Kicking off tonight, August 5, is HOLDEN, produced by George & Co, directed by Anisa George and written by Anisa George in collaboration with the ensemble. The play runs through August 8, 2015. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
Touchstone Theatre presents Journey from the East, a community-based theatrical production for their two-year project exploring the history, heritage, and future of the Chinese community in the Lehigh Valley and America. The free, large-scale, outdoor performance plays April 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 3:00pm at the Chinese Harmony Pavilion on the South Bethlehem Greenway.
Touchstone Theatre receives a $20,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation towards the completion of its two-year community-based project Journey from the East. The project concludes with a free, large-scale, outdoor theatrical production featuring American and Chinese epic mythology, performing April 18, 19, 25, and 26, 2015.
Touchstone Theatre founder Bill George and Allentown Public Theatre artistic director Joshua Neth announce that they will be co-teaching a year-long program of actor training starting this fall. Entitled the Valley Actor's Lab (VAL), the program seeks to provide excellent and systematic training to seriously inclined actors in the Lehigh Valley. George and Neth describe themselves as “two theatre artists who hold their love of actors and the work of the actor above all earthly things”; coming from different backgrounds and different theatre educations, they have joined teaching skills in this unique effort to advance the life of the actor in the Lehigh Valley. Their intention in creating VAL is to strengthen the work of the Valley theatre community by deepening the base of well-trained artists in the region and facilitating collaboration between producers and performers.
Touchstone Theatre, long-renowned for creating community-transforming works of theatre, is tackling the story of the Lehigh Valley's Chinese locals and visitors. This two year process, entitled Journey from the East, will feature two performances, the first of which will be taking place April 3-13, 2014; the latter performance will be produced in April 2015, in collaboration with Chinese multidisciplinary artists of the Utopia Group, and with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. announced that it is changing its name to Kate Spade & Company to reflect the Company's mono-brand focus. In addition, William L. McComb, Chief Executive Officer of Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc., will be stepping down from his role and will be succeeded by Craig Leavitt, currently Chief Executive Officer of Kate Spade. George Carrara, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Fifth & Pacific Companies, will be promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Kate Spade & Company; Deborah Lloyd continues in her role as Chief Creative Officer of the renamed Company. Additionally, Mr. Leavitt and Ms. Lloyd will join the Company's Board of Directors. The corporate name change and management transition are scheduled to take place following the release of fourth quarter earnings results on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at which time the Company will begin trading as NYSE:KATE.
This April, Touchstone Theatre premiers an original work entitled Ulysses Dreams: an exploration of origin and destiny on the South Bethlehem Greenway. Based on the classical text of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the play runs tonight, April 13-21 and features original music and poetic text by Jp Jordan and Christopher Shorr, as well as choreography created by Bill George, Gus Ripa, and the Touchstone creative family.
This April, Touchstone Theatre premiers an original work entitled Ulysses Dreams: an exploration of origin and destiny on the South Bethlehem Greenway. Based on the classical text of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the play runs April 13-21 and features original music and poetic text by Jp Jordan and Christopher Shorr, as well as choreography created by Bill George, Gus Ripa, and the Touchstone creative family.
Pontine Theatre announces its 35th performance season at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth NH. Two things unite the wide range of work presented in Pontine Theatre's annual performance series: all use expression through movement as a primary dramatic vehicle and all are original works or adaptations created by the artists who perform them. This season the series features five productions: two by Pontine and three by invited guest artists. Pontine's West End Studio Theatre is located at 959 Islington Street in Portsmouth, NH. Performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 4pm & at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Season subscriptions are $90 ($10 discount for students & seniors). Single tickets are $24 ($3 discount for students & seniors) and may be purchased online at www.pontine.org. For information contact: info@pontine.org or 603-436-6660.
Touchstone Theatre, an Ensemble known for creating powerful original work premieres a haunting new offering for the Halloween season, entitled Into the Dark. The show opens Thursday October 13th and runs through the 23rd.
This June, Touchstone Theatre returns to Easton's Abbey Hill Theater, in partnership with Green Leaf Productions, for a production of Walden, a one-man performance adapted from Henry David Thoreau's famous reflections on living in the woods, directed by Augustine Ripa of Lehigh University. The show runs June 24-26.
This June, Touchstone Theatre returns to Easton's Abbey Hill Theater, in partnership with Green Leaf Productions, for a production of Walden, a one-man performance adapted from Henry David Thoreau's famous reflections on living in the woods, directed by Augustine Ripa of Lehigh University. The show runs June 24-26.
The Whitman Piece is written by Bill George, and Directed by Christopher Shorr
The Whitman Piece is written by Bill George, and Directed by Christopher Shorr
On April 7, Touchstone Theatre will celebrate their 30th anniversary season with the world premiere of co-founder Bill George's new drama, The Whitman Piece. The show is produced in collaboration with Moravian College and will be performing at the Charles A. Brown Ice House in Bethlehem, PA.
After an extensive and far-reaching collaborative writing process, Touchstone Theatre begins rehearsals for co-founder Bill George's new work, The Whitman Piece.
The Whitman Piece is written by Bill George, and Directed by Christopher Shorr
On April 7, Touchstone Theatre will celebrate their 30th anniversary season with the world premiere of co-founder Bill George's new drama, The Whitman Piece. The show is produced in collaboration with Moravian College and will be performing at the Charles A. Brown Ice House in Bethlehem, PA.
After an extensive and far-reaching collaborative writing process, Touchstone Theatre begins rehearsals for co-founder Bill George's new work, The Whitman Piece.
This January, the Touchstone Ensemble will be joined by Moravian College students, local theatre artists, and Bethlehem community members for a public reading of Bill George's new play, The Whitman Piece.
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