Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
A performing-arts centre in Evanston, Illinois. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1980
- 46 years old
- From ORD
- 21 km (13 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
- of Evanston
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 10 Arts Circle Drive, 60208, right in the centre of Evanston.
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts was opened in 1980 and operated by Northwestern University, which puts it at 46 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 10 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208
- Operator
- Northwestern University
- Official site
- wirtz.northwestern.edu
- Coordinates
- 42.0519, -87.6728
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Travel to Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz
Allow half an hour each way to O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 21 km (13 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.
The centre of Evanston is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Evanston has 18 venues mapped in total and a population of 76,006. The Evanston guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
The seats do not move, which is the whole trade. You get sightlines, acoustics and a lighting rig you would otherwise have to rent, and you give up the ability to put tables in the room. Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts is 2nd of 5 such houses mapped in Evanston.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
A worked example for Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz
A Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Evanston — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Evanston have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Pick-Staiger Concert Hall1,003 seats
- Cahn Auditorium1,000 seats
- Norris University Centerevent space
- Evanston Art Centerperforming-arts centre
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, year opened, operator, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts?
10 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208. It is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from the centre of Evanston. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 21 km (13 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Evanston. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts is booked?
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall (1,003), Cahn Auditorium (1,000) and Norris University Center are in the same city and have their own pages here. 18 venues in total are mapped in Evanston.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Evanston
- Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
1,003 seats
- Cahn Auditorium
1,000 seats
- Norris University Center
event space
- Evanston Art Center
performing-arts centre
- Hosting an event in Evanston
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