Meet the Team

  • Headshot of Russell Brown

    Russell Brown

    The proud owner of the Granada Theatre since 2017, Russel has embraced preserving and protecting this gem of Southern Illinois. Russell works hard to bring tourism and keep great entertainment to Mt. Vernon!

  • alton is the General manager

    Dalton Laird

    Dalton is the General manager and handles all of the day to day goings on at the theatre. He is our chief solutions provider!

  • Kyle is our event manager at the Granada. As you can see from his photo above, he and Dakota got married at the Granada.

    Kyle Miller

    Kyle is our Event Manager at the Granada. He will work with you to get your special event up and going. Kyle also does all of the lighting for our concerts, events, and weddings!

  • Holly is our Bar Manager and runs a tight ship. She makes sure everything is as god as it can be.

    Holly Eldridge

    Holly is our Bar Manager and runs a tight ship. She makes sure everything is stocked, ice cold, and ready to serve. Holly will help you with your bar planning needs as well as order anything special you might request!

  • Headshot of Matt Hayes

    Matt Hayes

    Matt is our sound engineer and runs all the sound equipment for our concerts. If you decide to have a band for your event, Matt will make them sound as good as we can!