A Professional Resident Ensemble of Theatre Artists

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 5 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!

Into the Dark
Created & Performed by the Touchstone Ensemble

As the dry, crumbling leaves of autumn fall and the shadows lengthen, Touchstone proudly presents an eerie evening of experimental theatre. Our chilling cast of characters, suspenseful stories, and haunting vignettes explore the depths of terror that lurk within the human soul.

October 13 – 23

Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 2pm

Tickets: $25/$15 for students or seniors
Thursdays - Pay What You Will (at the door)

Click here to buy tickets:

Killadelphia
Written & Performed by
Sean Christopher Lewis

A one-man mixtape of a city, Killadelphia is an unflinching look at crime and punishment, in the world of Philadelphia’s Graterford Prison. Lewis, hailed as “explicitly authentic,” presents this 75-minute tour de force, portraying prisoners to politicians while struggling to make sense of the seemingly senseless violent crime in the City of Brotherly Love.
Winner of 2010 Barrymore Award and Smith Prize for Drama.

November 18 & 19

Shows at 8pm

Tickets: $25/$15 for students or seniors

Click here to buy tickets:

Christmas City Follies XII
Directed by Jp Jordan
Created & Performed by the Touchstone Ensemble

It’s not Christmas in the Christmas City without a night at Follies! Our annual vaudevillian holiday show features live music, whimsical characters, and old-timey razzle-dazzle. In a season dedicated to wonder and joy, this Touchstone original and Lehigh Valley tradition will get you there – a sweet, irreverent, and uniquely Bethlehem evening of winter merriment.

December 1 – 18

Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 2pm

Tickets: $25/$15 for students or seniors
Thursdays - Pay What You Will (at the door)

Click here to buy tickets:

A Resting Place
Written by Alison Carey
Directed by Christopher Shorr
Produced by Touchstone Theatre in collaboration with the Moravian College
Theatre Company

Performance Venue TBD

Produced in conjunction with Moravian College, Touchstone concludes the Historic Bethlehem Partnership’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War with this original community-based play. Written by Alison Carey, playwright of Touchstone’s acclaimed Steelbound, this production draws on the stories of individuals who lived and died in Bethlehem during the years of the War Between the States. Culminating in April, this yearlong project examines who we are, what unites us, and what makes us Americans. Join Touchstone and the Bethlehem community in an unforgettable event.

Performance Venue: TBD

April 12 - 15

Special price! ALL tickets: $15

Please note: A Resting Place performance venue and specific dates (dates listed above are date span) will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

FREE Public Reading: November 20 at 7p we will host our second of two public readings. Join the process, help shape A Resting Place!

The Touchstone Civil War Project is sponsored by: NEA, PHC, MAP Fund, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, and Anonymous

The Pan Show:
In Pan We Trust
Written by Jp Jordan & Christopher Shorr
Directed by Christopher Shorr
Produced by Touchstone Theatre

Warning: For Mature Audiences Only!

Everyone’s favorite horned god is back! When a ragtag coalition of nations decides to save America from itself, they recruit the only satyr capable of leading the charge. Will Pan succumb to the temptations of power? Will America regain her former glory? Will the Senate confirm the first panda to the Supreme Court? Step aside, elephants and donkeys – it’s the age of the goat!

July 12 – 21

Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm, Sat. at 10pm

Tickets: $25/$15 for students or seniors
Thursdays - Pay What You Will (at the door)

Click here to buy tickets:

As a complement to our Main Stage Season, Touchstone offers these two special events.

Fresh Voices
Created & Performed by The 2011-2012 Touchstone Apprentices

Get a one-of-a-kind peek into the creative process! Experience diverse, original, solo and ensemble-based works in progress, created by Touchstone’s 2011-2012 apprentices with the guidance of the Touchstone creative family. Always fresh, sometimes provocative, never ordinary.

February 24 & 25

Fri. & Sat. at 8pm

Tickets: Pay What You Will (suggested $10 donation)

Click here to buy tickets:

7th ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' FESTIVAL

“The most magical night of theatre in the Lehigh Valley" is back for its lucky seventh year! Touchstone's annual Young Playwrights' Festival features 6-8 exceptional, original plays written by area students, brought to life onstage by the Touchstone Ensemble and community guest artists. This whimsical and inspiring evening will melt your heart, tickle your funny bone, and expand your imagination. This year's Festival will take place in Zoellner Arts Center's beautiful Baker Hall, with proceeds benefitting Touchstone and our ArtsTouch arts-in-education programs.

May 19, 2012 at 7pm in Baker Hall at Zoellner Arts Center

Festival only - $10

Festival and Gala - $75

Directions to Theatre

Click here to buy tickets for the festival:

Click here to buy tickets for the festival and Gala:

home |our mission | 2011-2012 season | touchstone on tour | building community |training and educational programs
support touchstone | volunteer | our partners in making art | ticket information | directions to theatre | dinner and a show | join our mailing list