Plan Your Visit

RIFFE CENTER

77 South High Street, Columbus OH 43215

Opened in 1989, the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts houses the Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Theatre, three studio-style theatres, and a scenery and costume shop.

DIRECTIONS

FROM THE NORTH:

Take I-71 south to Broad Street exit and turn right onto Broad. Follow to 3rd and turn left onto 3rd. Take to State and go right onto State. The theatre is one block up on the right.

FROM THE SOUTH:

Take I-71 north to 4th Street exit and turn left onto 4th. Take 4th to State and turn left onto State. The theatre is one block up on the right.

FROM THE EAST:

Take I-70 west to 4th Street exit and turn right onto 4th. Take 4th to State and turn left onto State. The theatre is one block up on the right.

FROM THE WEST:

Take I-70 east to Front Street/High Street/Livingston Avenue exit. Continue east (straight ahead) on the exit ramp to High Street and go left onto High. Follow High, theatre is on left on the corner of High and State.

PARKING

Vern Riffe Garage

77 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Enter from Front Street. Take the elevators to the fourth floor, hang a left and you are there!

Ohio Statehouse Underground Parking Garage

1 Capitol Square
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Enter from westbound Broad Street or from Third Street. Once parked, take the pedestrian tunnel on the top level of the garage to the Huntington Center. Bear left past the Huntington escalators and through the revolving glass doors in the Riffe Center. Proceed up the escalators to the third floor and follow the signs to the studio theatres.

Metered Street Parking

The closest spots are on State and Front Streets. (most are free after 6 p.m. and on Sundays) Enter the Riffe Center at the State Street entrance. Take the elevators to the third floor. Follow the signs to the studio theatres.

Surface Lots

There are also surface lots with plenty of spaces available. One is located at 3rd & State (one block away), another at 4th & State (two blocks away) and one at State between High & Front (one block away).

COLUMBUS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus OH 43215

The Columbus Performing Arts Center (CPAC) houses two theatres. The Van Fleet Theatre is a 175-seat black box theatre. The Shedd Theatre is a beautiful 314-seat proscenium theatre.

DIRECTIONS

FROM THE NORTH:

Take I-71 south to Broad Street exit and turn right onto Broad. Follow to 3rd and turn left onto 3rd. Take to State and go right onto State. The theatre is one block up on the right.

FROM THE SOUTH:

Take I-71 north to 4th Street exit and turn left onto 4th. Take 4th to State and turn left onto State. The theatre is one block up on the right.

FROM THE EAST:

Take I-70 west to 4th Street exit and turn right onto 4th. Take 4th to State and turn left onto State. The theatre is one block up on the right.

FROM THE WEST:

Take I-70 east to Front Street/High Street/Livingston Avenue exit. Continue east (straight ahead) on the exit ramp to High Street and go left onto High. Follow High, theatre is on left on the corner of High and State.

PARKING

Free parking is available in the lot across from the theatre.

MCCOY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

100 West Dublin Granville Road, New Albany OH 43054

Founded in 2008, the 786-seat McCoy Center was created through a unique partnership between the City of New Albany, Plain Township, New Albany-Plain Local School District, and the New Albany Community Foundation. CAPA began managing the venue in 2013.

DIRECTIONS

FROM THE NORTH:

Drive south toward the northern loop of I-270. Take I-270 east toward New Albany. Take Exit 30 to merge onto OH-161 heading east toward New Albany. Take the New Albany Road exit. At the top of the ramp at the signal light, turn right onto New Albany Road. At the end of the road, turn left onto Fodor Road. Continue on Fodor Road, go past the stop sign and be prepared to move into the turn left at the next signal light. At the signal light, turn left onto Dublin Granville Road. Less than .5 mile down the road, the entrance to the McCoy Center for the Arts will be on your left. Look for an octagonal brick building with white windows that face the street

FROM THE SOUTH:

Head east on I-71 toward Columbus. Take exit 109B to merge onto I-670 heading northeast toward the Columbus Airport. Exit onto US-62 heading east toward Gahanna. Turn left at the signal light in Gahanna village onto Mill Street. Stay on US-62, which changes name to Johnstown Road, heading toward New Albany. At the one and only traffic circle you encounter, take the second exit and stay on US-62 heading toward New Albany. Once in the Village of New Albany, travel past the Post Office and turn left at the next signal light onto Dublin Granville Road. The entrance of the McCoy Center for the Arts will be immediately on your right. Look for an octagonal brick building with white windows that face the street.

FROM THE EAST:

Drive west on OH-161. Take the US-62 exit toward Johnstown & New Albany. At the end of the ramp, turn left at the signal light onto Johnstown Road/Main Street heading toward New Albany. At the third signal light, turn right onto Dublin Granville Road. The entrance of the McCoy Center for the Arts will be immediately on your right. Look for an octagonal brick building with white windows that face the street.

FROM THE WEST:

Head east on I-71 toward Columbus. Take exit 109B to merge onto I-670 heading northeast toward the Columbus Airport. Exit onto US-62 heading east toward Gahanna. Turn left at the signal light in Gahanna village onto Mill Street. Stay on US-62, which changes name to Johnstown Road, heading toward New Albany. At the one and only traffic circle you encounter, take the second exit and stay on US-62 heading toward New Albany. Once in the Village of New Albany, travel past the Post Office and turn left at the next signal light onto Dublin Granville Road. The entrance of the McCoy Center for the Arts will be immediately on your right. Look for an octagonal brick building with white windows that face the street.