Location: North of the present Johnson Hall site, between Johnson Hall site and Seward Street.

Acquired for College: After World War II, the theater was purchased from the Army and moved from Illinois to Ripon.

Former Uses: The theater had a seating capacity of 612 and was used for plays, musical recitals, films, and college convocations. Ripon alumni Harrison Ford and Frances Lee McCain both performed at the Red Barn Theatre as students.

Razed or Sold: Red Barn Theater was destroyed in a fire in May 1964. The College then used the former Grace Lutheran Church, located on Ransom Street, for a theater until Rodman Center for the Arts was built in 1971. The Grace Lutheran church was then purchased, and later razed, by Charles Larson, Professor of Physical Education.

References: Tomkies, p.10; Fact Sheet, p.9.