The Whitaker Center was the first facility in the nation to link the arts and sciences in one building. The Center houses a 600-seat theater, 200-seat Imax, and a Science Center in a design that affords visitors views from one program area to another to emphasize the link between the disciplines and encourage participation in both.

The Sunoco Performance Theatre has a 664-seat auditorium designed with three levels of seating, none more than 65 feet from the stage. The Broadway-sized stage, fly space, moveable orchestra pit and commodious back-of-house accommodations were designed to meet the production and performance needs of a range of community performing arts groups including the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Theatre Harrisburg, the Harrisburg Opera Association, and the Concertante Chamber Ensemble.