The Associated Press reports that renovation work has begun in southwestern Indiana on an ornate, nearly century-old theater where comic Red Skelton first appeared on stage.
Crews began demolition in June for new construction work at the Pantheon Theatre. The $2.4 million renovation and reuse project will turn the Vincennes building into a shared work space and business incubator called the Pantheon Business Theater.
The Vincennes Sun-Commercial reports the project will include new plumbing and bathrooms, a redesign of the theater’s main stage as an event space and an open-concept shared workspace.
The Renaissance Revival-style theater opened in 1921 and the stage one which Vincennes native Skelton performed. The theater also hosted the Marx Brothers, Spike Jones and Duke Ellington.
