Christmas City Follies XXIII
Directed by: Jp Jordan
Performed by: the Touchstone Ensemble and friends
December 1-18, 2022
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8p, Sundays at 2p
With an additional performance on 12/17 at 2p
Adult - $25
Seniors & Students - $15
Thursdays - Pay-What-You-Will tickets are available at the door. Regularly priced tickets may still be purchased in advance to guarantee seats.
For 23 years, Touchstone has been ringing in December with this fan-favorite holiday variety show of music, merriment, and seasonal joy (and jingle bells, panda bears, colorful characters, and shopping carts, of course)! Throw on your favorite Christmas sweater and settle in for a heartfelt, homegrown, family-friendly celebration of the winter holidays. Get your tickets early, and meet us under the mistletoe! (Run time is 90 minutes.)
OTHER FOLLIES FESTIVITIES
We have three fun (and free!) events to help you celebrate the season, and fill your life with even more Follies goodness!
November 26th – Christmas Tree Lighting
First, join us here at Touchstone out on the Barrio Stage on Saturday, November 26th at 5pm, as we light the Southside Christmas Tree. Featuring a Mini-Follies performance by the Touchstone Theatre/Moravian University MFA students and holiday tunes by local legend Dave Fry, as well as goodies by Southside favorites Roasted and Five Maidens Cidery. There will be cookies, hot chocolate, and plenty of Christmas cheer to go around!
December 1st through 23rd – Live Advent Calendar
Additionally, beginning on December 1st at 5:30pm, and continuing every evening through the 23rd, join us at the Goundie House (501 Main Street) for The Live Advent Calendar! Presented by the Downtown Bethlehem Association, featuring some of your favorite Touchstone actors, every evening we will be selecting a member of the audience to come and open the door and see what sort of surprises await inside. What better way to countdown to the most wonderful day of the year? More info can be found here!
December 3rd – Holiday Stories
Lastly, join us at the Bethlehem Area Public Library (11 W Church Street) on December 3rd from 11am-12noon for our Holiday Spirited Story Hour! Come and listen as performers from this years Christmas City Follies read stories that embrace the season. A show for kids of all ages, and the young at heart!
[Image description: Two performers – one bearded with glasses, one with blond hair down around her shoulders, both white and wearing Santa hats and candy cane striped jackets – sit behind a green desk labeled “BNSN – Better Not Shout Network” in red lettering.]