The Hiway Theater is YOUR nonprofit, community-based, member-driven movie theater specializing in art house films, classic film restorations, and local partnerships. We are committed to excellent programming and to meaningful community outreach.

Our mission: Exhibit art, independent and world films; Educate the community about the film and media arts; Serve as a community and charitable resource for the arts; Preserve the historic theaters as cultural resources.

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Christopher R. Collier is the Executive Director of Renew Theaters, a nonprofit management company that operates four nonprofit, member-supported theaters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey: The Ambler Theater, County Theater, Hiway Theater, and Princeton Garden Theatre.

He has worked at Renew since 2007, starting as a manager of his hometown Ambler Theater. Over his 15 years working at Renew, the company has doubled in size, both in staff and number of theaters. He became Executive Director in 2019.

He served as the 2018-2019 AHC Conference Co-Chair, served on the Provisional Board from 2019-2020 and joined the Transitional Leadership Group stewarding the organization through the pandemic from 2020-2022.

Chris holds degrees in Musicology from Dartmouth College and the University of Oxford, where he wrote his dissertations focused on film music. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.

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Jonathan Wilt - President
Jeff Landis - Vice President
Allyson Dobbs - Secretary
Kent Nelson - Treasurer

Mark Asher
Lenny Blasick
Jen Eyre
Gabe Lerman
Linda Manfredonia
Craig Pizer
Lee Rosenthal
Marjike Shenkman
John Toner

David Rowland (Advisor)