Rollins Studio Theatre, Long Center for the Performing Arts

The Debra and Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre is part of the Long Center complex, and occasionally is a venue for special screenings and film festivals. The theater can be configured to seat from 80 to 229 people.

For Austin Film Festival 2009, chairs were placed on risers, much like the ACC theater configuration at SXSW, to seat about 130 people. The seats are fairly comfortable and had pretty good legroom. The screen is a little small, but picture and sound quality are good.

Pros: Close to other downtown venues and restaurants.

Cons: The Long Center parking garage is expensive for movie parking, and street parking is intentionally difficult to find (the neighborhood would prefer you use the garage).

Parking: You can pay to park in the Long Center garage, or try to find street parking nearby.

Bus routes: #5, 10, 30 and others.  The routes listed go downtown (northbound).

Distance: It's a long-ish walk (no pun intended) to the downtown area, which you might not want to try if you're in a hurry.

Food and Beverages: A kiosk in the lobby offers coffee, bar drinks, and a few snacks. If you want to stay on this side of the lake, you can have a hearty home-cooking meal at Threadgill's, or grab a bite at Sandy's Hamburgers, an old-fashioned burger stand. Or you can cross the river and return to downtown Austin for a huge variety of restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops.

Wireless: Unknown.

[Photo credit: "Long Center 7" by codexterity. Found on Flickr, used under Creative Commons license.]