The Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theatre is located off of the main lobby of The Purnell Center for the Arts and is equipped with a loading door that gives access to the shop spaces. The theatre is used for large classes and also for different levels of theatrical production within The School of Drama. Seating is flexible and provides a variety of configurations for production. The space is permanently wired in a dimmer-per-circuit arrangement and has catwalk access for many of the lighting positions.