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The Theatre is named for Royall Tyler (1757-1826). Tyler was an American jurist and playwright, best known for writing The Contrast (1787). He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but made Vermont his home where, during his lifetime, he served as Vermont Supreme Court Assistant Judge and later as Chief Justice.

To meet the need for additional classroom and studio space for ¶¶Òõ̽̽’s growing range of arts programs, the College recently completed the renovation of the former Elihu B. Taft  School in Burlington. The new Michele and Martin Cohen Hall for the Integrative Creative Arts were funded through several gifts totaling $7 million from Michele Resnick Cohen, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ ’72, and her husband Martin Cohen. The facility includes art studios, classrooms, critique spaces, a gallery, an audio recording studio, and a dance studio. A digital media lab, production studios, and equipment lending for digital art and film classes support exciting collaborations between the visual and performing arts.