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Welcome to our website!

Welcome to the online home for the Walton Performing Arts Center at Marion High School! From information about upcoming shows, to rental information and more, we will use this space to keep our community up to date! We know that community connection is vital to the continued success of our beautiful arts center. We hope you'll find this site easy to use! 

Coming up at the Walton

- Richarh Tyson Films premiere, July 12 (click for details from Tyson Films)
 
- Into the Woods, presented by CSA Civic Theatre, Aug. 8-10 2025 (more details to come)

School News

Who we are

The Walton Performing Arts Center is on the campus of Marion High School in Marion, Indiana. It includes the main stage in a beautiful 1,500-seat auditorium, as well as a smaller performance space, the Little Theater. 
 
The Walton's main stage plays host to many events every year, showcasing both school and community groups, along with regional and traveling acts and shows. The Little Theater hosts primarily school events, although outside reservation requests are accepted when possible.
 
The Walton Center is named after F. Ritchie Walton, a longtime music teacher at MHS and choral innovator who started one of the first high school show choirs in the nation in 1966. He also directed musical theater at Marion High School. He had high standards and expectations for his students, and he provided an amazing platform for many young musicians and artists to build on throughout their lives. The excitement he created around the music and theater programs at Marion High School left quite a legacy, so it is fitting that Marion Community Schools named this outstanding venue after him!

Calendar

Theater, song, dance, and more!

photo - CSA's Nemo Jr.
Visitors enjoy the art on display for iCreate 2022, part of Marion CSA's iShow weekend at the Walton.
photo: CSA's Sweeney Todd
10 young actors perform "Revolting Children" from behind a glowing green fence in Marion CSA Theatre Company's production of "Matilda" in 2021 on the main stage at the Walton.
CSA's Civic Theatre brought James and the Giant Peach to the Walton's main stage in summer 2023.
photo: Marion CSA's Theatre Company brought the children's classic A Year With Frog and Toad to life on the Walton main stage in February 2023.