[1] It is the largest regional professional theater that hires equity actors in Delaware County.

[1] The Media Theatre opened its doors on August 29, 1927, as a cinema decorated in the English Renaissance style.

Real estate entrepreneur Walter Strine Sr. purchased the building in the 1970s and leased it to a company that operated it as a movie theater.

He closed the theatre in 1990, and began repair work in 1992 to transform it into a performing arts center.

[2] For the building's 70th anniversary in 1997, the Media Theatre hosted Roaring Twenties and 1930s jazz music and productions.