At Greenfield, community is about more than the places where people work, live, and gather. It's about creating opportunities for connection, conversation, and shared experiences that enrich the lives of those who engage with the community every day.

As the developer of Greenfield, High Real Estate Group believes that investing in a vibrant mixed-use environment means investing in the organizations and experiences that bring people together. Through longstanding partnerships with local arts organizations such as the Fulton Theatre and Prima Theatre, High Real Estate Group helps create meaningful opportunities for community engagement while supporting Lancaster's performing arts community.

These partnerships reflect a simple belief: when local arts organizations thrive, communities benefit. By providing accessible gathering spaces, supporting community programming, and helping connect local organizations with broader audiences, Greenfield serves as a place where creativity and connection can flourish.

Creating Space for Conversation

For the past six seasons, Greenfield has partnered with the Fulton Theatre to host its Speaker Series at the S. Dale High Leadership Center. The series brings together artists, educators, community leaders, and attendees for engaging discussions inspired by theater and its connection to issues affecting our region.

The partnership allows the Fulton to extend its impact beyond the stage, using the arts as a catalyst for education, dialogue, and community engagement. Discussions have explored topics ranging from mental health and social isolation to leadership, belonging, and personal resilience.

One recent Speaker Series event connected patrons with representatives from Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health following a production of Dear Evan Hansen, creating a forum for thoughtful discussion around mental health and the importance of community support.

According to Marc Robin, Executive Artistic Producer of the Fulton Theatre, the partnership has provided an ideal environment for these conversations to grow.

"Greenfield's longstanding partnership with the Fulton's Speaker Series has enabled our theatre to gather our community and provide opportunities for creative conversation and collaboration

surrounding topics that are important to us all. By allowing participants to tell their stories and examine their perspectives, we are able to engage an ever-growing number of lives through art."

Robin also notes that attendees frequently comment on the welcoming atmosphere of Greenfield and the S. Dale High Leadership Center, a setting that helps create meaningful interactions between artists, educators, community partners, and participants. Through the partnership, the Fulton has been able to expand awareness of its educational, artistic, and community outreach initiatives while creating new opportunities for engagement beyond performances.

Bringing the Community Together Through Live Performance

Greenfield's partnership with Prima Theatre takes a different form but is rooted in the same purpose: creating shared experiences that bring people together.

Each summer, Greenfield and Prima welcome thousands of attendees to free outdoor concerts that transform Greenfield's open spaces into gathering places for families, friends, coworkers, and neighbors from across the region. Recent concert series events have attracted crowds of approximately 5,000 attendees, creating opportunities for people from all walks of life to gather around a shared experience.

The concerts do more than provide entertainment. They create professional opportunities for local performers, musicians, technicians, and creative professionals while making high-quality arts experiences accessible to the broader community.

For Mitch Nugent, Founding Executive Producer of Prima Theatre, some of the most meaningful outcomes are the simple moments that happen throughout the evening.

"You look across that lawn and see kids dancing. Grandparents singing. Friends laughing. Families sprawled out on blankets. People who may have very little else in common suddenly singing the same chorus. It's a reminder that we belong to something together."

Those scenes have become a hallmark of the partnership and serve as a reminder that the arts have a unique ability to connect people across different backgrounds and experiences.

Nugent believes these types of experiences are critical to building vibrant communities:

"High and Greenfield understand that a thriving community needs more than buildings and beautiful spaces. It needs experiences that bring those spaces to life."

That philosophy underscores the partnership between Prima and Greenfield, where the goal is not simply to host events, but to create opportunities for connection and belonging.