Vincennes University has completed the design of the Red Skelton Museum and Performing Arts Center on the university's campus in Vincennes, Ind. Dedicated to the memory of Vincennes-born comedian Red Skelton, the 98,000-sf building will replace the university's 35-year old drama and music structure. The theater will seat 800 and will include several balconies. Academic spaces will house instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, an acting lab, scene and costume construction labs, dressing rooms, and faculty offices.
The museum will house a 100-seat video room that will show highlights of Skelton's life and career as a comic, actor, writer, painter, and composer. An open space, adjacent to conference rooms, will contain a display of his costumes, artwork, and other memorabilia. Construction will commence in the fall of 2003. Completion is scheduled by the fall of 2005 at a construction cost of approximately $15 million. The museum was designed by San Francisco-based URS Corporation.
