The original Asolo Theatre was built in 1798 in a town by the same name near Venice, Italy. It was dismantled in 1930 until the Ringling Museum decided to purchase it. It was sent to Sarasota, Florida, reconstructed in 1952, modernized in 1958 and fully restored in 2006. It is now called the Historic Asolo Theater and some performances are still conducted there. But this building, which is the Florida State University Center for the Performing Arts, is the primary home for shows, plays, ballet and a conservatory. It is called the Asolo Repertory Theatre or Asolo Rep for short.
