Foltz, Paul

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2007 concert "Holy Cow! We Can't Stop Singing!," a joint performance with the Harrisburg Men's Chorus and Common Roads held on November 10th at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center of Harrisburg Area Community College. The event received support from the Jump Street/Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and from Equity for Gays and Lesbians of the Foundation for Enhancing Communities.

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' June 2001 concert "This Land is Our Land!" at the Harrisburg Unitarian Church. This performance was the group's first full length concert in over a year and a half, and featured special guests the Harrisburg Men's Chorus.

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This is a program from the Harrisburg Men's Chorus' spring 1998 performance "Boys and Girls with Stories" featuring special guests the Central PA Womyn's Chorus.

Founded by Paul Foltz in 1982, Lily White and Company was a south central Pennsylvania organization composed of entertainers and female impersonators. Lily White and Company produced numerous shows and performances throughout central Pennsylvania and the United States with the intent of raising funds for HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ organizations in the 1980s and 1990s. Jack Radcliffe is a photographer known for his emotionally powerful photography. He took these black and white photos of Lily White & Company for promotional purposes. 

Digital versions of these photos are unavailable to access online. Please contact archives@dickinson.edu for more information.

The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus, now the Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, was established in 1987 in memory of Joe Tucci. They are a non-profit organization comprised of amateur singers, and their performance schedule includes two major concerts (Spring and Christmas) along with singing engagements throughout the year. The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus aspires “to create entertaining, fun, and vibrant gay-friendly musical programs” and “celebrates the LGBT experience in song and performance.”

This is the program for the 2010 Winter Concert. 

The Lily White & Company Membership Recruitment Committee reports their plans to meet and brainstorm how to gain more members. 

Election report for the 1991 election.

In this report, Paul Foltz gives the analysis of the Calendar Survey that was sent out to Lily White and Company members. The 1995 to 1997 performance calendar, which was created with the survey information, is also provided at the end of the report. 

The Calendar Survey was a questionnaire created by Paul Foltz to gather feedback from the company members about what “they want to do or see the company do” in the upcoming calendar year. This PDF includes the announcement, a blank copy of the survey, and multiple survey responses. 

“The Board of Directors of Lily White and Company held a retreat on June 26 and 27, 1993 at the home of Joe and Lynn Kintz. The initial intent of this retreat was to examine the present status and future goals and ambitions of the Company, in a relaxed open forum in an environment removed from routine Company functions. Board members present were Paul Foltz, Sharon Staub, Eric Selvey, Ed Fuhrer, Fred Bollendorf,, Jack Sowers, and Tim Rhinehart. Company member Lynn Kintz was present and Joe Kintz was the facilitator.”

These are the Artistic Director's Reports on the performances of Lily White & Company over the 1995 season. 

This report provides a summary of activities that took place for Lily White & Company in 1992. It is also mentions that policies and procedures were offically created for the company.

Paul Foltz grew up in Steelton, PA. After college, Foltz began studying theatre in England. It was here that Foltz discovered a strong and open LGBTQ+ community. When he returned to the United States, he became involved in Pennsylvania’s LGBTQA community by helping to establish the Harrisburg Men’s Chorus and Dignity Philadelphia. Additionally, he founded a theatre company, Lily White and Company, to raise awareness and funds for local HIV/AIDS initiatives. Foltz has also served as a costume designer at Theatre Harrisburg and taught theatre at the Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts [later known as the Art Institute of York] for over twenty years and at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Paul Foltz grew up in Steelton in a very Catholic household, a background to which he attributes his unawareness of his sexuality until later in his college years. It wasn’t until he went to England to complete his graduate-level theatre studies, though, that he encountered a strong and open LGBT community that was growing after the recent decriminalization of homosexual acts, which encouraged him to come out and become comfortable with himself. Upon his return to the U.S., he remained out and was generally met with acceptance. He became involved in Pennsylvania’s LGBT community in helping to establish the Harrisburg Men’s Chorus and Dignity Philadelphia, as well as directing a drag troupe to raise money for HIV support. In this interview, he discusses these events, as well as his work as a costume designer at Theatre Harrisburg and teaching at the Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts and at HACC, in addition to his experiences with being out and gay in central PA.

Program for "A Quiet End" performed by Lily White and Company on July 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, and 23 at the Open Stage of Harrisburg at Strawberry Square. 

Program for ""Lily in La-La Land, or the Looking Glass Cracked" performed July 24, 1994 at the Harrisburg Hotel. Also includes a timeline of organizational history.

Porgram for "Lily Unplugged" performed by Lily White and Company at the Ramada Inn, Harrisburg, PA. Includes a timeline of when  performers joined the troupe.

The Lily-Gram was a newsletter produced by the Lily White & Company for members of the company. This version is dated incorrectly, and should read "Winter 1995." Highlights in this issue include:

• "Lily Heads into '96 on the Heals of its Successes" (p. 1)
• "In Memoriam," Ron Phillips and Eddie Steigerwald (p. 1)
• "The 1996 Summer Hotel Show" (p. 2)
• "Let's Make it a Great Year" (p. 3)

Program for "Who Framed Lily White?" performed by Lily White and Company.

Program for "Poodles, Parking, and Pigskin Preppies" performed by Lily White and Company in 1995. This version was for Strawberry High School.

The Lily-Gram was a newsletter produced by the Lily White & Company for members of the company. Highlights in this issue include:

• "Rehearsals for' A Lily White Christmas IV' " (p. 1)
• "Calender Survey Report" (p. 2)
• "Lily White and Company Two-Year Calendar" (p. 6)
• "At Open Stage, 'A Quite End' Benefits AIDS Hospice" (p. 6)

Program for "A Lily White Christmas 4" performed by Lily White and Company. 

Program for "Poodles,Parking, and Pigskin Preppies" performed by Lily White and Company. This version was the Altland High School.