A
Professional Resident Ensemble of Theatre Artists
Celebrating
30 years! Since 1981, Touchstone has housed an artistic
team dedicated to theatrical innovation in the Lehigh Valley while offering
educational
and empowerment programs throughout the community. Here’s
your invitation
to experience 6 unforgettable main stage season performances and a variety of Touchstone special events. Experience the excitement
that makes Touchstone one of the Lehigh Valley's most cherished gems!
Je Suis Dead
Presented by
Fool’s Proof Theatre
Three lonely people have just survived a train crash and now reality is folding in on them. In this vulnerable state, their stories and unfulfilled dreams begin to overlap and connect like a twisted puzzle. In the midst of it all, the three strangers reach out to each other. Je Suis Dead, with Britt Jurgensen, Mary Pearson & Ben Phillips, is a story about the past within the present, about still being alive although already dead and being more alive whilst living.
September 23-26
Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm,
Sun. at 2pm
Tickets:
$25/$15 for students or seniors
Thurs., Sept. 23rd only - Pay What You Will (at the door)
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Dr. Horrible’s
Sing-Along Blog
A Touchstone adaptation of the internet sensation
By Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen
Directed by Christopher Shorr
Performed by the Touchstone Ensemble & Friends
Meet Billy, the unassuming alter ego of the budding super villain Dr. Horrible. His three goals: defeating his arch-nemesis (Captain Hammer), acceptance into the Evil League of Evil and working up the guts to speak to his crush (Penny). Based on the internet phenomenon by Joss Whedon, Dr. Horrible flawlessly integrates the worlds of musical theatre and comic book heroics.
“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” name, literary material, characters, and musical compositions used by permission from Time Science Blood Club, LLC. © 2008 Time Science Blood Club, LLC.
October 14-24
Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm,
Sun. at 2pm
Tickets:
$25/$15 for students or seniors
Thurs., Oct. 14th only - Pay What You Will (at the door)
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The Lost Souls
Presented by
Spooky Action Theater
Directed by Richard Henrich
A whole world contained in a closed cylinder. A little people of lost ones, endlessly searching in a fascinating dance, down to the place where consciousness and dreams struggle to be born. An English translation of Samuel Beckett’s Le dépeupleur, actor Carter Jahncke performs this mesmerizing text armed with only a host of tiny puppets. Cast of hundreds. One man.
November 18-21
Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm,
Sun. at 2pm
Tickets:
$25/$15 for students or seniors
Thurs., Nov. 18th only - Pay What You Will
(at the door)
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Christmas City Follies XI
Directed by Jp Jordan
Created & Performed by the Touchstone Ensemble
Music, wit, and holiday hijinks all wrapped in a vaudevillian package that will serenade your imagination and bake your Christmas cookies. A Touchstone classic and Lehigh Valley tradition that the whole family can enjoy – back on our stage this year! Created and performed by the Touchstone Ensemble.
December 2-19
Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm,
Sun. at 2pm
Tickets:
$25/$15 for students or seniors
Thurs., Dec. 2nd only - Pay What You Will (at the door)
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Fresh Voices
Created & Performed by Anne Losq and Mariel Iezzoni
Original actor-created, ensemble-based works in progress. Touchstone hosts two apprentices for its 2010-11 season: Anne joins the company for her second year, all the way from France, and Mariel comes to us much closer to home from right here in Bethlehem. See what this year’s class creates while training with the Touchstone Ensemble. Always fresh, sometimes provocative, never ordinary.
February
18 & 19
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm
Tickets:
Pay What You Will
The Whitman Piece
Written by Bill George
Directed by Christopher Shorr
Produced by
Touchstone Theatre
in collaboration with the Moravian College
Theatre Company
Performed at The Ice House
The Whitman Piece is a masterwork, combining chorus, movement, poetry and drama to tell the story of a small ensemble theatre's struggles to create a transcendent play about Walt Whitman and the Civil War; comedy, philosophy, tragedy and insanity entwine in this song to the American spirit and the power of love.
Follow the progress of the newest Touchstone original. Playwright Bill George has begun a blog documenting his process as he writes "The Whitman Piece". Read about it here.
April 7-10
Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm,
Sun. at 2pm
Tickets:
$25/$15 for students or seniors
Thurs., April 7th only - Pay What You Will (at the door)
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As a compliment to our Main Stage Season, Touchstone's offers these two special events.
6th ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHT'S FESTIVAL
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The most magical night of theatre in the Lehigh Valley! Featuring exceptional plays written by area students, with direction and performances by the Touchstone Ensemble and community guest artists.
This inspiring evening will
melt your heart, tickle your funny bone and expand your imagination. The Festival is followed by an elegant gala dessert reception & live auction in the Lehigh
University Art Galleries. Proceeds benefit Touchstone and our “ArtsTouch”
education programs.
Date: TBD in May
Festival - $10
Festival and Gala - $75
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Summer 2010 brought Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Easton’s newly established Abbey Hill Theatre. In 2011, join us for Walden. Touchstone
Co-Founder, Bill George, portrays Henry David Thoreau in a 90-minute, one-man show telling the story of Thoreau’s retreat to the woods to understand the full meaning of life. Take a break and listen to this pivotal American sage whose insights still resonate
150 years later.
In partnership with
Green Leaf Productions Inc.
June 24 - 26
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