The History of HTAC

A Brief History of HTAC

1974

In 1974, Bill Berryhill and Robert Higgens of E-52 established HTAC with the goal of putting on musical theater performances. The first performance put on by HTAC was The Marriage Proposal. Named after the Harrington A Dorm Complex, the company was encouraged to continue producing productions, which lead to a surge in HTAC’s productions.

1983

HTAC’s Board consisted of the Meetings Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Technical Coordinator, Publicity Coordinator, and Treasurer.

1998

HTAC’s performance of Tommy was the last performance done in Wolf Hall, which led to HTAC and E-52 using Pearson Hall as a space to perform.

2002

By Fall 2002, the board had undergone significant change. The lineup at the time consisted of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Alumni/Historian Coordinator, Publicity Coordinator, Technical Coordinator, and Social Coordinator.

2016

From Spring 2016 to Fall 2016, the Board went through a major change. The Coordinator Board as a whole was split into the Executive Board (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary,) Coordinator Board (Technical, Publicity, Social, Fundraising,) and Chair Council (Alumni/Historian, Webmaster, Philanthropy.)