As part of Touchstone's mission to build community and encourage creative collaboration, local visual artists are invited to exhibit work in a mezzanine space above the theatre. Gallery exhibits are scheduled to correspond to the theatre's season, and may complement the current production in theme.
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The Touchstone Theatre Gallery is looking for visual art to exhibit this fall. The first show will run from mid-September to the end of October, and the second will run from the end of November to the end of February. Ideally, the visual work and performances complement one another; please visit www.touchstone.org to learn about the 2010/11 season.
For more information or to make a submission, email Liz Wheeler at gallery@touchstone.org or call 610-419-6409.
The Lehigh Valley Black African Heritage History Project (2002-2008)
In collaboration with Muhlenberg College, Lehigh County Senior Center, the Lehigh County Historical Society, Kutztown University, the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society, Touchstone collected over 50 oral histories from the Lehigh Valley’s oldest African American citizens and held 14 public story and song gatherings throughout the Lehigh Valley. These histories were archived and used, along with the material collected at the story and song gatherings, to produce an original play that gave voice to the experience of Lehigh Valley African Americans over the last one hundred years. This play, Another River Flows – stories, songs and a celebration of the Lehigh Valley Black Experience, performed in all three cities and was cast almost entirely by community actors.
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history of the project.
Checkout some video footage of this show on our youtube page.
The Don Quixote Project (2003-2005)
Inspired by the diverse South Side Bethlehem neighborhood and the desire to bridge the gap between the Anglo and Latino cultures, the adaptation, Don Quixote of Bethlehem, was born. The traveling performance or “theatricade” involved over 100 community participants and moved from Lehigh University through the streets of the South Side ending at St. Michael’s Cemetery. This project involved the following community partners: Bethlehem Area Public Library, Bethlehem Area School District, City of Bethlehem, Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations, Holy Infancy Church, Lehigh University Art Galleries, Mock Turtle Marionette Theatre, Seniors Centers of Bethlehem, and South Bethlehem Neighborhood Center.
DVDs of the performance, filmed and edited by Anisa George and Petra Costa, are available for $25, $15 for cast members. To order, please call Liz Wheeler, Touchstone’s Administrative Assistant, at 610-867-1689, or email liz@touchstone.org. Anisa and Petra also created a documentary about the making of Don Quixote of Bethlehem. This was screened at the 2006 SouthSide Film Festival; please call Liz if you’d like to purchase one.