Slayter Center of Performing Arts

Slayter Center for the Performing Arts, located at Stadium Avenue and Martin C. Jischke Drive in West Lafayette, IN, is an outdoor amphitheater with striking architecture. Here is a detailed description of its meeting, conference, and event facilities:

Function Rooms and Capacities

• Outdoor Seating Area: The center can accommodate up to 20,000 people on the gently sloping hillside surrounding the stage.

Stage Details

• Stage Dimensions: The stage is 56 feet front, 34 feet back, and 46 feet deep.

• Seating Capacity: The stage can seat a 110-piece symphony band or orchestra.

Event Facilities

• Fresh-Air Entertainment: Slayter Center serves as a fresh-air venue for musical events, dances, and lawn movies in spring, summer, and fall.

• Architectural Design: The center is designed to reflect Stonehenge with superb sound diffusion. The side and back walls of the stage are formed of stelae similar to the stone monoliths at Stonehenge. The spaces between the stelae are filled with broken rough blocks of yellow French glass and black epoxy-resin.

Services

• Seating Arrangement: Seating is first come, first serve on the grassy knoll surrounding the stage. The gently sloping hill combined with a lawn chair or blanket makes for delightfully relaxed entertainment viewing.

• Acoustics and Sound: The "flaring horn" design compresses the sound and projects it out to the audience, rather than merely reflecting the sound.

Additional Information

• History: Slayter Center was constructed in 1963 with a donation of $300,000 from Dr. Games and Marie Slayter. Dr. Slayter was a notable figure in Purdue University's history, holding over 164 patents and serving as a consultant on industrial applications for NASA.

Slayter Center offers a unique outdoor setting for various events, making it an ideal choice for those seeking a natural amphitheater with excellent acoustics and architectural design.

Facilities

• AV equipment
• Audio/Video Capabilities
• Bus Parking
• Business Center
• Concierge Services
• Dance Floors
• Free Local Calls
• Golf on Grounds
• Health Club
• Internet
• Laundry
• Loading Dock
• Luggage Storage
• Mountain Views
• Onsite AV staff
• Onsite Catering
• Onsite Gift Shop
• Onsite Restaurant
• Onsite Security
• Outdoor Pool
• Outdoor Space
• Pet Friendly
• Piano
• Portable Heaters
• Portable Walls
• Private Space
• Rental Car Services
• Room Service
• Shuttle
• Spa/Salon
• Staging
• Taxi
• Tennis
• Toll-Free Calls
• VIP Services
• Valet Parking
• Video Conferencing
• Voicemail Box
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Whirlpool