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems and primarily hosts music events.
The Varsity Bar
Patrons can purchase local and other traditional and craft beers and wines, select cocktails, soda and other non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks.
Our Board of Directors and Staff
OFFICERS
Bill J. Robbins, President
Armen Asaturian, Vice President
Thom Mitchell, Secretary
Justin Walker, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Peter Gregory
P. Michael Kimmel
Nathan Colombo
Heather Haslett
Stage Company Representatives:
Brandyn McGhee
Tricia Burns
Jeff Keasler-Bird
Shay Miller
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Cara Recine
BUILDING SUPERVISION
Ken Ely