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Council recognizes Theater Harrisburg’s 100th anniversary, hears season plans and community programs
Summary
Theater Harrisburg’s executive director briefed council on the theater’s history, centennial season and community programs — including an upcoming Symphony collaboration, a gala, and the Penguin Project for youth with disabilities — and council presented a formal proclamation honoring the centennial.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Theater Harrisburg marked its 100th anniversary before the City Council on Jan. 20, when the theater’s executive director described the company’s history, current programming and plans for a centennial season.
"We are in our in the midst of our hundredth anniversary season," said Lorian Mejae, who introduced herself as executive director of Theater Harrisburg. Mejae traced the group’s origins to a volunteer‑run Harrisburg Community Theater founded in 1926, described early performance venues and noted the company’s long association with Whitaker Center and its current administrative and set facilities at the Jay and Nancy Kresge Production Center.
Mejae outlined a season of musicals, a May 30–31 concert at the Forum Theatre with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, a centennial gala at Ashcombe Mansion and the fourth year of the Penguin Project, a national program that pairs children with and without disabilities for inclusive theatre productions. She said the Penguin Project is free, serves more than 40 children, and includes a teen show tied to mentorship opportunities.
Council president read a proclamation recognizing Theater Harrisburg’s century of volunteer and professional work, reciting historical milestones and commending the organization’s contributions to local arts and community engagement. Council members posed no objections and joined the proclamation photograph.
The council welcomed questions from the presenter and offered thanks; no formal funding request was made on the legislative record during the presentation.
Theater Harrisburg’s materials and the city proclamation were entered into the meeting record.
