Longtime actor and director Harrison Ewing in performance at the Pendragon Theatre. (Provided photo — Burdette Parks)

SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake has announced long time actor and director Harrison Ewing to be this year’s honoree at the theatre’s annual summer gala.

Ewing has performed and/or directed in over 30 productions at the theatre since he first joined their ranks in 1985. Productions include Arcadia, Dolls House, What the Butler Saw, Marvin’s Room, True West and Imaginary Invalid to name a few.

This year the theatre is holding its annual summer gala Aug. 5-15 as a free, virtual event with online entertainment, live and silent auctions, raffles and more.

This is the second year the theatre has named an honoree as part of its gala. Last year’s honoree was actor, storyteller and founding member Fran Yardley.

“We are very excited to honor Harrison Ewing for his decades as a Pendragon artist from the first inception of the theatre in the late 1970s to his performance in Arcadia in 2015,” said Pendragon’s Artistic Director, Kimberley Bouchard. “Throughout all these years and scores of productions he has embodied the Pendragon legacy of excellence in theatrical arts. Harrison’s professionalism and creative approach is a model for the next generation of theatre artists. We are proud to be able to honor a valued professional who has devoted a lifetime of artistry to Pendragon Theatre.”

Ewing currently lives in the woods of Franklin Falls with his wife, Sylvia Hough, who he also met during a Pendragon production, and a multitude of their “woolly, four footed children.” In addition to working at Pendragon, he was a 24-year employee at Adirondack Arc.

For more information and to register for Pendragon’s Virtual Gala, visit pendragongala.giftsmart.com. Pendragon Theatre is located at 15 Brandy Brook Ave. in Saranac Lake and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.