Touchstone Theatre News

Touchstone Theatre, the region's only ensemble-based theatre, presents The Last Play – a new, two-person show created and performed by real life father-daughter duo Bill and Anisa George.

In March 2023, The Wrong Bashir by Ismaili playwright Zahida Rahemtulla hits the Firehall Arts Centre stage.

Touchstone Theatre, the region's only ensemble-based theatre, presents Games We Play – a new, two-person show written and performed by company members Emma Ackerman and Chris Egging. With production support from stage manager Alexis Leon and choreographer Ashley Tait Weller, this nostalgic exploration of lifelong friendship runs from February 16 through 26 in Touchstone's home theatre on the South Side of Bethlehem.

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (PuSh) will present its 19th annual edition from January 19 to February 5, 2023 at various venues across the Lower Mainland and select programming online.

Touchstone Theatre presents the 23rd edition of their Christmas City Follies, the theatre's annual holiday-themed vaudeville show, filled with jolly mischief, merry melodies, and holiday cheer.

Full casting is announced for William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Josie Rourke, with a musical score by Michael Bruce, @sohoplace, the first new build West End theatre to open in 50 years.

American Players Theatre has announced its 2023 lineup, to run June 10 – October 8, with the shoulder season production opening in late October.

Touchstone Theatre presents a brand-new interpretation of the beloved Greek legend, Odysseus: the timeless tale that follows the mythical ten-year journey of one man, struggling to make his way home after the Trojan War.

The Maafa Commemoration Project Lehigh Valley performs at Resurrected Life Community Church October 1-2, 2022. The performance is co-produced between Sharon A. Brown, Rev. Dr. Gregory Edwards, and Touchstone Theatre’s Festival UnBound.

Touchstone Theatre kicks off their 2022/2023 theatre season with YAGA by Dora Mavor Award-Winning playwright Kat Sandler running October 27 to November 5, 2022 at Historic Theatre, The Cultch.

Touchstone Theatre revealed its 2022-2023 SEASON , a dynamic lineup featuring three remarkable works by Canadian playwrights Kat Sandler, Emilie Monnet, and Zahida Rahemtulla. Play Club Passes are now on sale via the website or by calling 604.709.9973.

Touchstone Theatre opens its 2022-23 season with a fourth year of Festival UnBound, a five-day celebration with visual arts, live music, participatory dance, original theatre, and community dialogue shaped by Lehigh Valley community members for a unique, hyper-local festival-going experience. 

The Shark is Broken - one of the most successful plays of the 2021-22 London season - will launch the new Mirvish Theatre season in Toronto. The comedy, which received  both critical and audience acclaim when it ran at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, will have its North American premiere at the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre, September 25 to November 6, 2022.

The Firehall's Artistic & Executive Producer, Donna Spencer, has shared some highlights of the upcoming 2022-2023 season, which sees the organization celebrating its 40th anniversary.

American Players Theatre (APT) will open two more plays this week. In the Touchstone Theatre, The River Bride, directed by returning APT artist Robert Ramirez, will hold its official opening night on Sunday, June 25, 2022, at 2:00 pm following two previews. In the Hill Theatre, Sense and Sensibility, directed by Marti Lyons, will also open Sunday, June 25, 2022, at 8:00 pm.

American Players Theatre (APT) will open two more plays this week. In the Touchstone Theatre, The River Bride, directed by returning APT artist Robert Ramirez, will hold its official opening night on Sunday, June 25, 2022, at 2:00 pm following two previews. In the Hill Theatre, Sense and Sensibility, directed by Marti Lyons, will also open Sunday, June 25, 2022, at 8:00 pm.

Touchstone Theatre's Fresh Voices returns to premiere original devised works on June 3 and 4, 2022.

Valley artists and the local Ukrainian community will present an evening of' theater, film, and dance in solidarity with the people of Ukraine Saturday, June 4 on the campus of Moravian University (1200 Main Street, Bethlehem).  Curtain rises at 7:00pm in Prosser Auditorium located in Moravian's Haupert Union Building.

In June, Scottish-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Claire Love Wilson and Austrian director Peter Lorenz will bring to stage the World Premiere of their experimental musical Morag, You’re a Long Time Deid at The Russian Hall, June 9 - 19.

Touchstone Theatre presents the seventeenth year of its acclaimed Young Playwrights' Festival. This showcase of new plays written by local elementary and middle school students performs on May 21st, returning to Zoellner Arts Center's Baker Hall for the first time since 2019.