TOUCHSTONE THEATRE

FOUNDED IN 1981, TOUCHSTONE THEATRE IS A PROFESSIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATRE DEDICATED TO THE CREATION OF ORIGINAL WORK. AT ITS CENTER IS A RESIDENT ENSEMBLE OF THEATRE ARTISTS ROOTED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF BETHLEHEM, THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF ENSEMBLE THEATRES.THE ENSEMBLE: 1) CREATES ORIGINAL THEATRE AND RE-IMAGINES SELECT TEXTS THROUGH A HEIGHTENED THEATRICAL VOCABULARY. 2) TOURS AND PRESENTS ORIGINAL AND ENSEMBLE-CREATED WORKS. 3) OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS OF ANY AGE TO DISCOVER THEIR UNIQUE CREATIVE VOICE AND PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY TRAINING TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRE ARTISTS. 4) TRANSFORMS AUDIENCES THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROJECTS.