[4] The People's Light campus is located on 4.7 acres (0.019 km2)[3] of what was once a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) tract granted by William Penn to the Malin family in 1709.

Part of this tract of land was occupied by George Washington's troops after the Battle of Brandywine.

The barn that houses the Leonard C. Haas Stage of the theatre was renovated in 1978 by Knabb Associates.

[1] By 1989, the budget increased to $1.75 million,[3] and People's Light established an annual resident company of actors.

[1] Community Matters is a series of events with free staged play readings and town hall-style discussions in partnership with local service organizations.